Overview: Correctional Healthcare Expert Witness allowed to testify in part as the court stated that his expert witness testimony on the life expectancy of the deceased is not reliable.
Facts: This case (Paugh et al v. Ashley Valley Medical Center et al – United States District Court – District of Utah – August 8th, 2023) involves a claim by a prisoner that the defendants violated his constitutional rights because they failed to adequately provide medical care for his serious medical condition. The defendants hired Correctional Healthcare Expert Witness Dr. Kennon Tubbs to provide expert witness testimony on their behalf. The plaintiffs filed a motion to exclude this expert from testifying.