CAPLINGER v. RAHMAN

No. SD 34820.

529 S.W.3d 326 (2017)

Patricia CAPLINGER, Appellant, v. Salim RAHMAN, M.D. and Salim Rahman, M.D., L.L.C., Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, en banc.

Application for Transfer Denied August 25, 2017.

Application for Transfer to Supreme Court Denied October 31, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellant's attorneys: Steven J. Blair , Springfield, Sabre N. Weathers & Jeremy D. West , Oklahoma City, OK.

Respondent's attorneys: Brian D. Malkmus & Alex C. Riley , Springfield.


A medical malpractice plaintiff must obtain an opinion of merit from a "legally qualified health care provider," then file timely notice thereof by affidavit, all in accordance with § 538.225 procedure.1 The statute offers an opportunity to overcome opinion deficiencies (subsection 7), but the...

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