| If you think that your medical malpractice New York | | | | deposition, and if you do not tell your lawyer about it |
| case is going to be as easy as giving a high five you | | | | at the beginning of your case, not only will your |
| may be wrong. So you think you have the most | | | | lawyer be upset, but he may question what other |
| clear cut case with the right medical documents, the | | | | significant matters you have been hiding from him. If |
| best lawyer, and obvious injuries. You already have | | | | you lie about your conviction and if you've have been |
| planned in your mind what you are going to spend | | | | convicted or plead guilty in the past and you deny |
| the excess cash you get from your medical | | | | every having been convicted, you are in trouble. The |
| malpractice settlement after you pay your medical | | | | defense will do a criminal background check on you. |
| expenses. Hold on to your pants for a hot minute, | | | | When you get to testify at trial, just be aware that |
| you have some significant issues that need to be | | | | your credibility will be destroyed at trial. |
| addressed. | | | | In order to obtain a successful medical malpractice or |
| It is rare that a medical malpractice New York case is | | | | medical negligence case in New York, your attorney |
| so straightforward that a doctor or his attorney | | | | must be able to show that there were departures |
| would throw up the white flag and surrender | | | | from good and accepted medical care. He must also |
| immediately. It is also extremely rare for a defense | | | | show that those departures were a substantial |
| attorney or their insurance company to recognize the | | | | factor in causing your injuries. Your injuries must be |
| extent of your injuries and again throw out the white | | | | significant and permanent. Notably, all three of those |
| flag. Medical malpractice lawsuits in New York, | | | | elements must be confirmed by either your treating |
| Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, Nassau & | | | | physician, or a medical expert who has reviewed all |
| Suffolk counties are the most fought-over and | | | | of your medical records. If any one of those |
| litigated matters in the court system. The defense | | | | elements is missing, then there is no way to prove a |
| attorneys are among the most experienced and | | | | successful case. |
| knowledgeable in the trial bar. They make their living | | | | So you think you have a good case do you, you |
| defending doctors and hospitals. The statistics for | | | | truly might, however those other unimportant issues |
| medical malpractice cases in New York State the | | | | you were going to leave out will play a larger role |
| defense wins over 2/3 of the cases. | | | | than you thought. The value of your injuries may be |
| When people get rapped up in their medical | | | | much different than you originally thought. Just |
| malpractice they decide to leave out information that | | | | because a fellow acquaintance of yours got a certain |
| they deem unnecessary and not important to their | | | | amount of money for their injury case, may not |
| case. By not telling your lawyer about your current | | | | mean that you will get the same or even more. |
| bankruptcy will get your lawsuit dismissed from court | | | | Every case and every injury is different. When you |
| unless your lawyer takes the necessary steps to get | | | | meet with an experienced medical malpractice New |
| approval from the bankruptcy trustee to proceed | | | | York lawyer, make sure to tell them about those |
| forward with a lawsuit in your behalf. Also, you | | | | details that you may think are insignificant however |
| better tell your lawyer about your prior conviction. | | | | significant they may be. |
| You will definitely be asked that question at your | | | | |