Legal Opinion

Brown v. Hamid

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided June 29, 1993No. 74850PublishedCited by 90 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENTON, Justice.

Virginia M. Ellis 1 sued Dr. Rashid S. Hamid for medical malpractice, specifically (1) prescribing the drug Corgard without knowing her prior medical condition; (2) failing to discontinue or taper Corgard; and (3) failing to diagnose and treat symptoms of congestive heart failure. The jury, after 33 minutes of deliberation, returned a unanimous verdict for Hamid. Ellis appealed to the Court of Appeals, Western District, and then this Court granted transfer. Affirmed.

Ellis asserts as trial court errors: (1) not sanctioning Hamid or defense counsel for unauthorized ex parte…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Thummel v. KingSupreme Court of Missouri · 1978
  2. Oldaker v. PetersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
  3. Smith v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
  4. Bondu v. GurvichDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  5. Koplin v. Rosel Well Perforators, Inc.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1987

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3Cited by90 opinions

  1. White v. Vanderbilt UniversityCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1999
  2. Trevino v. OrtegaTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  3. State v. RousanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1998
  4. Wilkerson v. PrelutskySupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
  5. State v. MayesSupreme Court of Missouri · 2001

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