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Article Excerpt
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the country's largest professional society of neurologists, has revised its guidelines for neurologists who testify as expert witnesses. Citing "growing numbers of complaints against neurologists regarding their conduct as expert witnesses" in an editorial that accompanied the guidelines' publication, the organization formally adopted them in January. (H.R. Beresford et al., The Neurologist as Expert Witness, 66 Neurology 1 (2006).)
The revised "Qualifications and Guidelines for the Physician Expert Witness" elaborate on the original version published in 1989 and add new provisions. As the old ones did, the revised guidelines require that expert witnesses have training and experience in the case's subject matter, including active practice, publication, or teaching in three of the last five years; give impartial testimony; and receive compensation that is not tied to the case's outcome.
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