Medical records containing experts’ opinions regarding a plaintiff’s medical condition aren’t inadmissible merely because they are based on information given by the plaintiff and her caregivers, a state supreme court said Dec. 31, 2013 (Milliun v. New Milford Hosp., Conn., SC 18845, 12/31/13).
The Connecticut Supreme Court said a trial court erred when it refused to allow into evidence plaintiff Leslie Milliun’s medical records, which contained treating physicians’ opinions that an anoxic incident that occurred while she was under the care of New Milford Hospital (NMH) likely cause her cognitive dysfunction. An expert’s opinion isn’t rendered inadmissible ...
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