What is the test for rejecting a plaintiff's wife's testimony in a medical malpractice case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from McCoy v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., No. 2:12-CV-0275-CMK (E.D. Cal. 2013):
plaintiff was active caring for his daughter. Thus, the germane reason provided for rejecting plaintiff's wife's testimony is that it is inconsistent with the medical evidence. See Bayliss v. Barnhart, 427 F.3d 1211, 1218 (9th Cir. 2005).
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