Expert Witness Testimony - Revelation of Financial Arrangements
The WSMA supports the introduction of legislation in the state of
Washington that would permit revelation, to judges and juries, of prior
experiences and financial arrangements of expert witnesses and would
prohibit payment of contingent fees for all types of medical-legal
consultations, including management services provided by firms engaged in
locating physician consultants. (Res 3, C-89) (Reaffirmed A-23)
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