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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The Jury Must Decide if Your Doctor Was Careless & Caused You Harm. How Does Jury Know What the Standard of Care Was For YOUR Particular Case?When your case goes to trial, we must bring in our medical experts to explain to the jury what the wrongdoing was, what happened to you because of your doctor
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She Blurts Out the Answer BEFORE Judge Can Rule on Her Attorney's Objection. What Happens Next?What if the question was inappropriate and the answer was also inappropriate? If the jury already heard the question and the answer, even if the judge rules
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Jury Asks Judge to Have ALL Trial Testimony Read Back in Order to Render a Verdict. Will Judge Allow That?The attorney asks the Judge “Which testimony do they want read back and which section of it?” The Judge says “You don't understand. they want ALL the testimony!
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How Do You Compare Trial Attorneys with Similar Credentials? How Do you Know Which One is the RIGHT ONE for YOU?I have been in practice more than 28 years handling medical malpractice cases, and have yet to see any attorney put a negative testimonial on their website.
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You Are Being Questioned by the Opposing Attorney. He Asks a Simple Question. Then Says "Go Ahead. I Want You to Give Me a Long Detailed Explanation." I Immediately Object. Learn Why...By getting my client to talk at length, it gives the defense attorney a tremendous opportunity to delve into areas that often have nothing to do with the facts
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The Jury Wants to Know What the Standard of Care Was for Your Medical Problem. How Will They Know if Your Doctor Violated the Standard of Care? Want to Learn How? Read On...Doctor, I want you to assume that you did not refer her to a breast specialist, nor refer her out for a breast mammogram or refer her to a breast surgeon.
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You Want to Settle Your Case. You're Pressuring Your Attorney to Start Negotiating. Is There a Danger to Initiating Settlement Discussions in Your Civil Lawsuit Here in New York?If your attorney were to start negotiating, he's going to run into a wall. He'll make a demand. He'll throw out a number that he thinks your case is worth.
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Your Case is Coming Up For Trial. Before Trial, the Judge Calls for a Settlement Conference to See if Your Case Can Be Settled. You Want to Be In Court During These Discussions. Can You Participate?The more money he's able to obtain for you as full and fair compensation for your injuries, the greater his attorney fee will be. That's what a contingency fee
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Did You Know Lawyers are NOT Allowed to Talk About the Law During Closing Arguments in Accident & Medical Malpractice Cases?If I were to explain the law during my closing argument, my adversary would jump up and yell "OBJECTION JUDGE!" The Judge would 'sustain' the objection.
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Your Doctor ADMITTED He Might Have Screwed Up When I Asked Him During His Pretrial Testimony. Does That Mean Your Case is Over and You've Won?Assuming those facts to be true, would you agree that failing to obtain a medical history in light of the patient's complaints of vaginal bleeding for one week