Alaska Supreme Court
Brandner v. Pease
November 25, 2015
Summary
The court affirmed summary judgment for the medical providers because the patient produced no admissible expert evidence establishing that any alleged breach of the medical standard of care caused his specific injuries. The court also upheld the denial of additional expert depositions, the award of continuance-related costs, and the attorney-fee awards. The court did not reach whether the patient's expert was qualified because the absence of causation evidence independently resolved the malpractice claims.