POUNDS v. MISSISSIPPI DEPT. OF HEALTH

No. 2004-CA-01864-COA.

946 So.2d 413 (2006)

Latonja POUNDS, individually, and on behalf of all who are entitled to recover under the wrongful death and survival statute for the death of Jaleen Vashawn Lenard, Deceased, Appellant v. MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH d/b/a Pike County Health Clinic, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied January 23, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anita M. Stamps, attorney for appellant.

Senith C. Tipton, Jackson, attorney for appellee.

Before LEE, P.J., SOUTHWICK, CHANDLER and ISHEE, JJ.


CHANDLER, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. LaTonja Pounds filed a medical malpractice suit against the Mississippi Department of Health (MDH) d/b/a Pike County Health Clinic alleging negligence in providing prenatal care. Pounds also filed a wrongful death claim on behalf of the wrongful death beneficiaries of Jaleen Lenard, Pounds' prematurely born infant. MDH filed a motion for summary judgment requesting a dismissal of Pounds's lawsuit for failure to file suit before...

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