Amer. Radiology v. Reiss

American Radiology Services, LLC, et al. v. Martin Reiss, No. 50, September Term, 2019, Opinion by Booth, J. MEDICAL MALPRACTICE – DEFENSE OF NON-PARTY MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE – REQUIREMENT OF EXPERT TESTIMONY. To generate a defense of non-party medical negligence, expert testimony is required to establish a breach of the standard of care by the non-party and to establish causation. We have consistently held that, other than an occasional “obvious injury” case, expert testimony is required to establish medical negligence and causation, which is rooted in the notion that such complex issues are…