SANCHEZ v. GAMA

No. 1 CA-SA 13-0072.

310 P.3d 1 (2013)

Santiago SANCHEZ, Petitioner, v. The Honorable J. Richard GAMA, Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Maricopa, Respondent Judge, Heydy Santizo Hernandez; David Hobbs, D.C., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department D.

As Amended September 4, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Cavanagh Law Firm By Steven D. Smith , Brett T. Donaldson , Phoenix, Attorneys for Petitioner.

Michael James Wicks , Phoenix, Attorney for David Hobbs, D.C.

Sternberg & Singer, Ltd. By Howard A. Singer and Law Office of Paul M. Briggs, PLLC by Paul M. Briggs , Phoenix, Attorneys for Heydy Santizo Hernandez.

Knapp & Roberts, P.C. By David L. Abney , for Amicus Curiae Arizona Chiropractic Society.


OPINION

THOMPSON, Judge.

¶ 1 This special action arises from a personal injury lawsuit in which a treating physician refused to testify unless he was compensated as an expert witness. The superior court ordered Santiago Sanchez (Sanchez), the defendant below, to compensate the treating physician as an expert witness. The narrow issue we address is whether a treating physician's testimony concerning diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis is expert testimony...

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