The Atlanta division of the United States District Court (N.D. Georgia) ruled in a recent case,\u00a0Embry v. Vance, Dist. Court, ND Georgia 2013<\/a>, regarding specific evidentiary requirements in cases involving medical questions.<\/a><\/p>\n The plaintiff filed the lawsuit following a car accident in DeKalb County, Georgia, seeking to recover\u00a0medical expenses, lost wages, and damages for her pain and suffering. The defendants removed the case to federal court, and a discovery period followed. Discovery is the period of time during which the two parties to a lawsuit gather evidence from each other and other sources, through mechanisms such as asking written questions (interrogatories), asking questions in person (depositions), document requests, and other sources.<\/p>\n Following the discovery period, the court directed the parties to file for summary judgment or submit a pretrial order. The defendants filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that the plaintiff’s failure to identify expert testimony for trial. They argued that this (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Atlanta division of the United States District Court (N.D. Georgia) ruled in a recent case,\u00a0Embry v. Vance, Dist. Court, ND Georgia 2013, regarding specific evidentiary requirements in cases involving medical questions. The plaintiff filed the lawsuit following a car…<\/span><\/p>\n