Torts-66 Federal Credit Union v. Tucker: The Mississippi Supreme Court Invites More Fetal Wrongful Death Actions-the State Legislature is Quick to Approve

From: The University of Memphis Law Review | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Tracy Tucker (Tucker) purchased a car with a loan from 66 Federal Credit Union (66 Federal).1 Tucker pledged the car as collateral and forfeited any right of notice prior to repossession.2 The following year, on February 4, 1997, Tucker, who was pregnant at the time, visited Dr. Scott Nelson (Dr. Nelson) seeking treatment for a possible infection.3 During this visit, Dr. Nelson also conducted an ultrasound which revealed a presumably healthy, yet nonviable, nineteen-week-old fetus.4 On February 5, 1997, Tucker was in default on her car note, and Mississippi Auto Recovery, Inc. (MARI), as the ...

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