Arizona signs some common-sense malpractice reforms
“The new law says expert witnesses in these cases must practice in the same area as the physician being sued. And if the defendant is ‘board certified’ in a specialty, the witnesses also must be certified by the same board . . .
. . . Napolitano had no problem with another part of the legislation, which will permit a doctor to apologize for a mistake without having that statement used in court.”
