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Medical mistakes decreased between 2010 and 2013

Authorities reported that the statistics on deadly errors made in hospitals or by medical care professionals reflects a declining trend for recent years. A federal review of hospital records reportedly showed that deaths caused by drug mistakes, infections and other preventable injuries or illnesses dropped by 17 percent from 2010 to 2013. If accurate, this is good news for New York, whose courts have fielded their fair share of medical malpractice lawsuits.

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Witness Lies at a Deposition or a Trial

If the plaintiff’s attorney catches a witness in a lie at a medical malpractice deposition or at a trial, should he make a bid deal about it at that time or should he wait? There are different ways to address the issue of witness lying on the stand or at deposition. Several tactics and strategies are there to maximize the effect of witness lying during pretrial testimony or at the time of trial.

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Violation of Basic Standards of Medical Care

In a medical malpractice case it is critical to explain to the jury, what were the expected standards of care in the treatment how were these standards violated, and why such violation made a difference? For instance, you may have consulted a doctor for some health issue, and after receiving treatment from the doctor, you end up with an injury rather than getting back on track and getting your health back. You would want to know, whether the doctor has violated the basic standards of care that caused you harm.

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Intentionally Exposing a Weakness in the Opening Argument

There will be instances when your lawyer could voluntarily expose a key weakness in your medical malpractice case in his opening arguments. This may sound quite shocking to you, since you would have thought your lawyer will start building a strong foundation for your case right from the start. Willingly presenting a weakness to the jury in the opening arguments might not seem right.

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