A hospital and its doctors sued for malpractice can’t summon expert testimony from members of a medical group that includes the plaintiff’s treating physician, a New Jersey appeals court says in a case of first impression.
Whatever benefit the defendants derive is far outweighed by prejudice to the plaintiff and interference with the physician-patient relationship, the court held Wednesday in Carchidi v. Iavicoli, M.D ., A-4986-08.
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