Keel v. St. Elizabeth Medical Center

COMBS, Justice.

The issue in this medical malpractice case is whether expert testimony is necessary to support a patient’s claim that a medical procedure was done without his informed consent, where the patient was given no information about the procedure, and where medical complications allegedly resulted. In the absence of expert testimony on this issue, the trial court granted summary judgment to the defendant medical center. The Court of Appeals affirmed, and we granted discretionary review.

When considering a summary judgment, we view the evidence in a light most favorable to the party…