Michael D. Brandner, Appellant v. Robert J. Pease, M.d., Providence Alaska Anesthesia Group, and Providence Alaska…

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the superior court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the anesthesiologist and related providers, holding that the plaintiff failed to produce qualified expert testimony establishing a breach of the standard of care or causation. The Court also affirmed the lower court’s discretionary awards of costs and attorney’s fees and its denial of the plaintiff’s request for additional depositions.