Walker v. Sharma

Albright, Justice:

Jonathan Brian Walker appeals from the June 21, 2006, order of the Circuit Court of Cabell County through which Appellee Tara C. Sharma, M.D., was granted judgment as a matter of law in a medical malpractice action. Appellant argues that the circuit court erred in concluding that Appellant’s expert, Dr. Lewis, could not testify regarding the national standard of care, or any deviation therefrom, based on the expert’s testimony that he was unfamiliar with the specific method employed to dilate urethral strictures at hospitals not located in Columbus, Ohio, where he practices.…