Witness Examination in Med Mal Cases: Leveraging Medical Records To Prove Breach of Standards, Causation, Damages
Spotting Malpractice in the Medical Record; Establishing Timelines; Filling in Gaps; Identifying Missed Opportunities
Recording of a 90-minute CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE webinar will offer medical malpractice attorneys insights and practical tips for using medical records to examine treating physicians, experts, and other medical professionals, as well as how those witnesses can be used to test the medical record.
Outline
- Defining the medical record
- Obtaining the complete medical record
- Assessing and reviewing the medical record
- Using and challenging the medical record
- Case development
- Lay witnesses
- Experts
Benefits
The panel will review these and other pivotal questions:
- Are medical records really "objective"?
- What is the complete medical record?
- Can inferences be drawn from certain patterns or methods of charting the record?
Faculty
David Bouchard
Partner
Finch McCranie
Mr. Bouchard is an accomplished trial lawyer who represents companies and individuals in complex criminal and civil... | Read More
Mr. Bouchard is an accomplished trial lawyer who represents companies and individuals in complex criminal and civil matters. He has received high praise from jurors, judges, and clients for his courtroom advocacy and has been recognized by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers, and U.S. News and World Report as a premiere white-collar criminal defense and business lawyer. Mr. Bouchard has successfully defended businesses and people responding to investigations and cases initiated by federal and state law enforcement authorities. He has represented business executives and owners, public officials, lobbyists, doctors, nurses, and healthcare providers, consultants, and professional athletes in response to alleged violations of various federal criminal laws, including conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, health care fraud, securities fraud, bribery, public corruption, racketeering, and money laundering, among others. Mr. Bouchard's practice is national, and he has handled cases in federal or state courts in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, D.C., New Jersey, and Colorado. He has represented and advised companies responding to whistleblower complaints and government investigations. As part of that work, he has conducted numerous sensitive internal investigations. Mr. Bouchard has counseled companies on how to develop and improve compliance programs on various issues, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He also has substantial experience representing companies involved in complex business disputes. Mr. Bouchard began his legal career with a prominent international law firm, where he excelled on major commercial litigation for some of the world's largest companies, including more than ten Fortune 500 companies.
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Daniel J. Conner, Jr.
Founding Attorney
Conner Injury Law
Mr. Conner founded Conner Injury Law in order to fully dedicate his law practice to medical malpractice and wrongful... | Read More
Mr. Conner founded Conner Injury Law in order to fully dedicate his law practice to medical malpractice and wrongful death claims, with an emphasis on birth injury and maternal, infant, and fetal death. His passion for advocating for families who have suffered from medical negligence stems from his former experience as an attorney at a prestigious personal injury law firm, where he represented and got to know on an intimate level families who suffered traumatic injuries and death at the hands of trusted healthcare professionals. Over the course of his career, Mr. Conner has helped to secure tens of millions of dollars in recoveries for his clients, and his unwavering commitment to achieving justice on behalf of his clients has earned him a reputation for relentless advocacy and compassionate representation in Georgia.
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Michelle King
Partner
Speed + King Law Firm
Ms. King previously practiced at Woodward & Stern, LLC where she focused on the areas of criminal defense,... | Read More
Ms. King previously practiced at Woodward & Stern, LLC where she focused on the areas of criminal defense, domestic litigation, false arrest and personal injury. In 2015 Ms. King joined Shamp, Speed, Jordan, Woodward, LLC where she focused on medical malpractice and personal injury. In 2017 she opened Speed & King and continues to focus on medical malpractice and personal injury litigation.
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Jason Matzus
Attorney
Matzus Law
Mr. Matzus has over 25 years of experience handling complex personal injury cases, including medical... | Read More
Mr. Matzus has over 25 years of experience handling complex personal injury cases, including medical malpractice, industrial and construction site injury cases, car accident and trucking accident cases, and fires and explosions. Throughout the course of his career, Mr. Matzus has recovered tens of millions of dollars for his clients. He serves on the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board, a position he was appointed to by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. This Board oversees the administration of continuing legal education requirements for all lawyers in Pennsylvania. Mr. Matzus is the past president of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, which is the largest organization for trial lawyers in Pennsylvania and one of the most prominent trial lawyer organizations in the country. He has also served as the president of the Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.
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