Opinion ID: 1760948
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Heading: A. Grant of Summary Judgment

Text: ¶ 8. This Court reviews summary judgment decisions de novo, and such review consists of determining whether there were no genuine issues of material fact such that the moving party was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. If any triable issues of fact exist, the lower court's decision to grant summary judgment must be reversed. Brown v. Credit Ctr., Inc., 444 So.2d 358, 362 (Miss. 1983). ¶ 9. In this case, the circuit court granted Singing River summary judgment on three alternative grounds: that the undisputed facts indicated that Singing River had breached no legal duty in renewing Dr. Thomas' privileges, that Taylor had failed to demonstrate that any negligence had caused the death at issue, and that Singing River was immune from suits such as this under Miss. Code Ann. § 41-13-11. We address each ruling in turn.