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BULLOCK v. PATTERSON

No. 2010-CA-01137-COA.

71 So.3d 1258 (2011)

Shirley BULLOCK, Individually and o/b/o All Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Larry Bullock, Appellant v. Dr. Michael PATTERSON, Southern Bone & Joint Specialists, P.A. and Wesley Medical Center, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

October 11, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Isaac K. Byrd Jr. , Suzanne Griggins Keys , Jackson, attorneys for appellant.

Stuart Bragg Harmon , J. Robert Ramsay , Hattiesburg, attorneys for appellees.

Before LEE, C.J., MYERS and MAXWELL, JJ.

LEE, C.J., for the Court:

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. Larry Bullock was admitted to Wesley Medical Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for neck surgery. Within twelve hours of being discharged from the hospital, a hematoma developed in Larry's neck, and he died from constriction of his airway. Larry's wife, Shirley Bullock, filed a suit in the Jefferson Davis County Circuit Court alleging negligence against Dr. Michael Patterson, an employee of Southern...

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