Mississippi Supreme Court March 3, 2011, No. 2009-CA-01384-SCT (McGee v. River Region Medical Center)

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LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Virginia McGee suffered an intravenous infiltration and burns on her arm while a patient at River Region Medical Center and filed a malpractice lawsuit against the hospital. At trial, the judge ruled that McGee’s expert had failed to articulate the applicable standard of care and entered a directed verdict for River Region.