Does a Witness’ Deference to Different Specialty Concerning Diagnosis Constitute Concession of Lack of Qualifications to Provide Causation Opinion in Malpractice Claim?

12.11.25

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Healthcare Perspectives Blog

Greenbaum attorney John Zen Jackson authored an article for Healthcare Perspectives, the firm's healthcare blog, about a New Jersey Appellate Division decision holding that an expert’s deference to another specialty on diagnosis does not, by itself, bar the expert from offering a causation opinion, while also underscoring the need for that opinion to be supported by sufficient factual grounds.

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