Just like any other civil lawsuit, you should pad your argument within your medical malpractice case with sufficient witness testimonies. Now, you may ask the medical professional who treated you after your medical malpractice incident with the defendant to testify on your behalf. But you should also think far beyond this. That is, you should also strongly consider retaining the services of medical expert witnesses. That said, please follow along to find out how medical experts can help support your legal case and how a proficient New York City medical malpractice attorney at Mark L. Bodner, P.C. can help you acquire them.
How can medical experts help support my medical malpractice case?
First things first, a medical expert is considered a professional with specialized knowledge, skills, and experience in a specified medical field. With this, they may offer the New York State civil court hearing your complaint with accurate information and ultimately an expert opinion on whether your incident indeed qualifies as medical malpractice. More specifically, they may vouch for you in the following ways:
- A medical expert may establish that the defendant indeed breached the standard of care upheld by the New York State medical community.
- A medical expert may confirm that the defendant’s negligent healthcare directly caused your incurrence of bodily injuries or illnesses.
- A medical expert may shed light on how your injuries and illnesses will need extensive medical treatment to rectify moving forward.
- A medical expert may explain how your healing journey will affect you physically, emotionally, and financially for the foreseeable future.
How can other witnesses potentially help my case?
While acquiring a medical expert may prove pivotal for your medical malpractice case, arguably it is equally important to retain testimonies from lay witnesses. That is, lay witnesses may consist of your family members, close friends, neighbors, coworkers, and anyone else who is particularly close to you and familiar with your situation. This is because they may describe to the New York State civil court how your quality of life has significantly, negatively shifted since your claimed medical malpractice incident.
For example, your spouse may detail your lost enjoyment in the activities you once participated in before your accident and subsequent injuries or illnesses. Or, your close friends may attest to your absence in social gatherings you once loved due to your embarrassment surrounding your physical disfigurements or otherwise inability to attend given your intensive medical treatments. Lastly, your coworkers may explain the nature of your work field and how your injuries or illnesses prevent you from fulfilling your expected duties.
With this, your loved ones may submit personal, written statements or offer an oral testimony in front of the court. You must be selective with who you ask to do so on your behalf. In other words, you should not ask someone who is poor at storytelling or does not know you well enough.
To learn more about handling your legal case, please contact a talented New York City medical malpractice attorney from Mark L. Bodner, P.C. Better yet, schedule your initial consultation with our firm today.