The Conflict Check Most Law Firms Skip at Intake (and the Names It Misses)
At a CLE this week, attorneys asked how to handle conflict checks on intake. Most firms search a name and move on. Here is what a real intake check covers, and where the misses come from.
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Why a Google Search and an Ethics Opinion Will Not Clear an Expert Witness Conflict
Experts are often told to handle conflict checks by reading ethics guidance and searching online. That tells you what a conflict is. It cannot tell you whether you have one. Here is what does.
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A Golf Ball, a Brain Injury Claim and a $9 Million Life Care Plan: Why Pre-Incident Records Matter
A Miami-Dade jury returned a full defense verdict in a premises case where a diner hit by a golf ball claimed a brain injury led to bipolar disorder and PTSD. Tracy Liberatore, Esq. on causation, prior records and the experts these claims need.
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A $65 Million Wrongful Death Verdict Still Runs on Medical Proof: Lessons From Colorado’s I-25 Bridge Strike
A Larimer County jury awarded $65 million to the son of a mother killed when a hauled excavator hit an I-25 overpass. Tracy Liberatore, Esq. on the medical evidence every wrongful death case needs, from cause of death to the surviving child.
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Running an Expert Witness Practice: What to Track From Intake to Payment
Medical experts who take litigation work are running a small practice on the side of a clinical career. The records worth keeping from the first call to the final payment, and why Rule 26 makes them more than good housekeeping.
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