Sami v. Varn’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 2 district · 38 state decisions

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1. “'had active clinical practice in either the defendant's specialty or a related field of medicine within one year of the date of the alleged act or omission forming the basis of that action.'”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lloyd v. Kime · Hinkley v. Koehler

2. “`A decision to exclude a proffered expert opinion will be reversed on appeal only when it appears clearly that the witness was qualified.' " Perdieu, 264 Va. at 418 , 568 S.E.2d at 709 (quoting Noll v. Rahal, 219 Va. 795 , 800, 250 S.E.2d 741 , 744 (1979)); see also Sami v. Varn, 260 Va. 280 , 284, 535 S.E.2d 172 , 174 (2000) ("we will reverse a holding that a witness is not qualified to testify as an expert when it appears clearly from the record that the witness possesses sufficient knowledge, skill, or experience to make him competent to testify as an expert on the subject matter at issue”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lloyd v. Kime · Christian v. Surgical Specialists

3. “[I]n applying the 'related field of medicine' test for the purposes of § 8.01-581.20, it is sufficient if in the expert witness' clinical practice the expert performs the procedure at issue and the standard of care for performing the procedure is the same.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lloyd v. Kime · Jackson v. Qureshi