Long Term Care & Senior Living Blog
October 15, 2015
Missouri Supreme Court Enforces the Health Care Affidavit Requirement for Medical Negligence Cases
On October 13, 2015, the Missouri Supreme Court issued its opinion in Lang v. Goldsworthy, No. SC94814. In this case, the trial court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ Petition when they failed to file a health care affidavit required by R.S.Mo. §538.225 within the 180 day deadline. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed this decision.