Judge: Physician Can Testify On Patient’s Medical Needs But Not Fencing Needs

(September 19, 2023, 12:36 PM EDT) -- KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A physician who has treated a child with special needs can testify about the child’s “propensity to behave a certain way or do certain things as a result of his special needs” but cannot opine on a type of fence he would require to maintain the child’s safety, a Tennessee federal judge ruled....