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Sanction Excessive When It Excludes Medical Expert's Testimony
Loaded on Oct. 15, 2001
published in Prison Legal News
October, 2001, page 25
The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has held that a discovery sanction is excessive when it causes the dismissal of a prisoner's suit by excluding expert medical testimony. The Court also held that dismissing a claim for failure to file an adequate physician's certificate of merit was an ...
Filed under:
Medical,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Private Contractors,
Appendicitis,
Limitations,
Discovery,
Sanctions,
Expert Witnesses,
Contractor Liability.
Location:
Illinois.
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