Mississippi · NEC baby formula claims: what parents can do
NEC baby formula claims: what parents can do in Mississippi
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| Filing deadline | Age 21 for surviving minor's personal injury claim; 3 years from death for wrongful deathMiss. Code Ann. § 15-1-49 |
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Deadlines vary with the facts of each case. A lawyer can confirm yours.
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01 · Your filing deadline
What is the deadline in Mississippi?
Mississippi personal injury SOL: 3 years (Miss. Code Ann. § 15-1-49). Minor tolling: SOL tolled until age 21 (§ 15-1-59). Wrongful death: 3 years from death (§ 11-7-13). A lawyer can confirm yours.
Mississippi follows pure comparative negligence. Discovery rule applies.
Source: Miss. Code Ann. § 15-1-49
Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.
02 · Where cases are heard
Where would my case be heard?
Mississippi's 3-year personal injury SOL is tolled for minors until age 21 — surviving NEC children have until age 21 to file. Mississippi has one of the nation's highest premature birth rates and poorest neonatal outcomes. Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children in Jackson is the primary NICU facility.
Medical facilities in Mississippi
Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children (UMMC) — NICU (Level IV)
Merit Health Woman's Hospital — NICU
How this works nationally
For the overall process and updates, read the NEC baby formula claims: what parents can do overview. This page covers the local information available for Mississippi.
What happens when I check?
You answer a few short questions about what happened. If you send them, your answers are kept on file. If a participating law firm takes these cases, it may contact you. People's Justice is not a law firm.
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Register your interest. If a participating law firm takes these cases, it may contact you.
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- Miss. Code Ann. § 15-1-49