Articles Posted in Expert Testimony

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently held that a Podiatrist could not give expert testimony against an Orthopedic Surgeon concerning the proper standard of care in a medical malpractice lawsuit concerning bunion care. Wexler v. Hecht, 928 A.2d 973 (Pa. 2007). The highest court in Pennsylvania found that because podiatrists attend…

In New Jersey, as in many states including Pennsylvania, medical experts in medical malpractice cases must be qualified in a defendant doctor’s area of medicine to give an opinion that the doctor deviated from the standard of care. In a case involving thoracic cord compression, necrotic disc injury, permanent nerve…