Surgery Consent Form cannot be Used to Escape Liability
Is the mere fact that you sign a consent form so that the doctor can perform surgery to get you better be a tool for the doctor to escape any liability? Does it give the doctor the legal ability to commit medical malpractice or negligence during the course of surgery?
Why Most Medical Malpractice Victims do not Recover Anything
There are many reasons why a victim of medical malpractice may not be able to claim compensation or attain anything for his or her injuries.
Reasons Why You Might not want to Sue Your Doctor (Part 1)
Many people are reluctant to file a medical malpractice case, even when they feel their injuries are caused by the negligence or carelessness of their doctor(s). Here are some of the main reasons why you might not feel like suing your doctor.
Reasons why You might not want to Sue Your Doctor (Part 2)
Your Doctor might Lose His License
Showing a Document to Jog the Witness’s Memory
A lawyer shows the witness a document to refresh his memory about something that the witness claims he cannot remember. This type of technique is used when a witness, especially a doctor does not remember something about an event or about a conversation that may have occurred previously. Information may be contained in a document or in a medical record that might refresh the doctor’s memory.
Can the Defense have Access to Your Private Messaging via Facebook
You have decided to hire an attorney for your medical malpractice situation in New York. Additionally, you decide to “friend” this attorney on Facebook, and begin to private message him as a means of communication. Now, the defense asks for access to your Facebook page. Does this mean your private messages will become public?
Can You Show that the Independent Doctor is Lying
When you have filed a personal injury case, the defense will usually hire a doctor to conduct an “independent” medical examination of your injuries. This examination is done to see if your injuries are indeed what you are claiming them to be. However, there is nothing independent about this medical examination by the defense.
Is Publicity Good or Bad for Your Medical Malpractice Case
You have suffered significant injuries because of the wrongdoing of a doctor or hospital staff and you are planning to start in stage one in the medical malpractice lawsuit process. However, before you enter stage one, you might be wondering if publicity is going to be good or bad for your case.
What happens if the Opinion of Your Expert Witness is not Popular
What happens if the defense objects and asks the judge not to allow your expert witness to testify because the expert’s opinions are not in accordance with the other doctors of their particular specialty?
The Nurse is Concerned about the Monitoring Device Instead of the Patient
There can be many different instances of a violation in terms of the basic standards of medical care, where the victim can file a medical malpractice case or wrongful death case, and have terrific chances of winning the case. Here is one example.
