St. George v. Plimpton

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist is not qualified to opine on the standard of care applicable to a licensed registered nurse
• affirming summary judgment where plaintiffs failed to present evidence that defendant breached the standard of care
• “The standard of care may be ‘established by a legislative enactment.’” (quoting Tellez v. Saban, 188 Ariz. 165, 169 (App. 1996))
• “[B]ecause Nurse Franklin is certified by the ASBN as a 6 certified nurse midwife, any standard of care expert testifying against her must likewise be 7 a certified nurse midwife.”
• a claim for negligent supervision requires different elements of proof
• doctor not qualified to testify regarding nurse’s standard of care

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

3 cases in this archive cite this case.

• rasor/miller v. Northwest Hospital LLC
  Arizona Supreme Court· 2017-10-18
• ANTOINETTE WINDHURST v. ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2021-11-02
• Robin Roebuck v. Mayo Clinic
  Arizona Supreme Court· 2025-09-12

Cites

14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Wells Fargo Bank v. Arizona Laborers, Teamsters & Cement Masons Local No. 395 Pension Trust Fund
  Arizona Supreme Court· 2002-04-09· cited 231×
• Brannigan v. Raybuck
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1983-07-05· cited 101×
• Robert Baker v. University Physicians Healthcare
  Arizona Supreme Court· 2013-03-12· cited 75×
• Grand v. Nacchio
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2006-11-24· cited 59×
• Humana Hospital Desert Valley v. Superior Court
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1987-07-16· cited 48×
• Johnson v. Davis
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2000-11-14· cited 46×
• Kreisman v. Thomas
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1970-05-11· cited 37×
• Tellez v. Saban
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1996-09-24· cited 35×
• Barrett v. Samaritan Health Services, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1987-03-26· cited 22×
• Gurr v. Willcutt
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1985-09-26· cited 18×
• Cornerstone Hospital of Southeast Arizona v. Ernest H. Blackburn
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2012-12-07· cited 17×
• Carrillo v. El Mirage Roadhouse, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1990-02-15· cited 16×
• Magellan South Mountain Ltd. Partnership v. Maricopa County
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1998-11-19· cited 10×
• Rasor v. Northwest Hospital, LLC Dba Northwest Medical Center
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2016-05-17· cited 9×