Glover v. Ballhagen

This is a medical malpractice case pending in United States District Court, District of Montana, Missoula Division. That court certified several questions of law to this Court. We have restated the questions as follows:

1. In order to qualify as an expert witness on the standard of care required of a board certified family practitioner, must the witness be a board certified family practitioner?

2. If not, then who may qualify as an expert to testify on the standard of care required of a board certified family practitioner?

We answer question one in the negative. As to question two, qualification…