Arthur Gross and Gloria Gross v. The Spine Hospital of Louisiana, The Neuromedical Center, APMC, and Scott Soleau, M.D. ( 2023 )

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CIRCUIT
ARTHUR GROSS AND GLORIA NO. 2023 CW 0843
GROSS
VERSUS
THE SPINE HOSPITAL OF SEPTEMBER 41 2023
LOUISIANA, THE NEUROMEDICAL
CENTER, APMC AND SCOTT W.
SOLEAU, M. D.
In Re: Scott W. Soleau, M. D. and The NeuroMedical Center,
APMC, applying for supervisory writs, 19th Judicial
District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No.
6S2, 311.
IT GRANTED. The district court' s ruling which denied
defendants' motion to qualify Dr. Nageeb Thomas and which
disqualified him from testifying in this matter is reversed.
See Medine v. Roniger, 2003- 3436 ( La. 7/ 2/ 04), 879 So. 2d 706,
712, holding that medical review panelists are allowed to
testify on behalf of a party as paid experts. Moreover,
generally, bias does not preclude a party' s qualification as an
expert, because the potential bias of the witness may be
explored on cross- examination. Pelts & Skins Export, Ltd. v.
State of Louisiana through the Department of Wildlife &
Fisheries, 97- 2300 ( La. App. 1st Cir. 4/ 1/ 99), 735 So. 2d 116,
writs denied, 99- 2036, 99- 2042 ( La. 10/ 29/ 99), 748 So. 2d 1167,
1168.
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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT_
FOR THE COURT