Brandt v. Pelican

THOMAS, Judge.

Two Related Cases

On this date this Court is handing down two opinions arising out of the same facts and circumstances. The present case (“Brandt I ”) is a medical malpractice case in which the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant. The plaintiff seeks a reversal and a new trial because of ex parte communications between the defendant and his representatives on the one hand and two of plaintiff’s treating physicians on the other. In William E. Brandt v. Medical Associates et al., 856 S.W.2d 667 (Mo. banc 1993) (“Brandt II”), plaintiff sued George Pelican, the…