Article: Digital Photos: Will they hold up in a court of law?

Dr. Doe has a large dermatology practice with a special emphasis on treating patients with atypical nevi and malignant melanoma. He is known for his careful photographic documentation of pigmented lesions and sees all his patients with multiple atypical nevi every six to 12 months. He has spared no expense in obtaining the best quality digital camera and computer storage system for the thousands and thousands of photographs that he takes every year. Despite this, not all pictures come out as clearly as he would like; because of computer storage limitations, some are discarded.

Mary, one of Dr. Doe's patients, is a 32-year-old woman with a strong family history of melanoma (her mother died ...

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