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WPRI.com - The wrongful death lawsuit filed by actor James Woods on behalf of his brother Michael Woods' estate continued in Kent County Court.

On Thursday, the defense took its turn cross-examining the plaintiff’s medical expert. The medical expert testified on Wednesday that the treatment that Michael received did not meet the standard of care.

Expert witness Doctor John Schriver agreed that test ordered by Doctor Kelli Naylor did meet the standard of care and would not have been ready until 13 minutes before the cardiac arrest.

"I think that's an accurate statement of her performance but as I've indicted I don't believe it met the standard of care," said Dr. Schriver.

Doctor Naylor is named in the lawsuit along with Kent County Hospital, where Michael Woods died. Dr. Schriver did agree that Woods' complaint of a sore throat was not consistent of a heart condition. But, when the defense implied that the treatment matched the symptoms Schriver disagreed.

"I disagree with that. The clinical situation is that there was a pain pattern that was consistent and could be explained by acute coronary syndrome and the electro-cardiogram virtually demanded that the patient be treated as such," said Schriver.

The defense used a floor plan and Dr. Schriver to point out that while Woods suffered cardiac arrest in the hallway without medical personnel at his side, he was within view of the nurses’ station.

Doctor Schriver says Woods should have been in a monitored cardio protective room and not a hallway.