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BRIERE v. SOUTH CENT. REGIONAL MED. CTR.

No. 2007-CA-02103-SCT.

3 So.3d 126 (2009)

Mary Johnston BRIERE, Individually and on Behalf of the Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Clarice J. Hollingsworth, Deceased v. SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 26, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Garfus Thornton, attorney for appellant.

Richard O. Burson, Laurel, Peeler Grayson Lacey, attorneys for appellee.

Before WALLER, C.J., DICKINSON and KITCHENS, JJ.

DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. In this wrongful-death case, we must determine whether a plaintiff may proceed with a second lawsuit after dismissing the initial lawsuit, and—under the facts of this case—whether newly-discovered evidence requires supplementation of the notice letter sent pursuant to the Mississippi Tort Claims Act (MCTA).1

BACKGROUND FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

¶ 2. Clarice J...

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