Contents
May 2010 || Vol. 46 || No. 5
Medical Negligence
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ExpErt prEparation
Getting your med-mal experts ready for deposition means
more than handing them a stack of documents. take a
step-by-step approach to prepping your expert on details
of the case, key points of testimony, and legal terminology.
by Christian C. Mester
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Blind faith
a patient goes into the hospital for spine surgery, trusting
the surgeon and the medical institution—and wakes up
with his or her eyesight nearly gone. You can get justice
for victims of this rare but devastating outcome.
by James E. Girards
and James W. Gustafson Jr.
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MissinG thE Mark
the american Congress of obstetricians and Gynecologists
has urged adoption of a no-fault system for cases involving
birth-related brain injury. But this push to limit physician
liability is based on flawed science and displays the
organization’s dangerously misplaced priorities.
by Robert l. Conason and Steven E. Pegalis
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FailurE to CoMMuniCatE
ineffective communication between doctors and nurses
in hospitals is a common reason for medical errors
leading to patient injuries. investigating a case involving
a miscommunication isn’t easy, but the evidence is
there—you just need to know how to find it.
by Kara diCecco, Mindy Cohen,
and Barbara J. levin
• Also Featured
Grand Openings ||by Jim M. Perdue Sr. and Jim M. Perdue Jr. ||46
open yourself up to new ideas about the way jurors think—and make your opening statement more
powerful and persuasive than ever. this approach combines a variety of traditional and innovative techniques
to help you make every opening grand.
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