{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"jimmy-d-cook","displayName":"Jimmy D. Cook","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111044:2023-06-13","opinionId":"93ecaf46-d087-5a2a-9ab7-5328782ee39f","slug":"jimmy-d-cook-appellant-v-parkland-health-center-et-al-defendants-and-dr-l-111044","caseName":"Jimmy D. Cook, Appellant, vs. Parkland Health Center, et al., Defendants, and Dr. Lawrence Brown, et al., Respondents.","caseNumber":"ED111044","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2023-06-13","year":2023,"display_summary":"Jimmy D. Cook appealed the circuit court's dismissal of his medical malpractice claims against Dr. Lawrence R. Brown and Dr. Michael Clippard. The circuit court dismissed the claims because Cook failed to file a signed affidavit of merit as required by Section 538.225 RSMo. The appellate court affirmed, holding that an affidavit of merit must be signed to be effective, that a nunc pro tunc order could not correct the missing signature, and that the statutory requirement is constitutional.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","negligence","appellate-procedure","other","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=196600","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/jimmy-d-cook-appellant-v-parkland-health-center-et-al-defendants-and-dr-l-111044","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: negligence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}