In other news of testimony gone wrong, an expert witness for the defense in a medical malpractice case has been chastised by the trial judge and fined $20,000 for misstating a key aspect of a study relevant to the case. The judge found that the expert, Dr. Fred Hochberg of Massachusetts General Hospital, had wrongly professed familiarity with the details of the study. (Boston Globe/LexisOne; Peter Nordberg).
Expert witness fined $20K
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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| Bridget Carroll Press Officer, Manhattan Institute bcarroll@manhattan-institute.org |



