Other Services

Our Other Legal Nurse Services

Each medical case is individual. Therefore, we offer many services and can customize any package to fit your specific case or project.

Other services may include medical research, alleged injury assessment and education, causation assessments, or deposition preparation. We are ready to step in as your nursing-medical expert.

Medical Education

• Define applicable Standards of Care and define deviations from Standards of Care
• Assess alleged injuries and provide education to attorney on those injuries
• Causation (Did the deviation from the Standard of Care cause alleged injuries)
• Identify and recommend potential offenders
• Research and provide authoritative scientific literature, and apply to the case
• Expand attorney’s medical library
• Provide “Diagnoses Discussions” to educate attorney on relevant medical phrases and procedures from the medical records
• Provide “Lunch-and-Learns” for attorney and his/her staff, to keep the firm up-to-date with some of the most current developments in healthcare

Document Review

• Identify and review relevant documents and tangible items
• Analyze validity and reliability of studies
• Assist in review and draft of responses to legal documents
• Review, analyze and summarize depositions

Witness/Expert Consultation

• Interview clients, key witness and experts
• Consult with other health care providers
• Analyze and compare expert witness reports from both sides (and assist in formulating responses)
• Work as a liaison between attorney and all others involved in the case (graphic designers, forensic scientist, etc.)

Trial Preparation

• Help in preparation of interrogatories
• Assist in visual presentations, to engage and educate the jury
• Prepare deposition and trial questions
• Attend depositions and trials, for further research and further questions
• Help prepare contents of the Trial Binders
• Help prep witness and experts regarding the deposition, IME/DME and trial process, what to wear, how to behave, etc.
• Coordinate focus groups and mock trials

Contact Newton Legal Nurse Consulting to discuss how we can help you win your medical-legal case.