United States ex rel. Di Giorlando v. Curren

How courts have described this case

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• abuse of discretion to exclude podiatrist’s expert testimony about the standard of care for an orthopedic surgeon
• in malpractice action against orthopedic surgeons it was error to exclude podiatrist's testimony because the fields of medicine overlap
• a podiatrist is competent to testify against an orthopedic surgeon on the issue of proper casting of a fracture
• reversible error to exclude testimony of podiatrist in action against orthopaedic surgeons regarding propriety of cast application
• a podiatrist is competent to testify against an orthopedic surgeon on the issue of proper casting of a fracture
• “Where, as here, the fields of medicine overlap and more than one type of specialist may perform the treatment, a witness may qualify as an expert even though he does not practice the same specialty as the defendant.”

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