If you or someone you love has suffered because of a medical mistake, start here to understand how to proceed after medical malpractice in New York.
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You Sued Your Doctor. You Know Your Case Better than ANYONE. You Want to Make Your Own Opening Arguments at Trial. Can You Do That in New York?If you fail to focus on liability, causation and damages, there's a very good chance the defense lawyer will jump up after you've finished your opening argument
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Your Doctor Testifies FALSELY at Trial. Do I Call Him a Liar to His Face? In Front of the Jury?During trial your doctor lied on the witness stand. Your doctor contradicted a few things he said years earlier during his pretrial testimony. Is he a liar?
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If Your Doctor Is NOT Board Certified Can He Still Practice Medicine in New York?Just because a doctor has obtained his board certification, does NOT mean he's the best doctor in the world. Nor does it mean he has the most experience in
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He Had a Bad Reputation. He Was a NASTY Son of a Bi*&h. No Doubt About It. Would It Affect Our Trial?"Fine, we accept your offer. Case settled. Send me the closing papers," this nasty son of a bi*&h said. I knew it. I knew he wasn't trying this case. Attorney
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"Was the Defendant Doctor Negligent?" Yes or No. The jury's answer will determine if they go on to the next question.After the judge has finished giving the jury the law in NY, the jury is told to go into the jury deliberations room and choose a foreperson. Then answer the
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It's Time to Pick a Jury. One Juror Says He Knows You. Can He Still Sit as a Juror on Your Medical Malpractice Case in New York?if the jury determines that your doctor's carelessness was a cause of your injury, then they must answer questions about how much money you will receive.
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He's WRONG. The Defense Lawyer's Question is WRONG. Doesn't Make Sense. Can You Point Out His Mistake When You Are Being Cross Examined at Trial?If the defense attorney asks you a question which is factually incorrect, you have to tell him that the question is inaccurate and you cannot answer the way he
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You Sued Your Doctor. You Hear Crickets. He Doesn't Respond to Your Lawsuit! How is That Possible?If your doctor fails to answer the allegations within a very limited time, we can ask the court for a judgment against the doctor. "I'm sorry, but the doctor is
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You've Just Finished Testifying in Your Medical Malpractice Trial in New York. An Hour Later You Realize You Said Something Incorrect. Can You Get Back on the Witness Stand and Correct What You Said?You believe the defense lawyer is going to make you out to be a liar since you couldn't remember dates and times that you saw some doctors for follow-up care.
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The defense wants 15 years worth of your medical records. 15 years! That's an awful long time. Who knows what's in those records! Is there something damaging in there? Do we have to turn them over?The Judge's law clerk replied, "Fine. When you get back to your office I want you to e-mail me the medical record that shows your statement is accurate.”