Ralston v. Yim

Opinion of the Court by

GINOZA, J.

Plaintiff-Appellant Rick Ralston (Ralston) appeals from the Final Judgment entered by the Circuit Court of the First Circuit (circuit court)1 on October 9, 2009. In this case, Ralston asserts a claim for dental malpractice against Defendant-Appellee Errol Y.W. Yim, D.D.S. (Dr. Yim), from whom Ralston received orthodontic dental care. The circuit court granted summary judgment for Dr. Yim.

Plaintiff Ralston raises the following points of error on appeal: (1) the circuit court erred in shifting the burden of proof under the summary judgment standard to Ralston,…