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BERRY v. PATTEN

No. 2009-CA-01441-SCT.

51 So.3d 934 (2010)

Kevin BERRY v. Ora L. PATTEN, as next Friend of Bianca Patten, Shadarryl Hardnett and Mariah Patten.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied February 3, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Carl Hagwood , Jackson, Mary Frances Stallings-England , attorneys for appellant.

William C. Walker, Jr. , attorney for appellees.

EN BANC.

DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Sheila Patten, who was being prepared for surgery by Kevin Berry, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), aspirated stomach fluids into her lungs, leading to her death several weeks later. At issue in this wrongful-death suit is whether the plaintiff produced sufficient evidence that Berry breached the standard of care required of a CRNA. Because she did not, we reverse.

I. BACKGROUND

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