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Clarifying Standards of Care, Proving Causation, and Strengthening Damages in Complex Cases Birth injury cases are among the most emotionally charged and medically complex forms of litigation. For families facing a lifetime of challenges and attorneys navigating nuanced legal and clinical questions, medical expert witnesses are essential. These professionals provide the detailed analysis needed to...

Medical experts play a crucial role in medical malpractice and other injury cases, and one of the most critical steps is the expert’s deposition. An effective deposition can put pressure on the other side to settle your case on favorable terms or put you in a strong position to win at trial. Conversely, a bad...

The right expert can make all the difference in your case Plaintiff’s lawyers know all too well the many tactics that insurance companies and defense attorneys use to minimize or outright deny claims. Having the right medical expert on your side can help counter those tactics and more effectively protect your client’s rights. Here’s how....

In complex injury litigation, having the right medical expert can make all the difference in settlement negotiations. A highly qualified, highly credible medical expert can give both sides a better idea of how much the case is worth and how much a jury would be likely to award if the case went to trial. Here...

The best in medicine to assist the legal community The right medical expert witness can make all the difference in medical malpractice, birth injury, nursing home negligence, personal injury, and other types of cases. In an adversarial system, attorneys need to be confident that their experts are highly qualified and prepared to offer compelling testimony....

When legal cases go to trial, most of the evidence that comes before the judge and jury is provided by witnesses. However, the rules of evidence do not treat all witnesses the same way. One of the most important distinctions in a trial is the distinction between fact witnesses and expert witnesses. This is a...

Medicine plays an increasingly important role in the law. There are some types of litigation that explicitly require medical experts to even move forward, and there are many more that can benefit greatly from medical expert testimony. In high-stakes, high-damages cases, the right medical expert can make all the difference. Rieback Medical-Legal Consultants has been...

By far, the leading cause of cancer death in the United States is lung cancer, accounting for about one-fifth of all cancer deaths. And while many people dismiss lung cancer as just a smokers’ disease, attorneys who represent victims know that often, lung cancer is caused by dangerous products that contain asbestos and other cancer-causing...

Expert witnesses can make and break cases. They’re essential in medical malpractice, birth injury, and similar cases, and they play vital roles in catastrophic injury and disability litigation. As any experienced litigator knows, however, not all experts are created equal. With potentially millions of dollars and years of effort on the line, attorneys need to...

Few things are more devastating for a parent than a diagnosis of cerebral palsy due to a birth injury. One of the questions at the top of any parent’s mind in that scenario is, “What happened?” That’s also the key question for the lawyers for the parties involved. Getting to the bottom of what happened...