She has experience in all areas of
plaintiff side medical malpractice and traumatic injury litigation.
Not exact matches
timely responses to communications by email and telephone timely production of documents especially
medical counsel for
plaintiffs advising their clients about early settlement and realistic expectations counsel for defendants advising their clients to attend mediations with sufficient settlement authority expertise in a particular area of law posturing and egotism on both
sides claims for punitive damages where none are warranted under law preparation for significant events such as examinations for discovery and motions accountability for the consequences of steps taken or delayed unnecessary or defensive crossclaims and third party claims by defence counsel regional differences (some local bars are more collegial than others)
Through a personal injury lawsuit or class action lawsuit, an attorney can help
plaintiffs obtain financial compensation for
medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other consequences of harmful
side effects of medication.
Our experience on both the defense
side and
plaintiff side allows us to view Georgia
medical malpractice cases from multiple angles, giving our clients the benefit of unique perspectives that other firms might not have.
Medical malpractice cases often come down to a so - called «battle of the experts» between the
plaintiff and the defense, with expert witnesses from both
sides offering opinions on the defendant's actions, whether they were in line with the standard of care and whether the defendant caused the
plaintiff's injuries, as well as the impact of the
plaintiff's underlying condition.
Should
medical specialists be retained by either
side, their opinions, if supported by peer - reviewed publications, and who can demonstrate that symptoms and findings are consistent or not with their conclusions, are more apt to have proved or disproved the
plaintiff's claimed damages.
The Florida Supreme Court recently
sided plaintiffs in a dispute regarding witness testimony in a
medical malpractice lawsuit involving a young child forced to undergo a kidney transplant due to alleged failure to diagnose a chronic illness by her primary care doctor.
In addition to the thigh breaks, the
plaintiff contends that taking Fosamax caused her to suffer other
side effects that have necessitated ongoing
medical care.
He has acted on the
plaintiff's
side of class actions involving securities, pharmaceuticals, insurance products,
medical devices, product liability, and aboriginal issues.
On the other
side, witnesses for the insurance company would typically be the defence
medical experts that examined the
plaintiff.
He is especially well regarded for his work in
medical malpractice class actions and peers refer to him as «a very good lawyer, with great practical judgement — he's very good on the
plaintiff side.»
Both
sides gave their cases, including testimonies from the
plaintiff, the wound care doctor, the defendant, and the
medical assistant.