Casualty Litigation

Must Medical Treaters Be Paid for Their Testimony?

Must Medical Treaters Be Paid for Their Testimony?

Michael L. Forte

Originally published in the Florida Defense Lawyers Association Trial Advocate Quarterly, Fall 2013 (Volume 32, #4).

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