Legal Opinion
Adkins v. Morton
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 19, 1985No. 84-52PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal by a physician and a hospital from a medical malpractice judgment. They challenge the trial court’s rulings excluding certain testimony from two treating physicians whom appellants did not list during the discovery process as expert witnesses pursuant to Super.Ct. Civ.R. 26(b)(4). We hold that testimony comprising facts and opinions one physician acquired as an “actor or viewer” should have been admitted on the issue of damages. We further hold that opinion testimony from the other physician on the question of causation was cumulative of other…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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3Cited by44 opinions
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