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I've been injured and want to learn exactly how lawsuits in New York work. Can you help me?

The answer is "Yes," I can.

I created my website to help injured victims learn how lawsuits work here in the State of New York. All throughout my site I explain in detail how medical malpractice cases work; how accident cases work and how death cases work. Importantly, in each of my books you will find details about how civil cases like these work.

The fastest way to learn about how cases work in New York, is to download my free book, "SECRETS of a New York medical malpractice and personal injury attorney." I have over 245 pages of useful information that explains how cases work. Specifically, I take you through:

• What an attorney looks for when evaluating your case;
• What two questions an attorney must ask when you come in;
• What is a summons and complaint;
• What is a discovery conference;
• What is a preliminary conference;
• What is a deposition;

• ...and lots more information that will make you a better-educated and informed consumer. In addition to my free books, I encourage you to read the articles below and then explore my website for much more information about cases like these: Free video tips; hundreds of FAQ's; actual testimony by doctors; free reports, articles and blog posts and so much more.

NEW YORK MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-Anatomy of a Lawsuit-Part 1

Medical Malpractice-How a Lawsuit in NY Works-Part 4

Medical Malpractice- An Inside Look at How Cases Work in New York

As always, if you have legal questions, I urge you to pick up the phone and call me since I can answer your legal questions; That's what I do every day! You can reach me at 516-487-8207 or by email: lawmed10@yahoo.com. The call is free and I really don't bite. I welcome your call.

Gerry practices law exclusively in the State of New York. Within New York he practices primarily in the following counties: New York, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island, Nassau and Suffolk. Technically, Brooklyn is known as "Kings County," and Manhattan and New York City are known as "New York County." Staten Island is known as "Richmond County." These counties make up the New York metropolitan area.

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Blog for HOW LAWSUITS WORK

• MD fined $10,000 for charging $66 fee
• You Are In Pain. Does Anyone Care?
• Medical Malpractice Law for the Non-Personal Injury Attorney; Comments by Attorneys
• $6 Billion in New York City Tort Payments over 10 Years
• NY Courts Should Adopt Google+ Video Hangouts
• Surgeon Badmouths Me on YouTube Video Reply
• Jury Misconduct in Nassau County Results in Arrest in Medical Malpractice Case
• Worried about your 1st visit to a New York lawyer? Let me ease your fears.
• How Can a Doctor Fail 3 Medical School Classes & Not Remember?
• I lost a trial yesterday. Want to know why?
• Are you more likely right than wrong? Proving a medical malpractice case in New York

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Library for HOW LAWSUITS WORK:

• "How dare the defense try and dismiss my case!"   
  It may come as a shock to you but the lawyers who represent the people you have sued will do everything within their legal power and right to get your case thrown out, dismissed, reduced and minimized, all at your expense.
  
  When your attorney calls you and tells you the attorneys who represent the people you have sued have asked the court to throw out your case, I guarantee you will be outraged. You will feel frustrated. You will want to scream. You will be confused. You may think “How dare someone who didn't go through what I went through, try to get my case dismissed on a legal technicality?”
• Credibility-The Most Important Part of Your Lawsuit   
  Some people think that facts are the most important part of a lawsuit. Others think that the law is the most important part. The reality is that your credibility is the most important part of your case. Obviously the facts are important as is the law that applies in your case.
  
  However, all other things being equal (which they're not), your credibility is the key. If you are not believable, then a jury will not believe what you have to say. If they don't believe you, then you will have lost your case even before the jury renders a decision.
  
  An injured victim's credibility is judged at the following times in the lawsuit process:
• You’ve just won a large verdict in your New York medical malpractice case. What happens next? [PDF]   
  You’ve won a large verdict in your medical malpractice case. Do you think the doctor or hospital writes you a check for that amount of money right then and there? If you do, you’re wrong. It would be nice if that were the case, but the reality is that it doesn’t happen.
  
  Well, what happens after you get your stunning verdict?
  
  In New York here’s the sequence of events:

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Frequent Questions for HOW LAWSUITS WORK:

• Is your doctor an expert?
  
• What is voir dire?
  
• What is remittitur?
  
• What is additur?
  
• “I asked for my records and the Doctor said I have to pay a huge processing fee. Can he do that?”
  
• How do you lay a foundation to get medical records into evidence?
  
• What is causation?
  
• Something bad happened to you in a hospital here in New York.
  
  Can you get a hospital incident report?
  
• What is a "JNOV?"
  
• How do you use a transcript of prior testimony at trial?
  
• What is a request to charge?
  
•  What is a prior inconsistent statement?
  
• “My surgery happened 4 yrs ago in NY. Can I bring a case now?”
  
• What is a gag order?
  
• What is “Loss of Consortium?”
  
• Why does my case keep getting adjourned when it's scheduled for trial?
• Should you handle your accident or medical malpractice or wrongful death case on your own?
• What are Trial Exhibits and why are they needed?
•  What is a “Memorandum of Law?”
• What is a Subpoena "Duces Tecum?"

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Videos about HOW LAWSUITS WORK:

• How To Use a Transcript at Trial
• "Judge, I Offer These Records Into Evidence"
• Judge Charging Jury-DO NOT ENTER
• Secrets of a NY Medical Malpractice Attorney- New Book, 2nd Edition!
• What Happens After Your Deposition?
• Cross Examination- Leading Questions
• Your Case is Coming Up For Trial-Should You Mediate?
• How to Prove Your NY Medical Malpractice Case
• Dr. Fails 3 Classes in Medical School-Would You Believe Him?
• Proving Your Case in New York-Are You More Likely Right Than Wrong?
• What are Affirmative Defenses in NY Medical Malpractice?
• What is Circumstantial Evidence?
• What is a Notice of Medical Malpractice Action?
• Is my New York medical malpractice case worth millions?
• Doctor's Depositions; New York Medical Malpractice Lawyer Explains
• What is a Note of Issue?
• How Does a New York Medical Malpractice Case Actually Work?
• Learn What a Deposition is in NY Cases
• What's a Certificate of Merit & What is a Process Server?
• Cross Exam Ruins Medical Expert’s Credibility; New York Trial Lawyer Explains

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