R. Mark Hodges and William J. Dukes successfully defended Beacham Memorial Hospital against a wrongful death claim asserted by the daughter of a patient who claimed her mother died as a result of improper care.

After three days of trial in Pike County Circuit Court, the trial judge granted the defense’s motion to dismiss the wrongful death claims.

Crenshaw v South Pike Hospital Association, Inc. d/b/a Beacham Memorial Hospital, in the Circuit Court of Pike County, Civil Action No. 09-103-PCS.