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Tort Reform Sounds Reasonable, But It Could Cost Victims Dearly; NY Post Article Cries Out for Changes in Accident LawNew York’s law on “joint and several” liability was taken to task by The New York Post in an opinion piece this weekend, which called for tort reform.
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Bill Introduced to Extend New York’s ‘Archaically’ Short Time to Sue for Medical MalpracticeThe bill, known as “Lavern’s Law,” was inspired by Lavern Wilkerson, who died this year of a curable lung cancer that doctors disclose for two years.
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You're not happy with your attorney...Can you go to another attorney in the middle of your case?Oftentimes an injured victim who has selected an attorney and is unhappy usually has various reasons for their unhappiness. Maybe there is a clear lack of communication.
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Why would a medical malpractice and personal injury lawyer fire a client?You might think that the client is the only one who can fire the attorney. Well actually the reverse is also true. The attorney can actually fire the client. However the mechanics of doing that
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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