Nevada High Court Reverses Dismissal Of Res Ipsa Case For Lack Of Documentation

Mealey's (October 9, 2018, 1:08 PM EDT) -- LAS VEGAS — A trial court erred in dismissing a medical malpractice suit for lack of an attached medical expert’s affidavit, the Nevada Supreme Court held Oct. 4.  Because the plaintiff’s alleged tooth injury while under general anesthesia was not “directly involved” with the hysterectomy she was undergoing, the affidavit was not required by a state medical malpractice statute (Susan Dolorfino v. University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, et al., No. 72443, Nev. Sup., 2018 Nev. LEXIS 84)....