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Why lock a witness into their testimony at their pretrial deposition?A pre-trial question-and-answer session, also known as a deposition, is a critical opportunity to lock a witness into their testimony.
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What happens when your treating doctor won't come to court as your expert in your medical malpractice case?When you bring a medical malpractice case in New York, we are required to support your claim with expert medical testimony. That means a medical expert must come into court to testify
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Why do we need a court stenographer when you are giving pretrial testimony in a deposition?A deposition is a pretrial question and answer session done in your attorney's office. The setting is somewhat informal. However, the words that you speak are recorded by a stenographer
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Why do we need your Social Security number in a medical malpractice lawsuit in New York?The reason we ask for it is so we can have it in our files. We keep it in our files until the lawsuit has been started and the attorneys for the people you have
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What is the Purpose of a Deposition?A deposition is nothing more than a question and answer session given under oath. It is pretrial testimony.
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What is a Motion for a Judgment Non-Obstante Verdicto? (Also known as a Motion for JNOV.)When a jury reaches a verdict, the defense will often stand at the end of the trial and ask the judge to throw out the award based on the fact that the award is
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The Threat of Taking a Verdict in a Medical Malpractice Trial Here in the State New YorkEvery trial lawyer you speak to who handles medical malpractice, accident cases or wrongful death matters here in New York will tell you they have no hesitation to taking a verdict in a case that goes to trial.
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What is a collateral attack on an expert medical witness in a New York medical malpractice trial?When a medical expert takes the witness stand, his credibility is everything. If I can show that he has less than perfect credibility, I can make an argument to the jury that he should not be believed.
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Patient Dies of Sepsis When Feeding Tube Put Back in Wrong PlaceThe feeding tube was removed and cleaned out. Unfortunately for this patient, when the tube was reinserted, it was not put back into the correct position.
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Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer; What’s the Key Question When Evaluating a Medical Malpractice Cancer Case?Patient finds a lump and brings it to the attention of her doctor. The breast lump is examined in the office. From there a number of options can occur.