SINGH v. BNO SERVICE STATION, LLC

**Healthcare Worker Loses Negligence Case Due to Expert Witness Problems** A worker named Singh sued BNO Service Station and UHS of Lakeside (a behavioral health facility) claiming negligence. The case involved some kind of incident where Singh believed the healthcare facility failed to meet proper standards of care and caused harm. The court ruled against Singh and dismissed the case entirely. The judge found that Singh's expert witness - the person who was supposed to explain what the proper medical standards should have been - was not qualified under Tennessee's Health Care Liability Act to testify about these standards. Singh tried to argue that the negligence was so obvious that an expert wasn't needed (called the "common knowledge exception"), but the court disagreed. **What This Means for Workers:** This case highlights how difficult it can be to win negligence lawsuits against healthcare employers. Tennessee has strict rules about who can serve as expert witnesses in healthcare cases, and workers must find properly qualified experts to prove their claims. Simply believing that negligence is "obvious" isn't enough - you typically need credentialed medical professionals to testify about what the proper standards should have been. Workers considering similar cases should ensure they have qualified expert witnesses before proceeding.