BYINGTON v. BARNES-JEWISH ST. PETERS HOSPITAL, INC.

No. ED 108866.

616 S.W.3d 450 (2020)

Allen BYINGTON, Appellant, v. BARNES-JEWISH ST. PETERS HOSPITAL, INC., Southeastern Emergency Physicians of Memphis, LLC, SSM Health Care St. Louis, d/b/a SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital-Lake St. Louis, Daniel Kopp, M.D., SSM Health Care St. Louis, d/b/a SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital-St. Charles, Brian Weisenberg, M.D., SSM-SLUH, Inc., d/b/a SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis University, Lake Forest Emergency Group, LLC, St. Charles Physician Services, LLP, Missouri Clinical Services, PC, St. Charles Emergency Group, LLC, St. Charles Physician Services, LLP, Missouri Clinical Services, PC, St. Charles Emergency Group, LLC, SSM Neurosciences, Inc., and Daniel Scodary, M.D., Joseph Kohout, M.D., Stanley Martin, M.D., and Joel Kalavelil, M.D., Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, DIVISION ONE.

Application for Transfer Denied March 2, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT — Allen Byington: Edward James Hershewe , Michelle Boehm O'Neal , Co-Counsel, Jennifer Hosp , Co-Counsel, 431 S. Virginia Ave., Joplin, MO 64801, THE HERSHEWE LAW FIRM, P.C., Steven B. Garner , Co-Counsel, Grant Steffen Rahmeyer , Co-Counsel, 415 E. Chestnut Expressway, Springfield, MO 65802, STRONG GARNER BAUER, PC.

ATTORNEY FOR RESPONDENT(s) Daniel P. Scodary MD., SSM Neurosciences, Inc. and Stanley Martin , M.D.: James P. Reinert , William James Magrath , Co-Counsel, 714 Locust St., St. Louis, MO 63101, LASHLY & BAER, PC.

ATTORNEY FOR RESPONDENT(S) Southeastern Emergency, Physicians of Memphis, Inc.: Brian L. Burge , Elizabeth A. Evers , Co-Counsel, 9401 Indian Creek Pkwy, STE 1250, Overland Park, KS 6210, SANDERS WARREN RUSSEL & SCHEER LLP, Stacy Rae Dowd, Co-Counsel, 7733 Forsyth Blvd., Suite 1100, St. Louis, MO 63105, SANDERS WARREN RUSSEL & SCHEER LLP.

ATTORNEY FOR RESPONDENT(S) — Brian Weisenberg , M.D., Daniel Kopp , M.D., St. Charles Emergency Group, LLC, Lake Forest Emergency Group, LLC, and Joel Kalavelil , M.D.: Mandy J. Kamykowski , Michael Christopher Schroeder , Co-Counsel, 222 South Central Avenue, Suite 1100, St. Louis, MO 63105, KAMYKOWSKI, GAVIN & SMITH, P.C.

ATTORNEY FOR RESPONDENT(S) — SSM health Care St. Louis DBA SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital and SSM — SLUH INC DBA SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital: Timothy John Gearin , Scott K.G. Kozak , Co-Counsel, Nicolas Paul Cejas , Co-Counsel, 7700 Forsyth Blvd., Suite 1800, Clayton, MO 63105, ARMSTRONG, TEASDALE, LLP.

ATTORNEY FOR RESPONDENT(s) Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, Inc.: Jeffrey Joseph Brinker , Bridgette Nicole Fu , Co-Counsel, 34 N. Meramec Avenue, 5th Floor, Clayton, MO 63105, BRINKER & DOYEN, L.L.P.

ATTORNEY FOR RESPONDENT(s) — St. Louis University: G. Keith Phoenix , Daniel Renner , Co-Counsel, 600 Washington Avenue, 15th Floor, St. Louis, MO 63101, SANDBERG, PHOENIX, & VON GOTARD P.C.

ATTORNEY FOR RESPONDENT(s) — Emergency Consultants, Inc. Respondent Acting Pro Se: C/O CT Corporation System, 120 South Central Avenue, Clayton, MO 63105.

ATTORNEY FOR RESPONDENT(s) — Joseph Kohout, M.D.: Kim Roger Luther , Andrew Michael Luther , Co-Counsel, Ryan Jeffrey Niehaus , Co-Counsel, 1010 Market Street, Suite 1640, St. Louis, MO 63101, LUTHER & ASSOCIATES.

Before Colleen Dolan, P.J., Mary K. Hoff, J., and Robert M. Clayton III, J.


ORDER

Allen Byington ("Byington") appeals from the grant of summary judgment in favor of Dr. Daniel Scodary ("Dr. Scodary") on Byington's negligence action against Dr. Scodary and numerous other healthcare providers. We affirm.

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