PRE-ORDER
Like many litigated cases, those dealing with medical malpractice scenarios are fraught with heightened emotions when the care of a loved one is anything less than perfect. As such, getting the facts right is of the utmost concern to all parties involved. The revised edition of this handbook provides tools to help you best advocate for your client, including first interactions with that client, methodologies for research and review, both fact discovery and expert discovery, and exhibits. Relevant statutes are covered, and malpractice under nursing home negligence is also explored. Useful forms for malpractice cases are provided for the reader’s convenience. New for this edition is a dedicated chapter focused on electronic medical record audits, a growing concern in this technological age.
Chapter 1 — Initial Client Contact
Jeffrey M. Goldberg, Goldberg & Schulkin Law Offices, PC, and Jeffrey A. Schulkin, Ankin Law Offices LLC, Chicago, and J. Kent Mathewson, Winnetka, and Scott J. Kater, Clifford Law Offices, Chicago
Chapter 2 — Medical Records: Tangible Evidence and Bills
Robert B. Patterson, Law Offices of Robert B. Patterson, Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 3 — Claim Evaluation
Zachary R. Pancoast, Crompton Pancoast, Clayton, MO, and Richard K. Hunsaker, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., St. Louis, MO
Chapter 4 — Duty
Gretchen Powell, Smith Blake Hill LLC, and Brion W. Doherty, Napleton & Partners, Chicago
Chapter 5 — Expert Testimony
Thomas G. Siracusa, Power Rogers & Smith, L.L.P., Michael T. Trucco, Stamos & Trucco LLP, and Katie B. Trucco, Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC, Chicago
Chapter 6 — Breach
Steven B. Levy, Steven B. Levy, Attorney, Naperville, and Kevin J. Vedrine and Marisa A. Brunetti, Cunningham Meyer & Vedrine, P.C., Warrenville
Chapter 7 — Proximate Cause
Kenneth T. Lumb, Corboy & Demetrio, and Kathryn R. Vaughan and Suzana Broderick, Smith Blake Hill LLC, Chicago
Chapter 8 — Damages in Medical Malpractice
Amelia S. Buragas, Illinois State University, Normal
Chapter 9 — Defenses
Richard J. Hickey, III, Hickey & Associates, LLC,Joseph M. Preiser, Goldberg & Goldberg, and Daniel M. Yukich, Johnson & Bell, Chicago
Chapter 10 — Fact Discovery
Francis (Frank) P. Morrissey, Morrissey Legal Group, LLC, and Jeffrey R. Hanes, Barker, Castro & Steinback, LLC, Chicago
Chapter 11 — Expert Discovery
Tyler Robinson, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., Springfield,and Laura L. Buecker, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., Chicago
Chapter 12 — Trial
Renee L. Monfort and Mark R. Benfield, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., Champaign, and Sarah F. King, Clifford Law Offices, Chicago
Chapter 13 — Preserving the Record, Posttrial Motions, and Appeals
Hugh C. Griffin, Hall Prangle & Schoonveld LLC, Chicago, and Amelia S. Buragas, Illinois State University, Normal
Chapter 14 — Liens
Chelsea L. Caldwell, HeplerBroom LLC, Chicago
Chapter 15 — Ancillary Concerns
LaDonna L. Boeckman, HeplerBroom LLC, Chicago
Chapter 16 — Legal and Financial Planning Considerations in Anticipation of a Large Financial Settlement
Ian R. Alexander, Goldberg & Goldberg, Chicago
Chapter 17 — Satellite Issues Attendant to Medical Malpractice Litigation
Paige A. Krueger and Jessica Bertino, Hall Prangle LLC, Chicago
Chapter 18 — Nursing Home Negligence
Tyler Robinson, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., Springfield,and Laura L. Buecker, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., Chicago
Chapter 19 — Mediation in Medical Malpractice Cases
Jeffrey M. Goldberg, Goldberg & Schulkin Law Offices, PC, and Jeffrey A. Schulkin, Ankin Law Offices LLC, Chicago, and J. Kent Mathewson, Winnetka, and Scott J. Kater, Clifford Law Offices, Chicago
Chapter 20 — Reporting Requirements in Settlements
Lillian Walanka, Timothy Bingham, and Sabrina Elliott, Crick Walanka Law Group, Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 21 — Audit Trails
Saira Pasha, Audit Trail Pro, Schaumburg
