A Plaintiff in Cobb County Superior Court claims that a “conspiracy of silence” prevents Atlanta doctors from testifying as expert witnesses against local hospitals, and the plaintiff has moved to disqualify a defense firm for allegedly enforcing it.
At the center of the controversy is one ex-expert witness, Dr. William Stinnette, a Northside Hospital staff internist, who cancelled his scheduled deposition in a wrongful death medical negligence suit against WellStar Health System. In a previous affidavit, the doctor said he agreed with plaintiff Pamela Kemp that the death of her husband, David Kemp, at WellStar Douglas Hospital was a consequence of the hospital’s breaches of the standard of care.
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