128 Discussion Questions 47. An orthopedic surgeon who has been retired from practice for 15 years and is a friend of the plaintiff's has been called to testify in the plaintiff's suit alleging damage to his hip joint sustained in a car accident. In your opinion, is it ethical for the physician described previously to testify? Explain your answer. 48. In your opinion, is it ever ethical for a health care practitioner to testify against another health care practitioner in a medical malpractice lawsuit? Explain your answer. 49. As a health care practitioner, do you consider it ethical to charge for your services to testify as an expert witness? Explain your answer. 50. Are there circumstances in which you might consider it unethical to charge for your services as an expert witness? Explain your