Parker v. Tomera

OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Harold F. Parker sued Dr. Kevin M. Torn-era, Alaska Urological Associates, and unnamed others for medical malpractice and for failing to obtain his informed consent prior to conducting an invasive diagnostic procedure. He claims that the procedure caused him permanent sexual dysfunction. The defendants moved for summary judgment and supported their motion with expert testimony that Parker’s alleged injuries could not have resulted from the diagnostic procedure they performed. The superior court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment…