Medical Testimony is Required in an Injury Case

In cases where there is medical treatment, the courts will not allow, by and large, an ordinary person to testify about their injuries unless and until a physician testifies that the injuries were caused by the accident that the lawsuit is about. In other words, you can have the accident report showing how the accident happened on one side and on the other side a stack of medical records showing what the treatment has been. Without a doctor’s testimony to bridge the two, the medical treatment doesn’t come into court unless a doctor says it was both caused by the accident and necessary for the treatment of the injuries.