YERRA v. MERCY CLINIC

Nos. SD 34448 and SD 34545 Consolidated.

536 S.W.3d 348 (2017)

Shanti S. YERRA, M.D., Respondent, v. MERCY CLINIC SPRINGFIELD COMMUNITIES, f/k/a St. Johns Health System, Inc., Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Two.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied November 22, 2017.

Application for Transfer Denied January 23, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellant's attorneys: Frank M. Evans, III , Joshua B. Christensen & J. Taylor White , Springfield.

Respondent's attorneys: Benjamin A. Stringer & Timothy A. Ricker , Springfield.


Dr. Shanti Yerra successfully sued Mercy Clinic for wrongful discharge on a whistleblower theory. Mercy appeals, urging in part that Dr. Yerra failed to make a submissible case.1 We agree, reverse the judgment, and remand with directions to enter judgment in Mercy's favor.

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