They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
Well, how about a 2-3 minute video? Certainly much more than that.
However, in this category, I share with you actual word-for-word transcripts of videos I have created to help educate and teach my ideal clients and consumers who are searching for information to make them better informed consumers of legal services here in New York.
I invite you to read, watch and learn as much as possible about how your type of case works before you ever pick up the phone to speak to an attorney.
Enjoy your reading!
Best regards,
Gerry
516-487-8207
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Best way to challenge a medical expert at trial is to question the records upon which he based his conclusions.A medical expert's opinions and conclusions are only as good as the information he has reviewed. Did he leave out some record? Was a medical record missing?
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Can sworn pleadings be used to cross examine litigants during trial?A sworn pleading is a sworn statement. The litigants forget that. Then when an attorney begins to cross-examine them about their sworn pleadings they begin to
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Doctor swore he absolutely read the patient's electrocardiogram correctly. It turns out that he didn't. That had devastating consequences for the patient. Learn why...The doctor was cocky. He was arrogant. He told me he could read the EKG better than the computer. He said the computer was wrong. Turns out he was wrong.
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I asked the doctor a simple question. "Doctor, what are the 12 cranial nerves?" He couldn't tell me.You'd expect a doctor to have a basic understanding of the human anatomy. He didn't. It's something every doctor learns in medical school and in residency.
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They forgot to give him blood thinners after his surgery. THEY FORGOT! It was written down. It was an order. From his doctor. He died because they FORGOT.His surgery went well. It was a success. Yet, two days later he was dead. All because the hospital staff failed to carry out the doctor's written orders.
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Only 24 hours after surgery, the surgical staple line opened up. How did this happen? What did it mean for this patient? Turns out, it was deadly.Within 24 hours after she had surgery, the surgical staple line opened up. She developed massive sepsis and died because doctors failed to recognize what
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I asked the doctor how he would treat a patient who had lung cancer. He stopped. Looked up in the air and told me he didn't know.I didn't expect him to know how to treat a patient with lung cancer. However, I expected him to have a basic understanding of cancer treatment. He didn't.
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During trial, a legal issue arises. The judge doesn't know which way to rule. Instead of deciding immediately, he chooses to reserve his decision till later. Why would he do that?If the judge doesn't know which way to rule at that moment, did you know he has the ability to put off the decision until he's had time to research the issue?
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Judge tells me to rephrase my question at trial. Why would he do that in the middle of my questioning a witness?During trial, the defense attorney yells 'objection'. The judge tells me to rephrase my question. Why would he tell me to ask a different question?
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Juror refuses to follow the judge's instructions at the end of the trial. Will the judge ever find out?What happens if one of the jurors in a civil lawsuit does not follow the judge's legal instructions? Will the judge know? Will the other jurors tell the court?