The Regan Report on Medical Law articles from February 1997

The Regan Report on Medical Law archives from February 1997

Is "aggressive cardiologist" reputation admissible?
February 1, 1997... IS A PHYSICIAN'S REPUTATION AS AN "AGGRESSIVE CARDIOLOGIST" ADMISSIBLE IN EVIDENCE? That was the issue with which the Courts were confronted in this Oregon case when the estate of a deceased patient brought a medical malpractice suit against the...

Trial court erroneously bars board certified expert.
February 1, 1997... CASE ON POINT: Buja v. Morningstar 67- A.2d , W.L. 24937 - RI ISSUE: Ordinarily a Board Certified expert with appropriate education, training and experience is qualified to testify as an expert relative to medical malpractice in his specialty....

Trial judge erred in giving jury "hindsight" charge.
February 1, 1997... CASE ON POINT: McNabb v. Landis 479 S.E. 2d 194 - GA (1996) ISSUE: The observation that hindsight is 20/20 was put to the test in this Georgia case in which a Trial Judge instructed a jury that a physician could not be found negligent on the...