Opinion ID: 1607598
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: The Time and Place the Injury Occurred

Text: ś 72. The notices of claim specifically stated that Albert Price suffered injuries and sustained damages as a result of the negligent medical treatment that he received at your facility located in Cleveland, Mississippi.  (Emphasis added.) Thus, there is no question that the claim was that the injury occurred at the defendants' medical facilities in Cleveland, Mississippi. The notices of claim also stated that Albert Bruce Price, Jr. was a patient at the defendants' medical facilities for more than twenty years. Price's primary allegation was that the defendants should have diagnosed the pituitary tumor that caused Albert Price's death before the tumor became inoperable and unresponsive to radiation therapy. The notices of claim clearly stated that the tumor had been growing for several years. Therefore, the time the injury occurred spanned the period of time from the formation of the tumor until Albert Price's death. The notices of claim contained sufficient information for the defendants to draw this common-sense conclusion. In addition, the notices also stated that Albert Price's health began to deteriorate in 2001. Thus, contrary to the majority's conclusion, the notices of claim sufficiently identified the time the injury occurred. Maj. Op. ś 21.