Overview: Emergency Medicine Expert Witness testimony allowed as the judge ruled that the expert is qualified to testify even though he has not worked in a correctional setting.
Facts: This case (Nelson v. Chelan County et al – United States District Court – Eastern District of Washington – April 19th, 2024) involves the death of an inmate at Chelan County Regional Justice Center. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants should be held liable for the death of Blair Austin Nelson who passed away while being held at the jail. The plaintiff hired Emergency Medicine Expert Witness Dr. Richard Cummins to provide expert witness testimony. The defendant filed a motion to exclude this expert from testifying.