Conn v. United States

*742 ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

CARLTON W. REEVES, District Judge.

In Mississippi, “[t]he success of a plaintiff in establishing a case of medical malpractice rests heavily on the shoulders of the plaintiffs selected medical expert,”1 because “[t]he expert must articulate an objective standard of care.”2 If that expert fails to do so, then summary judgment must be granted in favor of the defendant. That is the situation that finds itself before this Court today.

FACTS

Conn’s Heart Attack. On February 10, 2009, John Conn was suffering from chest pains. He first visited the Stone County…