She matched expert opinions to the provider’s work and the disputed dates
Justice Frias-Colón checked whether the expert addressed this provider’s work, the disputed dates, and the opposing evidence. A weakness in one part did not decide every period of care.
Preparation point
Tie the opinion to the provider, the dates, and the evidence.
How it played outSituation, action, outcome
- The situation
- An expert mixed providers’ roles or failed to address specific evidence.
- What she did
- She separated the work and dates before testing the opinion.
- What made a difference
- The unsupported plaintiff email did not answer the defense evidence.
In her words1 quote
“it lacks any reference to records reviewed, cites no evidence”
Molinari v Niksarli, at *3. Her written description of the plaintiff’s inadequate expert email.
In the cited cases4 rulings
Augustin separated earlier care that was not challenged from the disputed January 25-26 infection issues.
Pena separated pulmonary care before and around surgery from the surgical emergency.
Torres separated individual radiology readings from the hospital’s course of treatment.
Molinari rejected the plaintiff’s unsworn expert email because it identified no records and did not answer the defense opinions.