Description
For attorneys representing victims in nursing home injury cases, the depositions of nursing home employees, owners, and corporate representatives are among the most significant events in the case. Depositions allow medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys an opportunity to scrutinize the nursing home's policies and practices to determine if patient care and safety are a priority.
As testimony obtained from the nursing home's owner or representative during the deposition binds the nursing home, counsel must consider who to depose, the reason for the deposition, and carefully prepare to maximize their effectiveness during the deposition process. Counsel must think critically and logically about the deposition process to gain testimony to increase the case's value. Medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys should consider using strategic moves when deposing nursing home staff and owners, including videotaping the depositions and using demonstrative exhibits such as autopsy reports.
Listen as our expert panel explains the legal and practical considerations for medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys when preparing for and conducting depositions of nursing home staff and owners in nursing home injury cases. The panelists will share valuable insights on these depositions' strategic use during settlement negotiations and trial.
Presented By
Michael Brusca is a partner at Davis & Brusca, LLC and resides in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. He holds a juris doctor (JD) from the Temple University School of Law. Since 2009, Michael has devoted his practice to representing vulnerable people and their families in abuse, neglect, and death cases in nursing homes, rehabs, assisted-living facilities, group homes, and hospitals. Education: JD, Temple University School of Law, 2002
Ms. Fillmore is a skilled litigator who represents healthcare providers and institutions in long-term care, medical malpractice, and dental malpractice matters. She also has experience successfully representing her clients throughout professional board proceedings and in personal injury cases.
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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Date + Time
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- schedule
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
- Purpose of the deposition
- Prove the case by gaining admissions of rule violations, causation, and damages
- Develop a roadmap for adverse examination
- Create traps for witnesses
- Discredit future defense experts
- Techniques and strategies to prepare for and take the deposition
- Knowing your goals, the facts, the witnesses, the rules, and the damages
- Anticipating defenses
- Roleplaying
- Objecting and responding to defense objections
- Creating traps for evasive or difficult deponents
- Do's and don'ts during the deposition
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- When questioning nursing home staff and owners during depositions, what topics should attorneys explore?
- When and how should attorneys use demonstrative exhibits during depositions of nursing home staff and owners?
- What are best practices for dealing with difficult deponents?
- How to effectively question deponents to discredit defense experts
- What are effective techniques for raising and defending objections during depositions of nursing home staff and owners?
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