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· 6/19/1985

Adkins v. Morton

Citations

  • 494 A.2d 652
  • 1985 D.C. App. LEXIS 404

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that “the crucial inquiry is whether the facts and opinions possessed by the expert were obtained for the specific purpose of preparing for the litigation in question”
  • \The test for admissibility is whether the records are composed solely of `regularly recorded facts as to the patient's condition or treatment on which the observations of competent physicians would not differ.'\
  • medical records’ reference to “thrombosis” as cause of appellant’s injury not admissible

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Judges: Ferren, Belson, Gallagher

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