Tammie L. Boyles, as Mother and Next Friend of Colton Elijah Powell Boyles, a Minor v. Denise Dougherty, R.n.

Summary

The Alabama Supreme Court reversed the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of registered nurse Denise Dougherty, holding that the plaintiff presented sufficient expert testimony and medical records to create a genuine issue of material fact on causation. The Court noted that the evidence established a logical sequence of cause and effect, and therefore the summary judgment was improper. Justice Stuart’s dissent argues the nurse expert was not qualified to testify on causation and would have affirmed the summary judgment.