{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"thomas-e-tharp-et-al","displayName":"Thomas E. Tharp, et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc96528:2019-02-26","opinionId":"a431d0ea-5449-5308-8462-6728b58c5167","slug":"thomas-e-tharp-et-al-appellantscross-respondents-v-st-lukes-surgicenter-l-c96528","caseName":"Thomas E. Tharp, et al., Appellants/Cross-Respondents, vs. St. Luke's Surgicenter-Lee's Summit, LLC, Respondent/Cross-Appellant.","caseNumber":"SC96528","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2019-02-26","year":2019,"display_summary":"Thomas and Paula Tharp sued St. Luke's Surgicenter-Lee's Summit, LLC, alleging negligent credentialing after Mr. Tharp suffered injuries during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed by a surgeon with staff privileges at St. Luke's. The jury found in favor of the Tharps, but St. Luke's appealed the denial of its motions for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The Missouri Supreme Court reversed the circuit court's judgment, finding the Tharps failed to make a submissible case of negligent credentialing due to insufficient evidence of the surgeon's incompetence or general carelessness. However, the Court remanded the case for a new trial, concluding that justice required giving the Tharps another opportunity because they lacked clear guidance on the specific evidence required for a negligent credentialing claim.","primaryTopic":"negligence","topicSlugs":["negligence","personal-injury","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=147178","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/thomas-e-tharp-et-al-appellantscross-respondents-v-st-lukes-surgicenter-l-c96528","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: 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"},{"slug":"health","label":"Health Law","href":"/practice-areas/health","score":6,"source":"text","evidence":["text: credentialing"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/health"}],"role":"appellant"}]}