Pedestrian accidents can result in various injuries due to the vulnerability of individuals on foot when colliding with vehicles or other hazards. Personal injury attorneys as well as pedestrian accident attorneys cover a wide range of accidents. Some common causes of...
Medical Record Review

Releasing Confidential Medical Records – Important Facts
The medical records of an individual are often requested for medical review purposes by lawyers engaged in medical litigation and insurance companies looking to settle claims. Typically, medical...
Use of Medical Records in Criminal Defense and Prosecution
Medical evidence is very important with regard to criminal cases. It is only through a comprehensive medical record review that attorneys can get a clear idea of the case they are handling, and...
Managing Medical Records in Your Legal Office – Best Practices
Law firms handling medical litigation will have to request and maintain thousands of medical records pertaining to each case for the purpose of medical record review. Unless the medical records are...
Understanding Physicians’ Office Records – Crucial for Accurate Medical Chart Review
You are an attorney handling personal injury, product liability and medical malpractice cases. Voluminous medical records are part and parcel of your law office since you need them for medical chart...
Managing Medical Records for Mass Tort Litigation – A Case for Outsourcing
Mass tort litigation involves a class of civil action lawsuits in which multiple plaintiffs are harmed by the same incident or product. Collecting and reviewing medical records are very important,...
Organizing and Verifying Medical Records
In medical litigation, once the medical records are all obtained, the next step is organizing them systematically. This will help anyone in your law office team quickly and easily access the...
Medical Liability Defense – Important Factors in Consideration during a Case
Medical liability claims can prove costly both in terms of money and the impact on the physician/healthcare system. According to the 2010 American Medical Association survey covering the period 2007...
How to Prepare Well before Deposing the Plaintiff in a Personal Injury Case
In personal injury cases, deposition of the plaintiff is significant from the point of view of winning the case. Though it is generally considered tedious, a proper deposition helps prevent surprise...
How Medical Records Help in Establishing Legitimacy of a Case
The importance of healthcare documentation in medical litigation cannot be understated. Documenting the patient’s condition and history of care is very important to ensure that appropriate care is...
Medical Records in the Wrong Hands – the Alarming Trend Continues
HIPAA regulates the use, transfer and disclosure of patients’ healthcare information. In spite of the heavy penalties associated with non-compliance and HIPAA violations, sensitive patient...