Legal Opinion
Ferder v. Scott
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided June 26, 2018No. ED 106130PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT G. DOWD, JR., Presiding Judge
Linda Ferder ("Plaintiff") appeals from the judgment dismissing her medical-negligence claim against Dr. J. Stephen Scott and Premier Medical Specialists, LLC (collectively "Defendants"), because the single healthcare affidavit she filed related to all defendants and did not strictly comply with Section 538.225.4 requiring a separate affidavit for each defendant. We find that Plaintiff substantially complied with the statutory requirements and reverse and remand.
Plaintiff was admitted to Des Peres Hospital, where Dr. Scott, an employee of Premier, performed…
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mahoney v. Doerhoff Surgical Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1991
- Wanda Mayes v. Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, (Consolidated with)Wanda Mayes v. Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 2014
- Spradling v. SSM Health Care St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 2010
- P.S. v. Psychiatric Coverage, Ltd.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1994
- Mello v. GilibertoMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002
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