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State of Texas vs. Nicholas Blount
The broad issue here is differential diagnosis v. differential etiology. Basically, doctors should not testify as to how an injury occurred. Their expertise is limited to and so should their testimony be limited to diagnosing the injury. The opinion is very well written and provides a pretty good road map of how the lawyers attached the testimony. It has broad implications. Both the opinion and the filings are attached.