Betty Porter v. Jennifer Welsh

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Betty Porter v. Jennifer Welsh, 71 F. App'x 612 (8th Cir. 2003)
Bowman, Melloy, Per Curiam, Smith

Betty Porter v. Jennifer Welsh

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Betty R. Porter appeals the decision of the District Court 1 to grant summary judgment to the defendants in her diversity medical malpractice action after the District Court determined that Porter had failed to meet the requirements of Minn. Stat. § 145.682 (West 1998) (certification *613 of expert review). Having reviewed de novo the Court’s interpretation and application of § 145.682, see Reimer v. City of Crookston, 326 F.3d 957, 961 (8th Cir. 2003), we agree with the District Court that expert testimony was required and that a psychologist was not qualified to render expert opinions in this case. Accordingly, we affirm, see 8th Cir. R. 47B, and we deny Porter’s motion to supplement the record.

A true copy.

1

. The Honorable Joan N. Ericksen, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.

Reference

Full Case Name
Betty R. PORTER, Appellant, v. Jennifer WELSH, M.D.; William Miller, M.D., Appellees
Cited By
1 case
Status
Unpublished