A New Jersey man lost a suit against a doctor who allegedly improperly prescribed a high blood pressure drug because he didn’t have a qualified expert witness to support his claim, a state appeals court said.
The New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, strictly construed the state’s requirements for medical expert witnesses and determined that the expert put forth by Michael Delany didn’t meet the test.
Delany sued James Atkinson III, alleging the doctor deviated from generally accepted medical standards of care by prescribing him an incorrect and excessive dosage of Lisinopril to treat hypertension, the court said.
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