Dallas ex rel. Dallas v. Russell

WRIGHT, Retired Appellate Judge.

On March 8, 1996, Cynthia Dallas, individually, and as mother and next friend of Courtney Dallas, filed a complaint in the Dallas County Circuit Court against D.M. Russell, Jr., D.M.D. The mother asserted claims of negligence and wantonness. Russell filed a motion for a summary judgment, asserting that the action was subject to the requirements of the Medical Liability Act of 1987, §§ 6-5-540 through -552, Ala.Code 1975, and that expert testimony was required to establish the mother’s claims. The mother filed an opposition to the motion. The trial court granted…