State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Long

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company appeals the final judgment entered after a jury returned a verdict in favor of William Long in the amount of $166,000. Because we agree with State Farm that it was error to allow a physician’s assistant to testify as an expert on the need and cost for a future surgery, we reverse and remand for a new trial on damages.

Long injured his shoulder in a motorcycle collision. 1 Thereafter, he sued his uninsured motorist carrier, State Farm, seeking to recover $100,000 in uninsured motorist/underinsured motorist coverage. The jury ultimately awarded Long…