Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Jul 18, 2023
Jessica Huett, Appellant, v. Kent Branson, M.D., et al., Respondents.
Jessica Huett, as Next Friend of J.H., appealed a jury verdict finding Dr. Kent Branson and K.D.B. Enterprises, Inc. not liable for medical negligence during J.H.'s delivery, which resulted in a brachial plexus injury. Huett challenged the circuit court's decision to allow a biomechanical engineer to testify as an expert on the specific cause of J.H.'s injury and to limit evidence of past medical damages. The appellate court reversed and remanded for a new trial, agreeing that the circuit court erred in permitting the biomechanical engineer to testify regarding the specific cause of J.H.'s injury, finding her unqualified and her methods unreliable for specific causation.