Kieffer v. Plunkett-Kuspa

|,I respectfully dissent and would affirm the decision of the trial court. In this case, the trial court found that plaintiff failed to present a competent medical expert to support her claims of malpractice.

It is well established that the trial court has great discretion in determining the competence of an expert witness and that determination will not be overturned on appeal absent an abuse of that discretion. Foster v. Patwardhan, 48,575 (La.App. 2 Cir. 1/22/14), 132 So.3d 495.

As stated by my colleagues in their opinion, in a medical malpractice action against a physician, the plaintiff…