The defendants, a hospital and several doctors, brought a motion for summary judgment to dismiss a medical malpractice claim.
The plaintiffs, after 9 years of litigation, failed to provide admissible expert reports supporting their allegations of negligence in obstetric and gynecological care.
The court found that the reports tendered by the plaintiffs were not proper expert reports for litigation purposes, lacking opinions on the standard of care and causation, and not conforming to Rule 53.
Given the absence of expert evidence, which is generally fatal to medical malpractice claims, the court granted the defendants' motion and dismissed the action.
