Re: ACOG Board reverses sanctions against two expert witnesses
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Thu Feb 23 12:47:02 2006
Anyone know who these "TestiLiars" are?
Art
At Thu, 23 Feb 2006, David Priver wrote:
>
>In a disturbing development which I believe all ACOG fellows should know
>about, the ACOG Board has reversed itself and dismissed sanctions
>against two expert witnesses who were charged with dishonest and
>unprofessional testimony in malpractice cases. The reason put forth by
>the Board is that an individual who was a party to the proceedings and
>therefore knew the details gave an interview to one of our throw away
>journals in which he cited the facts of the cases. It is to be
>emphasized that he did not divulge the names of the experts. Despite
>this, the Board concluded that the security of the process had been
>breached and elected to drop the charges.
>As an ACOG fellow who feels that the dishonset expert plays a major role
>in our ongoing liability crisis, I think the Board has done all of us a
>major disservice and should be held accountable. Their argument that
>security was breached is, in my view, entirely bogus. Moreover, one
>would think that the Board would want its members to know what kind of
>dishonest testimony it will act against so as to inform us about what
>not to do in court.
>If you agree that the ACOG Board acted inappropriately in this matter, I
>would encourage that you let your districy leaders know that you want a
>full and open investigation into this issue. Interestingly, this issue
>has been kept secret from the membership. At a minimum, let's insist
>upon transparency in dealing with such critical issues.
>David Priver, MD, FACOG
>San Diego
>Vice-President, Coalition and Center for Ethical Medical Testimony
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art fougner, md
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