Is hearsay admissible in medical malpractice cases?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gill v. Mercy Hospital, 199 Cal.App.3d 889, 245 Cal.Rptr. 304 (Cal. App. 1988):
Although uncorroborated hearsay evidence cannot, by itself, support an administrative finding, hearsay evidence together with other reliable evidence may support a finding. ( Cipriotti v. Board of Directors, supra, 147 Cal.App.3d 144, 155, fn. 2, 196 Cal.Rptr. 367.) In fact, the hospital bylaws make no reference to the admissibility of hearsay and state instead:
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