Can a Jury Read the Pretrial Testimony of the Defense
Reading of the Pretrial Testimony by a Jury is not Allowed
How Long does it Take to Receive Your Settlement Check
When you have decided to settle your personal injury lawsuit, one of the important questions you might have is how much time does the insurance company have to send you the settlement check?
How does the Jury know which Side to Believe
Whom to Believe?
Why should the Jury Know about How Long You are Going to Live
In a medical malpractice or accident trial, why do you have to tell the jury how much longer you are expected to live?
Can an Entire Testimony of a Witness be Read out Again
It is the end of your medical malpractice trial and the jury is now deliberating or deciding who could be more likely right than wrong. However, while deliberating, they send a note to the judge, requesting the testimony of a particular witness be read back in its entirety. Will the judge allow that expert witness’s testimony to be read back from start to finish?
Do You have to Pay Your Treating Doctor for his Testimony
When you file a medical malpractice case, your doctor may have to testify on your behalf. If this is the case and these arrangements have been made, do you have to pay him?
Why do Lawyers ask Boring Questions at the Deposition
Why do so many lawyers ask boring questions at the deposition, especially when the lawyer has the opportunity to question a doctor in a medical malpractice case?
What happens when the Attorney wants to go on Vacation when the Trial is about to Start
The judge tells the attorneys during the pretrial conference that the medical malpractice trial will start in two weeks, and one of the attorneys says he is going on vacation and requests the judge to delay the trial. Will the judge acknowledge and accept the fact that the attorney is going away on vacation, or will he make the attorney cancel his vacation.
Providing Daily Transcripts to Your Expert Witness
Does your lawyer have to give daily transcripts of the trial to your medical expert witness? During trial why would a lawyer obtain the daily transcripts to give to the medical expert for the purpose of testifying in a medical malpractice case or accident case?
Misdiagnosis and medical malpractice claims
Medical malpractice in New York can have a serious impact on the lives of affected patients. Medical malpractice occurs when a patient experiences suffering as a direct result of a physician’s incompetent care. The most frequent medical malpractice cases often claim that the doctor was neglecting injuries and illnesses, prescribing incorrect medication, misdiagnosing patients or failing to tell patients certain risks and other treatments that may have prevented further harm.