Bahr v. Harper-Grace Hospitals

Elizabeth Bahr, as personal representative of the estate of her son, Brian, obtained a substantial general verdict against Harper-Grace Hospitals for the medical malpractice of its interns, residents, and nurses.

The Court of Appeals reversed 1 because Bahr failed to show that plaintiff’s expert witness, Eric Neilson, M.D., was familiar with the standard of care for interns and residents in Detroit or "similar communities.” It remanded for a new trial limited to the issue of Harper-Grace’s responsibility for negligence of nurses because it found that Bahr had presented expert testimony from…