Nicholas Linton, by and through his mother and next friend, Arica Linton v. Amy S. Carter, D.O., and Ferns, Matile…

Summary

The Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed the judgment for the defendants in this medical-malpractice action. It held that alternative-causation testimony is admissible when it satisfies the statutory requirements for expert testimony, even if the defense expert cannot identify a single cause of the injury, and concluded that the challenged expert's testimony met those requirements. The Court also held that any error would not warrant reversal because similar testimony was admitted without objection and the challenged testimony was not prejudicial.