Alabama State Bar v. Tipler

The Alabama State Bar appeals from the reversal by the Alabama State Bar Board of Disciplinary Appeals of the Disciplinary Board and the Disciplinary Commission's order disciplining James Harvey Tipler. We reverse and remand.

I

The facts underlying the disciplinary action are as follows. Tipler represented a plaintiff in a medical-malpractice case arising out of the death of Harold Rogers. During the trial of that case, Tipler attempted to offer a videotape of Harold the day before the surgery that allegedly resulted in his death as evidence indicating that the surgery was unnecessary. To…