Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

There are a volume of available ideas and outlines for the discovery deposition of a medical malpractice expert including advice to not take the deposition at all in some circumstances. Here is a very basic outline, you can use as a format for your case. A.        INTRODUCTION 1.         Identification of attorney. 2.         Important to understand question before answering. B.        QUALIFICATIONS 1.         SEE WITNESSES biography (a)        BIRTH DATE (b)        MARITAL STATUS 2        GENERAL EDUCATION OUTLINE: SCHOOLS APPLIED FOR & REJECTED? 3.     …

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The American Medical Association has adopted a code of medical ethics. Many of the administrative bodies of medical specialties have also adopted a code of ethics which apply to their members. Some of the codes contain provisions which can be used in cross-examining defense medical experts who are subject to the code. In some cases, the code contains provisions which make it clear that testimony on behalf of the plaintiff is discouraged. That kind of language may be useful in cross examination.  Other language…

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Preparing expert witnesses for their testimony is an important part of trial preparation in most cases. The reality, however, is that experienced experts are reluctant to allocate time for preparation with the attorney or doubt their need for such preparation. In addition, attorneys are often unable or unwilling to allocate their own time as well as incur the additional expert fee costs for such preparation. Written or video preparation information can be provided by the attorney to the expert, but…

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