MedLegal Opinions is a consulting firm specializing in providing competent and honest medical opinions to the legal profession by clinically experienced, board-certified physicians in all medical specialties.
MedLegal Opinions was founded by a surgeon with over 20 years of experience in academic and clinical medicine and medical-legal matters who realized that the best way to prevent frivolous lawsuits was to provide attorneys with the most competent medical experts, who were most qualified to review a potential case and render an educated and honest opinion as to its merit. In this manner, those cases that are clearly malpractice or negligence can be identified and resolved early, while those that are not, which represent the vast majority, can also be identified and disposed of to avoid unnecessary expenses and heartache. This benefits all parities concerned by rewarding patients that have truly been victimized and decreasing the number of frivolous lawsuits, which cost tens of thousands of dollars to pursue, resulting in ever-increasing malpractice and health insurance premiums and untold emotional travail for unjustly accused physicians.
MedLegal Opinions provides several types of services:
Physician Services
Expedited / Preliminary Review: A brief review of a case summary, usually within one (1) week, to determine whether the matter has potential merit. Detailed Expert Witness Review and Service: A detailed initial review of an entire case, including a complete set of medical records to determine whether malpractice or negligence has occurred. MedLegal Opinions will put you directly in contact with the expert(s) who will provide you with a detailed review and analysis of the case and its merits and continue to serve as your medical expert through the conclusion of the case, including ongoing review and analysis, preparation of expert reports, depositions and testimony at trial. Expedited / Preliminary Review: A brief review of a case summary, usually within one (1) week, to determine whether the matter has potential merit.
Legal Nurse Consultant Services
Expedited Nurse Review: If a summary that can adequately explain the facts of the case is not available, a legal nurse consultant will review and abstract the medical records in question and create a detailed chronology of events, summarizing the pertinent facts of the case. This document usually takes about 2 weeks and can then serve as the preliminary basis for a more Detailed Expert Witness Review.
Detailed Expert Reviews by Certified Legal Nurse Consultants:
Our Legal Nurse Consultants can provide a wide array if services to facilitate the review and analysis of a case and preparation of that case for trial, if necessary, including: Preparation of summary and detailed chronology of events throughout case; Definition of applicable Standards of Care and deviations, such as improper documentation, failure to follow or adhere to appropriate “Practice Guidelines” or “Best Practices”, failure to follow recommendations of consultants, failure to adhere to hospital protocols, policies and procedures, etc; Assess damages/injuries for extent, prognosis, causation, and damages; Identify potential defendants; Conduct literature searches, provide analyses and summaries of relevant articles; Identify & review relevant hospital policies & procedures; Serve as liaison to physician experts; Assist in trial preparation: design of questions, exhibits, etc.
