HOLM-WADDLE v. WILLIAM D. HAWLEY, M.D., INC.

No. 88650.

967 P.2d 1180 (1998)

1998 OK 53

Donna Marie HOLM-WADDLE, Individually and on behalf of the Estate of Bonnie Mae Risner, Deceased, Appellant, v. WILLIAM D. HAWLEY, M.D., INC., a corporation and William D. Hawley, Individually, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied September 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E.W. Keller, Henry Dalton, Keller, Keller & Dalton, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, For Appellant.

John Wiggins, Robert C. Margo, Gregg Luther, Short, Wiggons, Margo & Adler, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, For Appellee.

Karen M. Grundy, Best Sharp Holden, Best, Sullivan & Kempfert, Tulsa, Oklahoma, For Amicus Curiae, Oklahoma State Medical Association.


HODGES, J.

¶ 1 This appeal raises three issues regarding admission of evidence in the jury trial of a medical malpractice action. First, is mere membership in a mutual medical malpractice insurance company admissible to demonstrate bias or prejudice on the part of a defense expert when the defendant is also a member? It is not. Second, was evidence of an undisclosed autopsy properly excluded? It was. Third, did the...

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