Johnson v. Price

We granted permission, under Rule 5, Ala.R.App.P., for Patsy Free Johnson, Angela J. Strickland, and Victoria J. Foley, as co-administratrixes of the estate of Billy Johnson, to appeal the trial court's interlocutory order striking expert medical testimony. We affirm.

The issue presented concerns the interpretation of the 1996 amendment to Ala. Code 1975, § 6-5-548(e). In particular, this appeal centers on two related questions. First, does § 6-5-548(e) require that a health-care provider who testifies as to the standard of care for a "similarly situated health care provider" be certified by…