Cavallaro v. Hospital of Saint Raphael

Opinion

SCHALLER, J.

In this medical malpractice action, the substitute plaintiff, Carol Monday,1 appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered in favor of the defendants2 after it granted their motion for summary judgment. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly (1) precluded the decedent’s treating physician from testifying as an expert witness on the issue of causation and (2) concluded that certain notations found in the decedent’s hospital records could not be *61introduced in lieu of expert testimony that generally is required to establish causation in a claim for…