Creanga v. Jardal

Plaintiff Mihaela Creanga claims that an automobile accident was the proximate cause of her premature labor and the resultant death of one of her twins. In support of her claim, she offered the expert opinion of her treating physician who stated that the accident caused the miscarriage. He based that opinion on a differential diagnosis of plaintiffs injury, that is, he identified the accident as the proximate cause of plaintiffs injury after the elimination of other alternatives. In reaching his conclusion, the physician considered various factors including his treatment of plaintiff before,…