Nicholas Linton, by and through his Mother and Next Friend, Arica Linton Missouri Cases

Nicholas Linton, by his mother, sued Dr. Amy S. Carter and others for medical malpractice, alleging negligent care led to his brain injury. The jury found for the defendants. On appeal, Linton argued the circuit court abused its discretion by allowing a defense expert to testify on alternative causes of injury without stating a specific cause to a reasonable degree of medical certainty. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed, holding that alternative causation testimony is admissible under section 490.065 and the expert's testimony met the required standard, and any alleged error was not prejudicial.

Nicholas Linton, by and through his mother, sued Dr. Amy Carter and others for medical negligence, alleging a brain injury due to untimely delivery. The jury found for the defendants. On appeal, Linton argued the trial court erred by admitting expert testimony on alternative causes of the injury that was not stated to a reasonable degree of medical certainty. The appellate court reversed and remanded for a new trial, holding that expert testimony on causation must meet the reasonable degree of medical certainty standard for all parties, and the admission of speculative testimony was prejudicial error.