Judge Axes Expert’s Late Report, Dismisses Negligence Claims Against Doctor

Mealey's (August 10, 2017, 9:58 AM EDT) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico federal judge on Aug. 8 awarded summary judgment to a doctor and his employer on an estate’s wrongful death claims after excluding a late-filed expert report as untimely and, therefore, prejudicial (John Faure v. Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation, et al., No. 1:14-cv-559, D. N.M., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125558)....