An appellate court has overturned a controversial court ruling that allowed the suspension of the North Carolina medical license of a Florida neurosurgeon for his plaintiff-side testimony in a medical malpractice case. Dr. Gary Lustgarten's case is a prominent example of the growing campaign by medical societies to discipline doctors for their testimony in malpractice cases. The groups say they want to prevent fraudulent testimony, but plaintiffs lawyers say it's intimidation of medical experts.
June 28, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A North Carolina appellate court has overturned a controversial court ruling that allowed the suspension of the North Carolina medical license of a North Miami Beach neurosurgeon for his plaintiff-side testimony in a medical malpractice case.
A three-judge panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals on June 6 unanimously ordered a lower court to dismiss disciplinary proceedings against Dr. Gary Lustgarten.
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