Sheffield v. Goodwin

How courts have described this case

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

• affirming exclusion of expert affidavit as inadmissible at 13 summary judgment
• a nurse practitioner is not qualified to be an expert on quality of care for dentistry or oral surgery
• “We have often reiterated the general rule that ‘a specialist in a particular branch within a profession will not be required.’”
• “Absent error so obvious that a layman could easily determine fault, expert testimony is generally required to survive summary judgment and establish the negligence of a physician.”
• “A trial judge’s determination as to whether a witness is qualified to testify as an expert is given the widest possible discretion and that decision will only be disturbed when there has been a clear abuse of discretion.”
• showing medical negligence and medical malpractice are the same

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).