If Your Attorney Makes This Argument During Closing Remarks at Your Trial, He...
Let's say you sued two doctors.For medical malpractice.You claim they were both careless.You claim their carelessness caused you harm.You claim your injuries are permanent.Both doctors disagree.They...
View ArticleWhy Ignoring a Weakness in Your Case Will Cause Your Case to Explode on...
Let's say you sued your doctor.For medical malpractice.You claim he was careless.You believe his carelessness caused you harm.You know your harm is permanent.You know your harm is disabling.You had no...
View ArticleWhy the BEST Trial Lawyers in New York DON'T Do a Touchdown Dance When They...
Imagine you're in the middle of trial.It's a medical malpractice trial.You've sued your doctor.Claiming he was careless.Claiming his carelessness caused you injury.Claiming your injury is...
View ArticleWhat Happens if YOU DON'T Show Up For YOUR Medical Malpractice Trial?
It's a strange question, isn't it? A lot could happen and it's not good for your or your case. Let me tell you why...You've sued your doctor because you claim he was careless. You claim that his...
View ArticleDefense's Medical Expert Sees Me at a Charity Event. He Comes Over & Wants to...
What a dilemma!I'm at a networking charity event and within moments of my arrival this guy comes up to me and introduces himself."Mr. Oginski, Hi! I'm Dr. Jones the defense's medical expert on that...
View ArticleCan a Jury Give You MORE Money Than You Ask for in YOUR Medical Malpractice...
The quick answer is yes, they can.Let me tell you why.Let's say you've been injured because your doctor was careless. Your injuries are permanent. You've chosen to bring a lawsuit seeking money as a...
View ArticleTrial Exhibits: Numbered or Alphabetical? Does It Really Make a Difference?
The answer is "Yes," it does make a difference.You might think "Who cares about trial exhibits and what you call them?"Ah, let me tell you why it's important...In every trial, we need to use...
View ArticleWhy Would an Attorney BUY the Trial Transcript During Your Trial?
Maybe as a souvenier?Maybe to show his kids, years later?Maybe to put it on his website?The answer is no, no and no.None of those are the real reasons a trial lawyer will purchase the trial transcript...
View ArticleDuring Cross-Examination if You Don't Know the Answer, Can You Guess?
Well, can you guess?The short answer is no, you can't and you shouldn't.Want to know why?It's because when you guess you could be right and then again, you could be wrong.Let's say this is a car...
View ArticleYou Want to Sue Your Doctor. Before You Can Start a Medical Malpractice...
In the short run, your lawyer pays them.In the long run, you do.Here's what I mean...You believe your doctor screwed up and caused you harm.You believe your doctor was careless on a particular date and...
View ArticleWhat Documents Can You Expect to Sign When You Hire a Medical Malpractice...
You want to hire a lawyer.To represent you in a case against your doctor.You want to sue him.For medical malpractice.For his medical errors.For all the medical mistakes he made while treating you.For...
View Article"Judge, my opponent is a Whining Nasty B*&ch!" Your Lawyer Yells Out During...
Ha! That would be awesome if that were a proper legal objection."Judge, the defense attorney is a whining little b*&ch and everyone in the courtroom knows it," your lawyer screams out. Well, if...
View ArticleThe REAL TRUTH About Lawyer & Client Testimonials Used in Marketing and...
"He did a great job for me. You should hire him. J.S. from Florida""The paralegal I dealt with was so nice...""He got me so much money! If you have a legal problem, you should call him too!"Do these...
View ArticleDoctor Called My Client a WIMP During His Pretrial Deposition!
The doctor came right out and said it.I'd never heard a doctor say anything like this during a pretrial deposition.This was sworn testimony.This was an answer to a question I asked him.The doctor...
View ArticleWhen You Settle Your Medical Malpractice Lawsuit, Do You Get a DIPLOMA or a...
The answer is no, you don't.Even though you've lived through two or three years of hard-fought litigation, you don't get a certificate.You don't get a medal.You don't get a diploma.You don't get a pat...
View ArticleDefense Lawyer REFUSES to Make Opening Arguments at Beginning of Medical...
The answer is "Yes," he can.The defense lawyer can 'choose' not to make opening arguments at the beginning of your trial. Instead, he can wait till after you finish putting on all your evidence and...
View ArticleThe Judge REFUSED to Help Us Negotiate & Settle, Forcing Us to Try the Case
We wanted to settle.So did the defense.It was a decent medical malpractice case.We had Ok liability.That meant we had an expert willing to testify that the offending doctor violated the basic standards...
View ArticleThis Was a HORRIBLE Example of What Lawyers SHOULD NOT Do During Closing...
I took my daughter to court today.She's home from college during winter break.She's expressed an interest in law, so I took her to court to see if she could watch a few ongoing trials.I also took her...
View ArticleThe $6 Million Dollar Checks FINALLY Came In- A Cardiac Nightmare in New York
This is a true story...It was a check for $1,000,000. That's one million dollars. It was partial payment on this case I settled.Then I saw the second check. It was for $5,000,000. That's five million...
View ArticleWHAT IS A NON-PARTY DEPOSITION?
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