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Doctors, often used to being the experts in the hospital, need to realize that when it comes the courtroom, the lawyer is now in charge.
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September 16, 2021
Insights September 2021. 5 Ways to Strengthen Discharge Instructions to Avoid Harm and Med Mal Risks, Sepsis Podcast, Missed Opportunities Case Study, and More
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Of 71,339 MPL cases closed from 2010–2019, patients age 70 and above account for 13%.
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August 24, 2021
COVID-19 has had a profound impact on the legal system since the pandemic interrupted normal operations in Spring of 2020. In Massachusetts, trials were suspended, and all non-emergency court business stopped. Long-time medical malpractice defense attorney Richard Riley of Murphy & Riley, PC in Boston explains the uncertainty of the litigation landscape as courts try to reopen for trial in the Bay State. Hint: medical malpractice cases have lower priority than their criminal counterparts.
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Listen to the question.
Stay focused.
Answer the question.
Obey your lawyer.
Don’t rush your answers.
Don’t speak until spoken to.
Tell the truth.
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