Diane Christian, et ux v. Antoine Tohmeh, MD, et ux

¶1 — We face again the question of whether a patient presented essential expert testimony to defeat her physician’s summary judgment motion in a case in which the patient claims a lost chance of a better outcome because of an alleged breach in the standard of care by the physician. The patient in our appeal also pleads the tort of outrage, a cause of action unusual in the patient-physician setting. The trial court granted the physician summary judgment and dismissed both causes of action. The major question on appeal is whether the patient, in response to a summary judgment motion, must…