Therapist Cannot Opine That Mortgage Dispute Caused Man’s Depression

Mealey's (June 14, 2018, 12:19 PM EDT) -- PITTSBURGH — A mental health therapist cannot testify as an expert about whether the conduct of mortgage companies caused a man’s depression and anxiety because she admittedly based her opinions on just talking to the man as a friend she had met online, not as a licensed counselor, a Pennsylvania federal judge held June 12 (Francis Vilkofsky, Jr. v. Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, et al., No. 2:16-cv-01291, W.D. Pa., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97875)....