Dr. Roger Schneider had a good day in appellate court on June 1st, 2012. On that day the Maryland Court of Special Appeals issued its opinion in the case, Schneider v. Little, CSA No. 1346, September Term 2010, Reported. Opinion by Judge Berger, Argued on May 8, 2012.
The appellate court ruled that lack of board certification may not be used against physicians on trial for medical malpractice. Secondarily, the court further ruled that the trial judge erred when he excluded the CT scan from being introduced at trial by the defendant physician. Therefore, the appellate overturned the jury's verdict of $2.8 million against the Bel Air, Maryland vascular surgeon.
[thedailyrecord.com/2012/06/04/Court of Special Appeals]
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