Buck v. St. Clair

BISTLINE, Justice.

The issue presented on appeal is whether the trial court correctly excluded pursuant to I.C. § 6-1013 the testimony of a nationally board-certified out-of-state obstetrician-gynecologist in a medical malpractice case. We hold it was error to exclude this testimony and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

The plaintiff called as a witness Dr. Anton Broms, a nationally board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist from Portland, Oregon, to testify regarding the standard of care and the defendant's negligence. The defendant objected to this witness on the basis of…