Opinion
C.A. No. 07C-01-055.
Date Submitted: April 2, 2008.
Date Decided: October 24, 2008.
Upon Plaintiff's Motion in Limine to Exclude the Expert Testimony of Dr. Robert O. Gordon — GRANTED IN PART, DEFERRED IN PART.
Stephen B. Potter, Esq., Potter, Carmine Associates, Wilmington, DE.
Louis J. Rizzo, Jr., Esq., Reger, Rizzo, Kavulich Darnall, Wilmington, DE.
Kenneth M. Doss, Esq., Casarino, Christman Shalk, P.A., Wilmington, DE.
The Court has reviewed Plaintiff's Motion in Limine to Exclude the Expert Testimony of Dr. Robert Gordon, and the Defendants' opposition thereto. The Court has a concern about Dr. Gordon's opinion that by two and a half months post accident the Plaintiff "would have recovered from any soft tissue injuries. . . ."
Report of Robert O. Gordon, M.D. dated January 16, 2008; Ex. A-3 to Plaintiff's Motion in Limine to Exclude the Testimony of Robert O. Gordon, M.D. in Full or in Part; Docket Item ("D.I.") 93.
This opinion runs afoul of the Court's ruling in Crowhorn v. Boyle, and is therefore excluded. The Court also has a concern about the relevance and reliability of certain other of Dr. Gordon's opinions. For example, Dr. Gordon has opined that the diagnosis of annular tear made by a radiologist "is a totally impossible diagnosis to make . . . based on an MRI scan." The Court is not satisfied at this juncture that Dr. Gordon is qualified to interpret MRI studies. Given the Court's concerns, the Court will allow Plaintiff to conduct voir dire of Dr. Gordon prior to his direct testimony at trial and will determine the admissibility of his other opinions at that time. Consequently, Plaintiff's Motion is GRANTED in Part and DEFERRED in Part.
Crowhorn v. Boyle, 793 A.2d 422 (Del.Super.Ct. 2002).
D.I. 93, Ex. A-3 at 3.
IT IS SO ORDERED.