Schmidt v. Deutsch Larrimore Farnish & Anderson, LLP

¶ 1 This is an appeal from the order of the trial court granting appellees’ preliminary objections and dismissing appellant’s complaint with prejudice. We affirm.

¶ 2 Appellant is an orthopedic surgeon and appellees are attorneys and law firms who represent plaintiffs in workers’ compensation cases. In October of 2003, appellant was an expert witness for a defendant in an unrelated action brought by appellees on behalf of their client. In the course of appellant’s deposition in that matter, appellees cross-examined appellant about his 1997 arrest for assault and possession of an instrument of…