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Expert Testimony Required in Alaska Medical Suits
Loaded on Nov. 15, 2003
published in Prison Legal News
November, 2003, page 19
The Alaska Supreme Court held that pro se litigants are not entitled to judicial advice as to the ramifications of every decision made during the course of litigation. That court affirmed the trial court's summary dismissal of the pro se plaintiff's medical negligence action.
Filed under:
Injury -- Misc.,
Civil Procedure,
Summary Judgment,
Expert Witnesses.
Location:
Alaska.
James Kaiser was injured at work …
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