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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BOMBSHELL Disclosed by Trial Lawyer at Beginning of Case. Isn't This Disclosure Going to Destroy Client's Case?First, if you have something in your past that you are not proud of, you MUST tell your attorney during your very first meeting with him. If you hide this
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"I Didn't Do It," Doctor Says. "The Nurse Did It," Doctor Exclaims. Do Doctors Ever Point Fingers at Nurses in a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Here in New York?Our medical expert must describe what should have been done & how your outcome and your injuries would have been minimal or nonexistent had this doctor treated
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Pretrial Depositions: What Do You Mean You Don't Remember the Answer? Is It Ok to Kick Your Lawyer Under the Table to Get Him to Suggest the Answer or Even Tell You the Answer?An attorney never asks the witness how she knows the answer now but a year earlier she didn't. You never ask a question to which you don't know the answer.
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She was Obnoxious to My Receptionist. She was Testy & Impatient When I Picked Up the Phone. She was Demanding When I Told Her I Couldn't Help Her. Learn Why She Would NEVER Become a Client Here...I told her it doesn't matter what the attorney did or did not do, as long as the lawsuit was started, my policy is simple. She was unhappy with my statement.
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Would You Agree Some Doctors are Amazing? Would You Agree Some are Good? Would You Agree Some are Less than Good? Can We Agree There are Some Who are Just Awful?The doctor might be sympathetic. But at a particular time, on a particular date, this doctor violated the basic standards of medical care causing patient harm.
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Trial Strategy: Do I Have to Cross-Examine Every Witness the Defense Puts On?If there is no strategic or tactical benefit to cross-examining an opposing witness, the attorney is much better off telling the judge "No questions Your Honor,
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You've Been Selected for Jury Duty! Congratulations...but What Exactly Do You Do as Juror in a Medical Malpractice Case Here in New York?The judge give will not give you his opinion about what amount of money this patient should receive if you find she is entitled to money for her injuries.
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"I'm Telling You, My Doctor is GUILTY of Malpractice!" When you bring a civil lawsuit against a Doctor in NY, is his guilt or innocence an issue for the jury to decide?A civil lawsuit is not meant to punish the doctor but instead meant to repay an injured patient for all of his harms, losses and injuries he suffered because
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NY Medical Malpractice Case: Is It Possible to Destroy Doctor's Credibility During His Pretrial Testimony Known as a Deposition?When I go into a defense attorney's office to question a doctor whom you have sued, there is much preparation that takes place before I head out that morning
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It's time for the jury to deliberate. Five minutes into it, they send a note to the judge... "We, the jury, demand to see all the trial exhibits shown during trial. Even those that were not admitted into evidence." Will the judge let them see all those exhibits?In New York the jury is permitted to see, touch and review anything that was admitted into evidence. That includes medical records. It includes official reports