Sentences with phrase «merits of the malpractice claim»
Guest speaker, Insight Educational Services, «Pre-Action Access to Medical / Hospital Records: Evaluating the Merits of the Malpractice Claim», (Toronto, Ontario) March 28, 1990
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The filing of a certificate of merit by your Louisville medical malpractice lawyer is one of the early steps in a medical malpractice claim.
A certificate of merit sets the basis for the case and allows further examination to be directed to resolve your medical malpractice claim.
An attorney will also consult with medical experts who can provide an opinion on whether or not the doctor acted negligently (in fact, to even file a malpractice claim in Pennsylvania, a Certificate of Merit must be filed, which is a document that contains a physician's sworn testimony that, in their opinion, negligent more likely than not occurred).
Before you can file a medical malpractice claim you will most likely have to file a certificate of merit.
Moreover, the Michigan Supreme Court strictly interprets malpractice law, including the sections governing the «affidavit of merit» and the absolute deadline for filing a malpractice claim.
You should never make a decision on the merits of your claim without the benefit of competent legal advice from an attorney who concentrates in medical malpractice and personal injury law.
In the first comprehensive appellate decision interpreting Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1042.3 - 1042.6, Pennsylvania's tort reform measure intended to increase the threshold of merit for professional liability actions, the Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the ruling of the trial court and remanded for the entry of judgment as a matter of law in favor of John's client, a physician, based upon the plaintiff's failure to file a certificate of merit in support of his medical malpractice claim.
One thing to think about is having a loser pays approach follow some sort of merits screening process as some states use for malpractice cases, so that the loser pays approach would kick in if such a screening panel found no basis for the claim.