Court of Appeals of Mississippi September 4, 2007, No. 2006-CA-00187-COA (Hariel v. Biloxi HMA, Inc.)

ROBERTS, J., for the Court.

SUMMARY OF THE CASE

¶ 1. Randy Hariel underwent carpal tunnel surgery at Biloxi Regional Medical Center (BRMC). After Hariel woke up with unexplained burns on his leg, Hariel sued the attending surgeon, Dr. Carl Pa-lumbo, and BRMC for negligence.

¶ 2. After approximately a year, Dr.