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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If You Reject Defense's Offer to Settle and the Jury Comes Back with LESS, Can You Still Settle Your Case AFTER the Verdict?You turn down the defense's offer to settle. The jury comes back with LESS! You're stunned. Can you still settle your case AFTER the jury has reached a verdict?
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4 Ways to Answer Questions When You Are Cross Examined in a Civil TrialThe opposing attorney should NEVER ask you a question that allows you to explain ANYTHING. If he does, he loses control of cross examination. Only yes or no.
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Why Would Defense Lawyer Want to DESTROY Your Credibility During Your Trial?The defense lawyer will try to chip away at every inconsistent statement you've made in your case. He will try to show that you cannot be believed.
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Defense Lawyer WITHDRAWS His Settlement Offer! Can He Really Do That?"I had authority to offer $1 million, but since your client won't take it, I'm not going to formally offer it!" You can feel the ego thing creeping in here.
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Why Would the Defense Attorney Offer $1 Million to Settle Your Medical Malpractice Case?If your injuries are not significant, the defense and the doctors' insurance company will NEVER offer up this kind of money. If it is questionable whether
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What is THE MOST IMPORTANT Question to Ask Me When the Defense Offers to Settle Your Case?The defense offers $1 Million to settle your case. You're thrilled. But how much will you actually walk away with? How much are the expenses and the legal fee?
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Your Medical Malpractice Case is Heading to Trial. A Jury of 6 Men & Women Will Decide if You are More Likely Right Than Wrong. Even Though You THINK You Have a Good Case, There are DANGERS to Proceeding to Trial. Here's What They Are...If the defense makes a serious and significant settlement offer, you will need to weigh the risk of accepting the offer compared to the risk of going to trial.
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Lawyer Asks Judge to Let Him Out of Your Case! Have You Ever Heard of Such a Thing? Can Your Lawyer DUMP YOU and Your Medical Malpractice Case in the Middle of Your Lawsuit?Can Your Lawyer Dump You and Your Case in the Middle of Your Medical Malpractice Lawsuit? Actually, He Can. But He Has to Ask Permission From Court First.
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You Sued Your Doctor for Medical Malpractice. You're Getting Sicker by the Day. If You're too Sick to Attend Your Trial, Can Your Case Still Proceed Forward without You Testifying?You're really sick. You don't know if you'll make it to trial. You sued your doctor and want to testify. Can your case still go forward if you can't make it in?
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You're Thinking of Suing Your Doctor for Medical Malpractice. How Quickly Can You Start a Medical Malpractice Case in New York?You think it takes days or weeks to start your medical malpractice case. You'd be wrong. It can take months before an expert confirms you have a valid case.