Instruction to Trial Courts: Don't Be too Quick to Dismiss a Complaint
COURT WATCH: Trial court's dismissal of complaint, when plaintiff's doctor refused to testify, was too drastic. The time was ripe for the Appellate Division to put experts on notice that the administration of justice requires experts to cooperate with the court and lawyers in the scheduling of trials.
May 07, 2021 at 12:00 PM
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Expert WitnessesOn July 1, 2020, the Appellate Division saved a plaintiff from a trial court's drastic remedy of dismissing a complaint with prejudice because plaintiff's treating doctor refused to testify. Escobar-Barrera v. Kissin, 464 N.J. Super. 224 (App. Div. 2020).
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