Surgeon Not Liable for Retained Sponge

Surgeon Not Liable for Retained Sponge
Another ENT surgeon who served as an expert witness for the defense argued that the retained object was most likely not Merocel packing, but material left behind by another surgical team member. After a 3-day trial, the jury concluded on Oct. 3, 2012 …
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Kimberley Hainey appeals conviction for murdering son
The judges also heard that another "expert witness", who corroborated Prof Black's report which was prepared for the trial, had an important qualification – he was tall. Mr Targowski said Dr Craig Cunningham was asked to observe Declan's post-mortem …
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Supreme Court: Expert testimony in drug case was improper, but evidence
TRENTON — The state Supreme Court ruled today that a drug trial included improper testimony from an expert witness, but it declined to reverse the conviction because of the overwhelming evidence of the defendant's guilt. Ralph Sowell was convicted of …
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Andre Dawson's highly selective Hall of Fame memories
Putting a microphone in front of his face and asking him to sum up 40 years of history is fundamentally unfair. It is a fundamental misuse of a so-called "expert witness." Dawson can testify to things he saw or was part of, but his understanding of the …
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