In my experience, plaintiffs’ attorneys underutilize opposing medical expert depositions. Despite their potential to uncover weaknesses in the defense’s case and to clarify complex medical concepts, many plaintiffs’ attorneys forgo them. Whether they choose to forgo these depositions because of cost concerns, time constraints, or a belief they’re unnecessary, plaintiffs’ attorneys put themselves at a …
Five New Jersey hospitals have received straight A’s in an annual report card on hospital safety standards across the U.S. Leapfrog, a group that promotes improvements in the safety of health care by providing consumers with data to help them make more informed hospital choices, recently released its annual survey that assesses hospital safety, quality …