To communicate or not-that is the question, insidiously lifted from Hamlet. No, this will not be a discourse on the subtle complexity and feral firepower of our deliciously human fascination with the art and science of communication, both oral and written.
Instead, it is a cautionary tale, predicated on the theorem of “less is more”, particularly in communications between counsel and expert witnesses, as evidenced by the Pennsylvania Superior Court’s recent opinion in Barrick v. Holy Spirit Hospital, rendered on September 16, 2010.
