Appeals Court Affirms Expert Witness Testimony Inadmissible In Nursing Home Suit

Mealey's (February 8, 2021, 12:38 PM EST) -- TRENTON, N.J. — The assertion from an expert witness in a slip-and-fall case that nursing home staff should inspect a resident’s room once per hour is inadmissible net opinion, a New Jersey appeals court ruled Feb. 5, affirming a lower court’s grant of summary judgment for malpractice liability....