What Every Doctor Should Know About Litigation

Abstract

This chapter explains what you should know to best look out for yourself and how you should go about doing so. Its premise is that just as patients should not leave decisions about the best course of medical treatment exclusively to medical professionals, neither should you as a doctor or health care provider leave your fate as a defendant solely in the hands of your lawyer and insurer. No one representing you will be as affected as you are by the litigation in which you are a defendant; and, although your advocates are charged with looking after your best interests, your active and intelligent participation in how they do this is absolutely necessary if they are to be effective.

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