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Ellen Houston

Untested Scientific Theories Offered by Expert Witnesses can be Admissible if Supported by Evidence

In a recent opinion, the Kentucky Supreme Court examined somewhat novel expert testimony on medical causation and found it admissible under KRE 702 and Daubert.  In Oliphant v. Ries et...

The Feds Can't Even Protect Incident Reporting in Kentucky

In a traditional medical negligence action, plaintiffs often seek the production of various peer review files, incident reports and other similar documents related to patient safety and quality improvement.  Although...