Barham v. Hawk

GEER, Judge.

This appeal addresses the admissibility of expert testimony in a medical malpractice case. Plaintiff Gloria Barham appeals two rulings by the trial court, arguing that (1) the trial court erroneously admitted standard of care testimony by Dr. Danko Cerenko; and (2) the court improperly barred the expert testimony of Dr. Eric Kraus, who examined her husband’s ear following surgery by defendant Dr. Rodney J. Hawk.. We hold that the trial court erroneously allowed Dr. Cerenko to give testimony amounting to an opinion as to defendant Dr. Hawk’s compliance with the relevant standard of…