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Between The Scalpel And The Lie: Comparing Theories Of Physician Accountability For Misrepresentations Of Experience And Competence, Heyward H. Bouknight, Iii Sep 2003

Between The Scalpel And The Lie: Comparing Theories Of Physician Accountability For Misrepresentations Of Experience And Competence, Heyward H. Bouknight, Iii

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


Medical Professional Liability In West Virginia, Thomas J. Hurney Jr., Rob J. Aliff Jackson Kelly Pllc Jan 2003

Medical Professional Liability In West Virginia, Thomas J. Hurney Jr., Rob J. Aliff Jackson Kelly Pllc

West Virginia Law Review

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Identity Crisis: The Obsolescence Of Jasopersaud V. Rho And The Medical Malpractice Expert Exception, Mark D. Shifton Jan 2003

Identity Crisis: The Obsolescence Of Jasopersaud V. Rho And The Medical Malpractice Expert Exception, Mark D. Shifton

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Comment discusses the provision of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules ("CPLR") governing the disclosure of medical malpractice expert witnesses, and how medical malpractice litigants strive to protect the identities of their experts. The Comment discusses the initial judicial decisions dealing with the amended CPLR 3101, and how courts initially struggled to apply the medical malpractice expert exception. Special attention is paid to Jasopersaud v. Rho, which attempted to create a workable standard to further the competing goals of CPLR 3101(d)(1)(i) and Thomas v. Alleyne. The Comment further discusses whether the policy goals behind the medical malpractice …