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In a recent case<\/a> in front of a state appellate court, a woman died while in the care of a nursing home, and the woman\u2019s daughter filed a wrongful death claim against the nursing home, alleging medical malpractice. In response, the nursing home filed a motion for summary judgment to have the case dismissed because the woman failed to designate an expert witness.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The woman then designated two expert witnesses. Subsequently, the court granted summary judgment because although the woman designated the experts, she failed to produce sworn expert testimony. The woman then filed sworn expert testimony by filing affidavits from the expert witnesses and requested a reconsideration of the judgment. The court denied the reconsideration motion. Under that state\u2019s rules, sworn expert testimony is required in medical malpractice cases, and it is necessary to survive summary judgment.<\/p>\n

The woman appealed and argued that the dismissal of the case was too harsh a sanction for a \u201cdiscovery violation.\u201d However, the court stated that the court did not impose sanctions because of her failure to follow discovery rules. Instead, the court dismissed the case because of a motion for summary judgment filed by the defendant, and she had failed to provide sufficient evidence to survive a motion for summary judgment. Accordingly, the state\u2019s supreme court agreed with the decision and affirmed the dismissal.<\/p>\n

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