Diminishing the Requirement for Causation Experts

Summary of Courts’ Decisions Plaintiff, Nicole Thompson, appealed summary judgment in favor of the Defendant, oral surgeon Dr. Joseph Laspisa, on her dental negligence claims. The Circuit Court granted summary judgment on the basis that Plaintiff did not offer expert testimony on proximate cause. The Appellate Court reversed in part, holding that some elements of […]

Change to Law Governing the Admissibility of Expert Witness Testimony

As of August 28, 2017, the Daubert standard will now govern the admissibility of expert witness testimony in certain cases in Missouri.[1] This is the result of House Bill 153, one of the first bills signed by Governor Eric Greitens, which effectively changes the language in Missouri Revised Statute Section 490.065 moving the standard for admissibility of expert […]