Legal Opinion
Lopez v. Reddy
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 30, 2005No. 24,420PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CASTILLO, Judge.
{1} In this case, we review whether the trial court abused its discretion in deciding that a medical expert, without expertise in surgical techniques, was not qualified to testify regarding the standard of care required for the surgical removal of tissue identified for biopsy. Plaintiffs appeal from the trial court’s order excluding the testimony of their expert medical witness and granting summary judgment to Defendant in this medical malpractice case. We affirm the trial court’s ruling.
I. BACKGROUND
{2} Plaintiff and her husband (Plaintiffs) filed a medical negligence…
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