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Clinical Orthopedics
Researchers from University of Missouri report details of new studies and findings in the area of clinical orthopedics
March 7th, 2009
"Physicians may find serving as an expert witness to be interesting, intellectually stimulating, and financially beneficial. However, potential expert witnesses should be aware of the increased legal scrutiny being applied to expert witness testimony in medical malpractice litigation," scientists in the United States report. "In the past, expert witnesses received absolute immunity from civil litigation regarding their testimony. This is no longer the case. Expert witnesses may be subject to disciplinary sanctions from professional organizations and state medical boards. In addition, emerging case law is defining the legal duty owed by the expert witness to the...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-03-07)
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