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PRUITT v. HANCOCK MEDICAL CENTER

No. 2005-CA-00132-SCT.

942 So.2d 797 (2006)

Charles PRUITT and Catherine Elizabeth Pruitt v. HANCOCK MEDICAL CENTER.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 16, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer P. Burkes, Gulfport, attorney for appellants.

Patrick W. Kirby, Gulfport, attorney for appellee.

Before COBB, P.J., DIAZ and RANDOLPH, JJ.

RANDOLPH, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. The complaint of Charles and Catherine Elizabeth Pruitt ("Pruitts") alleges that on April 9, 2002, Charles suffered third-degree burns during knee surgery at Hancock Medical Center ("HMC"). However, their Notice of Claim letter alleges the injury occurred on April 11, 2002, and the nature of the injury was discovered the following day, April 12, 2002.

¶ 2. On August 21, 2002, the Pruitts filed a voluntary petition...

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