West v. Adelmann

Plaintiff Jeffrey West, a minor, appeals the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of defendant Douglas Adelmann in plaintiffs medical malpractice action.

Plaintiff argues on appeal that a question of fact exists as to whether defendant deviated from the standard of care considering the professional relationship between the parties and where plaintiffs expert, in part, conditioned his testimony on the nature of the relationship between the physicians treating plaintiff.

We reverse and remand since plaintiff has come forward with sufficient evidence of the defendant’s conduct to present a…