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HB 1906 Medical malpractice; expert witnesses.

Introduced by: Kenneth R. Melvin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Medical malpractice; expert witnesses. Limits the number of expert witnesses a party may designate, identify, or call to testify to no more than two per medical discipline on any issue presented. The bill does not limit the number of treating health care providers who may be called as witnesses. The bill permits the court to waive any limitations on medical experts, so long as the calling party pays all the costs incurred in their discovery, and to limit the number of other experts a party may designate, identify, or call to testify in the action.


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