Electronic Medical Records in Medical Malpractice Cases: Emerging Issues; Signs of Alternation; Use at Trial

Mr. Keris defends doctors, physician groups, hospitals and regional health centers in medical malpractice cases. He is a frequent lecturer on risk management and medical malpractice litigation.

A former defense lawyer who clerked for an appellate judge after law school, Mr. Morris limits his practice at this time to the representation of families and individuals who have suffered catastrophic injuries. His legal practice spans the entire state of Tennessee, and he is one of the few attorneys in Tennessee to obtain seven-figure verdicts or settlements in each of Tennessee’s three grand divisions (Western/Middle/Eastern). Since 2003, Mr. Morris, serving primarily as lead counsel, has collected more than $90 million for his clients. He has handled cases involving nursing home facility fires, medication errors, bed sores, severe dehydration, facility elopement and sexual assault in the health care setting as well as catastrophic personal injury matters involving premises liability, negligent tractor trailer operators, drivers who have fled the scene, and insurance companies refusing to pay submitted claims. Mr. Morris is a frequent state-wide lecturer for the Tennessee Bar Association on matters pertaining to medical/facility negligence, is past President of the TBA Tort & Insurance Section, and also maintains an active pro bono practice involving wrongful eviction/consumer protection. He is currently serving as a Trustee of The McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee and is a past Board member for Tennis Memphis and an adoption agency in Memphis.

Dr. Stein is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine and subspecialty certified in Neurocritical Care. After Medical School at Vanderbilt University, Dr. Stein completed Residency at the University of Kentucky Medical Center and at Washington University Jewish Hospital. He has practiced Emergency Medicine for 29 years and Critical Care / Intensive Care Medicine for 27 years. Professional association memberships include the American Association of Physician Specialties, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and the American College of Chest Physicians. Dr. Stein is an expert witness for both plaintiff and defense in cases involving emergency medicine, critical care and internal medicine, including damages & causation in personal injury and wrongful death cases.