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HUMMEL v. SMITH

No. 22-1572.

999 N.W.2d 301 (2023)

Renee HUMMEL, Appellee, v. Adam B. SMITH, Adam Smith, M.D., P.C., and Tri-State Specialists, L.L.P., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed December 22, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff W. Wright and Zack A. Martin of Heidman Law Firm, P.L.L.C., Sioux City, for appellants.

Jon Specht of Trial Lawyers for Justice, Decorah, for appellee.

Mansfield, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which Christensen, C.J., and Waterman, McDonald, and Oxley, JJ., joined, and in which McDermott and May, JJ., joined in part. McDermott, J., filed a special concurrence, in which May, J., joined.

I. Introduction.

To establish a prima facie case of medical malpractice, the plaintiff must ordinarily provide expert testimony that the defendant breached the relevant standard of care. See Oswald v. LeGrand, 453 N.W.2d 634, 635 (Iowa 1990). In such a case, the plaintiff must...

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