Legal Opinion

Norris v. Fritz

Montana Supreme Court

Decided February 7, 2012No. DA 10-0481PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morris

¶1 Kathryn Norris and Joe Norris (collectively Norris) appeal from a judgment in the First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County, following a jury trial. We reverse.

¶2 Norris raises the following dispositive issue:

¶3 Did the District Court abuse its discretion when it determined that the pre-trial circumstances warranted excluding a treating physician’s testimony regarding the appropriate standard of care?

¶4 Kathryn contracted a viral infection eight months into her pregnancy with T.M.N. Doctors advised an immediate C-section. Doctors delivered T.M.N. through C-section the next day on…

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