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What happens when a Doctor Intentionally Causes Harm

Gary Silverstein December 1, 2014

If a doctor intentionally causes you harm in New York, then his insurance company will most likely not provide him with the coverage. Every doctor in New York is required to carry medical malpractice insurance. They do that for the key reason that if the patient suffers harm because of the doctor’s carelessness, the patient has the ability to be compensated by the doctor’s insurance company.

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While the Jury Deliberates

Gary Silverstein December 1, 2014

What should you do when the jury is deliberating? You have filed a medical malpractice lawsuit, it has gone all the way to trial, and at the end, the jury has moved on to deliberate. What do you do in the mean time? The jury could deliberate the case for a few minutes or they could take many hours or longer, for them to reach a verdict.

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Can the Doctors School Grades be Subpoenaed

Robert Wolff December 1, 2014

When you have filed a medical malpractice case in New York, is it possible to subpoena the medical school grades of the doctor you are suing, to show that he was not a solid or respectable student? One of the aspects your lawyer will want to find out is how the doctor in question, did in medical school. You might think that if we are able to show to the jury that he was a pitiful student, then it would be easy to establish that he did not know what he was doing while treating you.

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Can Witnesses be Taken Out of Order

Gary Silverstein December 1, 2014

Usually in a medical malpractice trial, witnesses are presented in a certain order. However, witnesses can be taken out of order as well, and for doing that, permission has to be issued from the court.

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Defining a Prep Session for a Deposition

Gary Silverstein December 1, 2014

There is a preparation session to get you ready for your pretrial session, which is a question and answer session called a deposition. You have filed a medical malpractice lawsuit for the injuries and losses you have suffered due to the negligence of a doctor or a hospital. Before the trial begins, there is the deposition, where you will be asked questions by the defense attorney. Your lawyer will want to prepare you before you actually face this session in actuality.

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Young stroke patients frequently misdiagnosed

Robert Wolff November 24, 2014

Young people in New York who suffer from a stroke are likely to be misdiagnosed when they go to the emergency room, according to a new research study conducted by the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Wayne State University. The study entitled Misdiagnosis of Acute Stroke in the Young During Initial Presentation in the Emergency Room looked at data that was collected from 57 stroke patients who ranged in age from 16 to 50 years old.

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A Gag Order in a Medical Malpractice Case

Robert Wolff November 23, 2014

A gag order is usually a court order. It might be passed by the judge to remove a person from the court who is causing disturbances, or it could be for restricting prejudicial publicity that the participants in the trial are trying to give to the press. However, in a medical malpractice case, the defense attorney might ask for a gag order, as a condition to the settlement.

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Juries Seem to Enjoy Show and Tell in Medical Malpractice Cases

Robert Wolff November 23, 2014

Juries seem to like show and tell for the same reason kids love it in elementary school. In school, kids are asked to bring in something to show and tell to the class. This activity is interesting, lively, and fascinating, and kids get to see something that they may have not seen previously. The kids bring in some new toy or some shiny object to class and tell what they know about it, which makes it interesting for everybody.

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What does it mean when a Jury Asks for a Calculator in a Medical Malpractice Case

Robert Wolff November 23, 2014

If the jury asks for a calculator during jury deliberations in a medical malpractice case, then does it mean it is time for the defense to try to settle your case? You have suffered harm and loss due to the negligence of a doctor and gone through the entire litigation process. Now the trial has ended, and the jury goes and starts deliberating. Now if the jury comes back and asks the court for a calculator, do you think the defense will start negotiating?

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What happens when an Expert Witness Lies about Payment

Gary Silverstein November 23, 2014

A lie told by the expert witness on the stand can change the whole course of the case. In a medical malpractice case, the defense attorney puts an expert witness on the stand. This witness is an orthopedic doctor, who is brought in to testify on behalf of the defense. During the questioning, the defense lawyer asks the orthopedist whether he is being paid to come and give his expert testimony.

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