Hare v. Wendler

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Six, J:

This is a summary judgment medical malpractice personal injuiy case. The primary focus is on the absence of expert testimony on causation and damages and the application of the common knowledge exception to the expert testimony requirement. Gerald W. Hare appeals from judgments granted to defendants Kristopher K. Wendler, M.D. and The Kansas Psychiatric Institutes, Inc., d/b/a “The Kansas Institute” (TKI). Hare’s petition alleged that Wendler, a psychiatrist, had engaged in sexual relations with Hare, his patient at TKI, a psychiatric hospital.…