Ray v. Draeger

OPINION

FABE, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

In a personal injury trial resulting from a car accident, the plaintiff sought to eross-examine, the defendant's medical expert about his substantial connection to the insurance industry in an effort to prove bias. But in response to defense counsel's motion in limine, the district court ruled that the plaintiff could not refer to the fact that the defendant was insured or that her insurance company and others had hired the expert witness numerous times. The trial court did permit the plaintiff to cross-examine the expert witness about his financial…