Judge: 1 Expert Admitted, 1 Excluded In Medical Malpractice Suit

( November 19, 2024, 2:01 PM EST) -- HONOLULU — A Hawaii federal judge ruled that because a medical malpractice case is not being heard by a jury, an expert retained by the government can testify as the judge will be able determine the reliability of the expert’s testimony at trial; the judge also ruled that exclusion of a couple’s expert is the proper sanction for disclosing the expert after a deadline....