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Is it Possible to Correct Testimony Given at a Deposition

In a medical malpractice case, there is a question and answer session held under oath before the trial. This session is called a deposition or an examination before trial, and everything is recorded by a court clerk. Whatever is said in the deposition can be taken as evidence during trial. When you give your testimony at this deposition, and you have said something in error, then you can correct it before your case goes to trial.

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Defining a Prep Session for a Deposition

There is a preparation session to get you ready for your pretrial session, which is a question and answer session called a deposition. You have filed a medical malpractice lawsuit for the injuries and losses you have suffered due to the negligence of a doctor or a hospital. Before the trial begins, there is the deposition, where you will be asked questions by the defense attorney. Your lawyer will want to prepare you before you actually face this session in actuality.

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Can Witnesses be Taken Out of Order

Usually in a medical malpractice trial, witnesses are presented in a certain order. However, witnesses can be taken out of order as well, and for doing that, permission has to be issued from the court.

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Can the Doctors School Grades be Subpoenaed

When you have filed a medical malpractice case in New York, is it possible to subpoena the medical school grades of the doctor you are suing, to show that he was not a solid or respectable student? One of the aspects your lawyer will want to find out is how the doctor in question, did in medical school. You might think that if we are able to show to the jury that he was a pitiful student, then it would be easy to establish that he did not know what he was doing while treating you.

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Young stroke patients frequently misdiagnosed

Young people in New York who suffer from a stroke are likely to be misdiagnosed when they go to the emergency room, according to a new research study conducted by the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Wayne State University. The study entitled Misdiagnosis of Acute Stroke in the Young During Initial Presentation in the Emergency Room looked at data that was collected from 57 stroke patients who ranged in age from 16 to 50 years old.

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