What is a qualified expert in a medical malpractice case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ambriz, B268685 (Cal. App. 2017):
"A person is qualified to testify as an expert if he has special knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education sufficient to qualify him as an expert on the subject to which his testimony relates." (Evid. Code, 720, subd. (a); see Brown v. Colm (1974) 11 Cal.3d 639, 645 [expert is qualified if he or she "has sufficient skill or experience in the field so that his [or her] testimony would be likely to assist the jury in the search for the
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