Michigan’s Supreme Court overturned a $21 million verdict in the kind of case that made John Edwards the man he is today. The Court ruled 6-1 that the basis of the jury’s decision in the original 1997 trial was faulty, because the expert witness testimony was faulty. Not that this means that the courts now recognize that cerebral palsy is rarely caused by birth injuries. Rather, the lower court failed to allow the defense an opportunity to object to the admission of the expert’s testimony. (An expert that they maintained had “novel” theories about the origin of cerebral palsy.) Still, it might be a step in the right direction toward correcting much that’s wrong with today’s malpractice litigation – “experts” who aren’t really experts.
Cerebral Palsy Turn Around
Michigan’s Supreme Court overturned a $21 million verdict in the kind of case that made John Edwards the man he is today. The Court ruled 6-1 that the basis of the jury’s decision in the original 1997 trial was faulty, because the expert witness testimony was faulty. Not that this means that the courts now […]
Comments are closed.