The Unique and Crucial Role of the Non-Party Physician

Physicians who have treated a plaintiff before ' during or after the treatment at issue ' often have a unique perspective that can be helpful at trial to the finder of fact. How can such physicians be identified, interviewed, and brought to the assistance of the litigants in their search for the truth?

20 minute read January 31, 2012 at 02:09 PM
By
John L.a. Lyddane And Barbara D. Goldberg
The Unique and Crucial Role of the Non-Party Physician

Physicians who have treated a plaintiff before ' during or after the treatment at issue ' often have a unique perspective that can be helpful at trial to the finder of fact.

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