CULP v. SIFERS

No. 07-2103-JWL.

550 F.Supp.2d 1276 (2008)

Teresa D. CULP, Plaintiff, v. Timothy L. SIFERS, as the Executor of the Estate of Timothy M. Sifers, M.D., and Timothy M. Sifers, M.D., P.A., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Kansas.

May 5, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ashley L. Ricket, Leland F. Dempsey, Dempsey & Kingsland, P.C., Kansas City, MO, for Plaintiff.

Barbara K. Christopher, Jessica J. Shaw, Horn, Aylward & Bandy LLC, Kansas City, MO, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

JOHN W. LUNGSTRUM, District Judge.

This lawsuit arises from complications following a bariatric weight reduction surgery that was performed on plaintiff Teresa Culp by Timothy M. Sifers, M.D., who is now deceased. Ms. Culp alleges that Dr. Sifers was supposed to perform the surgery using a new technique called the "duodenal switch," a procedure that is allegedly associated with fewer complications than older weight loss procedures, but...

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