Mississippi Supreme Court July 26, 2012, No. 2011-CA-00163-SCT (University of Mississippi Medical Center v. Lanier)

KING, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. In 1998, Barbara Lanier’s two-year-old son Darrell Gill Jr. died while being treated at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMC). Lanier filed a complaint against UMC alleging medical malpractice and wrongful death. In 2008, the case was resolved by bench trial in the Hinds County Circuit Court with a verdict in favor of Lanier of $250,000.