Bacon v. Mercy Hosp. of Ft. Scott

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• affirming summary judgment in medical malpractice case for lack of expert standard-of- 6 Appellate Case: 21-3105 Document: 010110713028 Date Filed: 07/19/2022 Page: 7 care testimony
• unless lack of reasonable care or existence of proximate cause is apparent to average layman from common knowledge or experience, expert testimony required to establish causation
• unless lack of reasonable care or existence of proximate cause is apparent to average layman from common knowledge or experience, expert testimony required to establish causation
• standard-of-care and causation expert required in medical malpractice case
• expert medical opinion requires at least professional probability
• expert testimony necessary to establish causation

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