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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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Failure to Diagnose Cancer Early

Here is a scenario where the doctor has failed to diagnose lung cancer in a timely manner. After filing a medical malpractice case, the plaintiff’s lawyer has a chance to question the doctor during a pre-trail question and answer session known as a deposition. The lawyer will try to focus on key areas by asking how the treatment would have been different if the lung cancer was diagnosed earlier in time.

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Experienced Lawyer and Strong Case is no Guarantee for Winning

You hire a medical malpractice attorney based on his past results, and you firmly believe that this attorney could never lose your case at trial. However, this line of thinking on your part is quite flawed. Many lawyers tell potential clients that they have sterling results in the past, and even show them a list of cases that they had won, and huge settlements that they were able to obtain for their clients.

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Court decides to uphold negligence suit against hospital

New York residents might have heard that on Dec. 12, a Florida court ruled to uphold a suit of negligence against the Holmes Regional Medical Center for failing to remove a recalled drug and prescribing it to a patient. The hospital had appealed the negligence lawsuit, which was filed by the injured patient and his wife, but the request was denied by a panel of three judges from the 5th District Court of Appeals.

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Can a Defense Lawyer Delay His Opening Argument

In a medical malpractice case in New York, after the injured victim’s lawyer has made his opening remarks, does the defense attorney necessarily have to give his opening remarks? The answer is no. The defense attorney need not provide his opening remarks after the plaintiff’s lawyer has done so.

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