Miller v. Meeks

Summary

The court reversed summary judgment for Dr. Meeks because the record presented genuine factual disputes about whether he treated the patient as a UMMC employee or as an independent contractor engaged in private practice. It held that UMMC faculty physicians’ status under the Mississippi Tort Claims Act must be determined under a fact-sensitive five-factor test, including the physician’s compensation from patients, and remanded for further proceedings. There were no separate opinions.