Cherokee County Hospital Authority v. Beaver

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• holding that evidence that the patient developed pain radiating down her leg following an injection was insufficient, without expert medical testimony, to find that the injection was negligently given
• affirming denial of summary judgment where nonmovant plaintiff submitted own affidavit regarding location of injection and expert affidavit regarding proper locations of intramuscular injections into buttock
• “Medical questions may be defined as those concerning highly specialized expert knowledge with respect to which a layman can have no knowledge at all, and the court and jury must be dependent on expert evidence.”

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