Episode # 2 • 09 May 2019
First Steps: You‘ve Been Served
In the second episode of Doctors and Litigation: The L Word, we discuss the very first steps in litigation, starting with when you are given notice of a medical malpractice lawsuit. Experts Dr. Sara Charles, Dr. Ilene Brenner, and Dr. Louise Andrew lend their expertise; physician voices describe their experiences.
Resources
- How to Survive a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit, by Ilene Brenner MD
- Adverse Events, Stress and Litigation: A Physician's Guide, by Sara Charles, MD and Paul Frisch, JD
- Litigation stress website with free resources, founded by Dr. Sara Charles
- Dr. Louise Andrew, MD JD
- Sign up for the Doctors and Litigation LEAP Course (Litigation Education and Performance)
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More about this episode
Topics discussed:
• The emotional impact of the first steps into litigation (and the intended effect from the plaintiff's attorneys), as well as some advice on how to frame it in your mind
• First action basics: contacting your insurance carrier, and finding an attorney to represent you
• Board of Licensure/Department of Health investigations that begin automatically in some states when litigation starts
• The beginnings of the 'discovery' process
• Who to talk to...and who not to talk to
• Do's and definite don'ts in the first stages
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