Shaw v. Brisman

The defendant, a physician, was the personal physician for plaintiff, and also treated her for injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He is also her cousin. It is alleged that *460defendant, despite being served with a subpoena, refused to testify for plaintiff in an action against the Town of Green-burg, which owned the vehicle that struck plaintiff. It is further alleged that plaintiff was forced to settle the lawsuit for a substantially smaller amount because defendant refused to testify for her. The action was settled for $60,000. Plaintiff alleges that she would have received at least…