Springhill Hospitals v. Critopoulos, 1090946 (Ala. 11-18-2011)

Summary

The court held that the plaintiff's nursing expert was not qualified under Alabama's medical-liability statute to testify about pressure-ulcer prevention for critically ill, immediately postoperative cardiac patients. Because her testimony was the only evidence that the defendant nurses breached the standard of care, the trial court should have excluded it and entered judgment as a matter of law for all defendants. The court therefore reversed and remanded for entry of that judgment.