{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"shelly-denise-mansil-personal-representative-of-the-estate-of-johnna-hughes-deceased","displayName":"Shelly Denise Mansil, Personal Representative of the Estate of Johnna Hughes, Deceased","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd79994:2018-05-29","opinionId":"f7ea251c-949a-575e-8165-84e9ef89a688","slug":"shelly-denise-mansil-personal-representative-of-the-estate-of-johnna-hugh-d79994","caseName":"Shelly Denise Mansil, Personal Representative of the Estate of Johnna Hughes, Deceased\nvs.\nMidwest Emergency Medical Services, P.C. and Brandie a. Niedens, M.D.","caseNumber":"WD79994","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2018-05-29","year":2018,"display_summary":"Shelly Denise Mansil, as personal representative of Johnna Hughes's estate, sued Midwest Emergency Medical Services and Dr. Brandie Niedens for the wrongful death of Hughes's baby, alleging medical negligence. After a jury verdict for the plaintiff, the defendants appealed the trial court's denial of their motion for new trial, which challenged the admission of expert testimony on pecuniary losses. The appellate court affirmed, finding that the expert's testimony regarding damages under RSMo 537.090 met foundational requirements and its weight was properly left to the jury.","primaryTopic":"wrongful-death","topicSlugs":["wrongful-death","evidence","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","negligence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=125793","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/shelly-denise-mansil-personal-representative-of-the-estate-of-johnna-hugh-d79994","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"wrongful-death","label":"Wrongful Death","href":"/practice-areas/wrongful-death","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: wrongful-death"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/wrongful-death"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":11,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure","fallback litigation route behind specific injury signal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":11,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: negligence","fallback personal-injury route behind specific injury signal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"}],"role":"appellant"}]}