Vast amounts of time and money are lost when you pursue a non-meritorious case or when you litigate a worthy case inefficiently. Patient visits in the emergency department are generally brief and the resulting medical records are limited. This lack of data is deceptive and will lead you down a costly path when you pursue a non-meritorious case. The essential key is a meticulous analysis of duty, breach, damage, and causation so that you can determine the worthiness of your case. If the case is deemed preliminarily meritorious, then a separate, testifying expert should be appointed.
Emergency medicine is a unique, board-certified specialty.
Emergency physicians are trained to perform a broad range of highly specialized procedures on critically ill patients. Consequently, the standard of care must be specifically defined within that context. Utilizing a non-emergency physician to challenge the standard of care in the emergency department could prove fatal to your case. They also may be inexperienced in the specific areas that they are asked to review. This lack of an exact parallel makes for incredible and inaccurate testimony that is easily impeached.