Section 16.12 Limitations

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B. (§16.12) Limitations

There are limitations on the scope of expert testimony, particularly as to the basis for opinions.

An expert rendering an opinion must indicate that the opinion is “reasonably certain to occur.” Greer v. Cont’l Gaming Co., 5 S.W.3d 559, 565 (Mo. App. W.D. 1999); Stuart v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 699 S.W.2d 450, 455 (Mo. App. W.D. 1985); Still v. Ahnemann, 984 S.W.2d 568, 576–77 (Mo. App. W.D. 1999); Bennett v. Mallinckrodt, 698 S.W.2d 854, 866 (Mo. App. E.D. 1985), cert. denied, 476 U.S. 1176 (1986).

In Hobbs v. Harken, 969 S.W.2d 318 (Mo. App. W.D. 1998), the plaintiff presented testimony...