Worthy v. McNair

PIERCE, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The plaintiffs, Vicki and Fred Worthy, brought this medical-malpractice and wrongful-death action against the defendants, Dr. Robbye D. McNair and the Women’s Clinic of Greenwood, alleging that their unborn child died as a result of Dr. McNair’s negligent provision of prenatal care. The defendants, through a Dau-bert1 motion, argued that the obstetrician-gynecologist whom plaintiffs have offered as an expert is unable to provide reliable testimony regarding the cause of the baby’s death. The trial court agreed that the challenged testimony is unreliable and…