Notes Prepared by a Defense Medical Expert could be a Minefield
Gary Silverstein
June 5, 2015
Whether the Witness has Prepared any Notes
Whether the Witness has Prepared any Notes
Reading of the Pretrial Testimony by a Jury is not Allowed
It is the end of your medical malpractice trial and the jury is now deliberating or deciding who could be more likely right than wrong. However, while deliberating, they send a note to the judge, requesting the testimony of a particular witness be read back in its entirety. Will the judge allow that expert witness’s testimony to be read back from start to finish?
In a medical malpractice or accident trial, why do you have to tell the jury how much longer you are expected to live?
When you go to a doctor for receiving medical care, you fill out certain forms, and the doctor will ask you about your medical history. You need to be very honest about your medical history and tell the doctor what exactly happened to you in the past.
When you have decided to settle your personal injury lawsuit, one of the important questions you might have is how much time does the insurance company have to send you the settlement check?
A recent settlement for a New York City construction worker illustrates some of the results that injury victims can get when they obtain qualified legal counsel and work through the necessary court processes in the state of New York. In this case, attorney Daniel Minc helped his client, a 44-year-old construction worker in New York City, get a $3.75 million settlement for a hand injury that happened on a construction site. The victim’s hand was injured while operating a concrete pump and Minc demonstrated during trial that there was a violation of New York State labor law on the part of the general contractor and
You have initiated a car accident case, or wrongful death case or even a possible medical malpractice case, and now you are wondering if there is something damaging in your medical records. If so, can you keep this information out of the trial? You need to Keep Damaging Information from being Heard in Court There might be instances when you have suffered injuries due to the wrongdoing of others, and you want to file a personal injury case to claim compensation. However, there might be something damaging in your medical records that you might not want people and the jury to know about it. Is
Types of Damages When you file a personal injury case such as an accident case or medical malpractice case, you can obtain compensation for economic and non-economic damages. Economic damages will include all the financial losses you have suffered due to your injuries, such as your medical bills, estimated cost of future treatment, loss of income, and so on. In non-economic damages, you are not claiming for monetary loss but for the pain and emotional distress that you have suffered due to your injuries. Damages Cap Damages cap limits the amount that can be awarded to any victim. Do not feel upset, this is nothing
