MedicoLegal
Consultants
Medical and Scientific Experts
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MedicoLegal
Specialties 2
Medical Malpractice
We
provide experts for all medical and scientific malpractice cases. We
serve
plaintiff or defense. We make an effort to keep
our experts informed about
recent trends in litigation, especially in areas
such as failure or delay in
diagnosis, failure to warn, breach of ethics or
confidentiality, or inappropriate prescribing. We specialize in evaluating negligence or
sub-standard care in
straightforward or complex cases involving wrongful death or disability.
Personal Injury
Motor
vehicle accidents, slip and fall, assaults, dog bites, accidental or
intentional injuries of all
types: we have experts and independent medical
or surgical examiners to evaluate and if
necessary treat injured persons.
We also have psychiatrists and psychologists
specializing in sexual or racial
harassment in the workplace or
elsewhere, or in cases of
emotional trauma
from a broad range of causes.
Product Liability
Injuries from drugs, both prescription and over the
counter, medical devices
such as pacemakers and internal defibrillators as
well as the usual assortment
of automobile defects, dangerous toys and even fast food
induced obesity
provide much work for plaintiffs' attorneys and the defense bar
that oppose
them. Asbestos, silica, fen-phen, Vioxx: the names represent a who's
who
of
American industry. Only the gun makers seem to have escaped, thanks to
Congress,
although they are still liable for defects in their product if not for
criminal use (can
they sue if the gun doesn't fire?). Tobacco remains on the
table and each days news seems to bring a new cause
of action.
Toxic Torts
Stories of lone, brave attorneys
fighting for the victims of the toxic polluters
go way back, both in fact and fiction. The
popularity of books such as A Civil
Action and The Falls, TV shows about lawyers like
Boston Legal and The Practice
has brought toxic spills and exposures to public attention.
Everywhere we look
there seem to be potential toxins: pesticides and
petrochemicals, smog,
carcinogens in the air and the drinking water and food,
radioactive leaks and
exposures. These cases are definitely on the rise and all need
medicolegal
support.
Workers
Comp
Workplace injuries remain a leading cause of disability
and time lost from work.
Many states, most prominently California, have changed the previously
liberal
qualifications and reduced payments to health professionals. Many
attorneys
specialize in these cases and require medical support for their client's
case. We
offer both record review and independent examinations for workers comp
claims.
