How I dispel weak anesthesia malpractice defenses.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 - this has never been more evident than it is now. LinkedIn is an 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 networking platform. On here, I network with other expert witnesses. They refer me when an attorney inquires and I refer them when an attorney inquires.

Iʻve been retained as an expert witness in 28 states and here's how I prevent torpedoing the client's case.

Not every interaction has to be transactional but many act this way to their detriment. My takeaway from 3 years in this space: network, be friendly, pay it forward, go that extra mile, and provide added value.

Medical malpractice case reviews take a long time because the medical records are voluminous but you still have to comb through them all.

Medical malpractice litigation requires precision but to be precise, there must be transparency. This is called the discovery process and it is frequently corrupted.

At depositions, I am perpetually on defense I get asked a question. I answer a question but few opportunities exist to speak to critical issues and shape the narrative - especially if the deposing attorney steers the conversation away from the medicine in question.

Counsel told me to arrive at the courthouse at 9am but I wasn’t called to the stand until 3 pm. It was one lonely wait out there.

In-Mail message: "David, I love your stuff. What GPT prompts do you use? Whose your ghost?" ... I replied: Huh?

Hopw to stand out from the expert witness competition? Do your job so well it doesn't become someone else's. My standard engagement process is simple: 1. Litigation Consult 2. A Retainer is Received 3. Medical Records are Reviewed 4. A Phone call or Zoom Meeting is held

Anesthesia medical malpractice litigation is different. Often it's about what wasn't done … than what was.

In the end no amount of bullying, anger, pleading, or pressure could change that there were no breaches and I held my ground. It was either that ... or go along and get my reputation and expertise destroyed at deposition or trial.

Every medical malpractice attorney is initially "treated" to a one-sided account (then the real work begins).

Whatʻs with the randomly chatty In-Mail messages?

Merry Christmas Opposing Counsel. Cheers to “Objection: Forum. You may answer.”

My retaining attorney squinted. He was unconvinced. They placed 3 IVs!

Roughly once or twice a month, things get personal — or at least, that is the sender's desired effect but I really donʻt feel that way.

My 3 expert witness deposition rules to live by. Screw up #2 and see your engagements plummet!

The #1 disrupter in depositions and at trial: Silence. Use it to re-establish authority.