Watching TV we hear that the prosecutor has to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. However, in a medical malpractice or accident case in New York, that is not the standard that we must meet in order to prove that we are entitled to compensation. Instead, we need only show that we are more likely right than wrong that what we are saying is correct. This is known as the preponderance of credible evidence.

If the jury determines that we are more likely right than wrong, then the injured victim is entitled to be compensated for the harm that they have suffered.

No, it’s not something confidential. Rather it’s a few observations about the procedure of being in court and trying your case that many lawyers simply don’t tell their clients. It has to to with procedural things that go on and the mechanics of getting into the court house. Watch the video to learn more.

Learn how a woman who had “routine” bunion surgery by a podiatrist was dead nine months later from post-operative wound complications that were never recognized or treated.

Learn what osteomyelitis is. It’s a bone infection. In this case, this woman’s underlying bone infection was never recognized or treated. This was a preventable tragedy.

Medical malpractice is medical carelessness. We know it happens. Despite this fact doctors continue to point their fingers at lawyers for creating “frivolous” lawsuits. Lawyers point fingers at the doctors for incompetent care, and the doctor silently curses their medical malpractice insurance companies for charging them outrageous insurance premiums to pay for medical malpractice insurance. The undeniable problem is that the injured patient is stuck in the middle.