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Malpractice Lawsuits
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Episode # 40 • 15 Jun 2026
Know Your Opponent: Trends in Plaintiff's Attorney Tactics
with Heather Hansen, Dr. Gita Pensa
Trial consultant and communications expert Heather Hansen returns to the podcast to talk about knowing your opponent: what plaintiff's attorneys are doing, why they're doing it, and how unprepared physicians can get stuck in sticky traps, even when their medicine was good. Plaintiff's attorneys publicly teach their newest tactics to one another as a matter of furthering their business interests -- and now you can understand what they're doing as well.
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Litigation # 40
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with Heather Hansen, Dr. Gita Pensa
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Litigation # 39
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with Dr. Amna Shabbir, Dr. Gita Pensa
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Litigation # 37
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Litigation # 35
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Litigation # 34
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