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Physicians
serve a vital role in health-care delivery, but also as experts
in the legal system. The legal system requires the opinion
of an expert when an issue of fact is outside of the experience
and knowledge of a lay person. A medical expert is required
to address issues of facts in personal injury matters, especially
as to issues of causation. A patient who experiences a clinical
pattern of signs and symptoms, suggestive of a lumbar disk
herniation, can be diagnosed by a medical expert. However,
the legal system is often interested in more than a diagnosis.
The legal system demands an opinion "within a degree
of reasonable medical certainty", as to whether these
signs and symptoms were caused by a previous set of events,
such as a fall or the impact from a motor vehicle accident.
Only with this type of opinion evidence, may an attorney support
his conclusion that the injury caused the patient’s clinical
complaints.
If
you would like to serve as a medical expert for review of
medical records or for providing a medical opinion on a
personal injury matter, please fill out the following information
template so that we may call upon you when MyLAWDOC
is asked to make a referral to a particular type of medical
specialist. You may indicate whether you would be available
for either or just one of the above types of services. At
some future time, we
may contact you and request that you provide us with a copy
of your curriculum vitae.
MyLAWDOC
looks forward to working with you in providing assistance
to the legal community.
EXPERT WITNESS FORM
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