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Is it Wise to Handle Your Own Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

Robert Wolff November 10, 2014

Can a person handle his or her own medical malpractice case in New York? Even though a person is legally allowed to handle his own case, it would be highly impractical to do so, due to several reasons. Unless the person knows how the litigation process works and all the rules and regulations that go into handling the procedural issues of a medical malpractice lawsuit, the person should not handle such a matter on his own.

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Ectopic Pregnancy and Medical Malpractice

Robert Wolff November 10, 2014

Ectopic means misplaced, and therefore ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy that occurs outside the womb or uterus. In a normal pregnancy, the baby will be born within the uterus, where it grows in the course of nine months. A pregnancy that winds up going outside the uterus is potentially quite deadly. When the embryo is growing in an enclosed space, it cannot go anywhere, it will keep getting bigger, and the woman will experience various symptoms.

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Duces Tecum Subpoena

Robert Wolff November 10, 2014

A subpoena is generally a document that is meant for compelling someone to do a particular thing. In most cases, subpoenas are required for compelling certain people to show up at the trial, and take the witness stand. However, in medical malpractice cases, subpoena duces tecum is served. Duces tecum is a Latin phrase, and this type of subpoena compels someone or some authority to provide the copies or original medical records of a particular person.

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Do Juries Like Doctors and Hospitals

Gary Silverstein November 10, 2014

When you bring a claim against a hospital or a doctor in the state of New York, the medical malpractice case will be tried in court and a jury will ultimately decide on the case. Did you know that juries generally like doctors? Many lawyers refer to this, as the elephant in the room. Lawyers discuss it with their clients, and it is discussed with juries as well. Attorneys should definitely broach this subject, and it should not be kept hidden.

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Differential Diagnosis and Medical Malpractice

Robert Wolff November 10, 2014

When you are receiving medical care, the doctor might want to do a differential diagnosis to determine the most likely cause of your health problem. When you go to a doctor with a complaint, the doctor will ask many questions, to narrow down what the most likely cause is for your sickness.

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