Watkins v. McAllister

Knudson, J.:

In this medical malpractice case, the plaintiff Paul Watkins appeals from the grant of summary judgment to the defendant physicians, S. Desai and James McGovern. (At the request of the parties, the plaintiff s claim against Dr. Randall McAllister had previously been dismissed.) Two issues are raised: (1) Did the district court err in concluding the plaintiff failed to present expert medical testimony that the negligence of the physicians, if any, caused harm to the plaintiff; and (2) did the district court abuse its discretion in excluding depositions from consideration of the…