MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW FIRM - SETTLEMENTS

Choosing the right medical malpractice law firm can be a difficult and confusing task especially when all of them claim to be experts and specialists. Many firms claim to be experts in every possible discipline of law even though they have little or no experience in many areas. These cowboys often learn on the hoof but unfortunately it can be at your expense when it all goes horribly wrong. There are a number of common mistakes made by these amateurs which include :-

• Failure to consult a physician in the early stages.
  A plaintiff's attorney will often continue a claim with the presumption of validity of the client's case and may proceed to depositions without adequate understanding of the issues because of failure to take qualified medical advice.
• Insufficient investment and resources.
  To succeed in clinical negligence litigation is may be necessary for a medical malpractice law firm to spend the necessary time and employ the best experts which cost money. Some firms skimp on these requirements and lose their case to the other side who may have a poor legal case but are better prepared.
• Poor quality medical records.
  Often photocopies are illegible and failure by an attorney or his staff to screen such documents for legibility before sending them to an expert can cause valuable information to be missed or lost thereby rendering the case unsustainable.
• Presentation of documents.
  It may be convenient for a medical malpractice law firm to submit records in a loose leaf binder however punch holes in paper may obliterate important data.
• Case preparation.
  After a deposition or trial appearance, many attorneys do not ask the right and pertinent questions due to lack of knowledge or inexperience or failing to discuss the claim adequately with the medical expert in advance.
• Choice of expert.
  Plaintiff attorneys from an inadequate medical malpractice law firm often use inappropriate academic experts who lack the perspective of community clinical reality and fail to convince judge or jury. A further error is to choose a sub-specialist to evaluate the performance of a generalist which may be perceived as unfair or inappropriate thereby ensuring that the case is lost.
• Relying on a non certified specialist.
  Physicians, nurses, medical librarians and other para-meds may assist in the earliest stages of a case simply by preparing the basic documentation however they should not be relied upon for case presentation which requires specialist physicians who are known and respected in that particular field of medicine.
• Professional testifier.
  A medical malpractice law firm should never rely on a non practicing professional testifier who will often say whatever he thinks the attorney wants to hear. The defense may have credible expert witnesses with impeccable credentials who will devastate the plaintiff's expert witness evidence.

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