WESELY v. FLOR

No. A10-0478.

806 N.W.2d 36 (2011)

Elaine M. WESELY, Appellant, v. A. David FLOR, DDS, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

September 7, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry L. Wade , Brandon Thompson , Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Michael A. Zimmer , M.A. Zimmer Law, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

William M. Hart , Barbara A. Zurek , Melissa Dosick Riethof , Meagher & Geer, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, for respondent.

Robert J. King, Jr. , Kay Nord Hunt , Lommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for amicus curiae Minnesota Association for Justice.

Charles E. Lundberg , Mark R. Whitmore , Steven P. Aggergaard , Bassford Remele, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for amici curiae Minnesota Hospital Association and MMIC Group/MMIC Insurance, Inc.


OPINION

BARRY G. ANDERSON, Justice.

Appellant Elaine Wesely alleges that she received negligent care from respondent dentist A. David Flor. In her dental malpractice action, Wesely submitted an affidavit disclosing the opinions of a doctor of internal medicine, not a dentist, in an attempt to satisfy the statutory requirement of expert disclosure. See Minn.Stat. § 145.682, subds. 2, 4 (2010). Flor moved to dismiss the claim under Minn.Stat. ...

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