In a warning to doctors with cavalier attitudes toward their duties as witnesses, a New Jersey appeals court has reinstated a professional negligence suit against an expert who failed to appear in court. And the lawyers involved in the scheduling mix-up face a malpractice trial. Orthopedist Arthur Tiger's failure to appear for a trial that couldn't be adjourned, and the lawyers' failure to get him there, allegedly caused a plaintiff to take a $500,000 settlement in a case worth at least $1 million.
February 05, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
In a warning to doctors with cavalier attitudes toward their duties as witnesses, a New Jersey appeals court on Thursday reinstated a professional negligence suit against an expert who failed to appear in court.
And the lawyers who took part in the scheduling mix-up are facing a malpractice trial, too.
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