Judge:  Unreliable Testimony Dooms Standard Of Care Case Against Veteran’s Doctor

Mealey's (October 13, 2021, 6:35 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — The testimony of a medical doctor who opined that a veteran’s treating physician violated the standard of care does not pass muster under Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc., and without his testimony, the claims against the federal government fail, a Georgia federal judge ruled Sept 20, granting a motion to exclude and awarding summary judgment....