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Medical Malpractice: Discovery and Trial (7th Edition)
 by Thomas A. Moore, Kevin P McMullen
 
 Copyright: 2002-2012
 Last Updated: November 2012

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"[Tom Moore] is one of the country’s preeminent medical malpractice lawyers.”
—The New York Times

"Tom Moore is clearly one of the premier medical malpractice lawyers in the nation.”
—Lawyers Weekly

"[Tom Moore’s] success in winning extraordinary verdicts, even in the toughest cases, is legendary.”
—The American Lawyer

PLI’s Medical Malpractice: Discovery and Trial shows you how to craft winning malpractice case approaches, guiding you confidently through the relevant law, sound case preparation, vital pretrial issues, and trial combat.

Medical Malpractice enables you to determine the relevant standard of care for each case; uncover medical facts that help prove (or rebut) claims; use depositions to get an early advantage over opponents; master voir dire to get the most favorable jurors for your side; establish the plaintiff’s complete medical history; prepare and present witnesses effectively to advance your case; use cross-examination to damage opponents’ cases and enhance your cases; prove the four essential elements of a medical malpractice claim; defeat claims using simple and affirmative defenses; prepare requests for charge that bolster your chances of winning; and deliver compelling opening statements and persuasive closing arguments.

Medical Malpractice offers you thorough coverage of the appeals process, including how to preserve issues for appeal and interpose and perfect the appeal.

Updated annually or as needed, Medical Malpractice: Discovery and Trial is an essential handbook for plaintiffs’ and defendants’ attorneys in medical malpractice litigation.

Chapter 1: Introduction
  • § 1:1 : The Central Definition1-1
  • § 1:2 : A Brief History1-2
  • § 1:3 : Distinctions1-6
  • § 1:4 : Preparing to Accept Medical Malpractice Cases1-10
    • § 1:4.1 : Ministerial Tasks1-11
    • § 1:4.2 : Intellectual Tasks1-14
    • § 1:4.3 : Operational Tasks1-15
Chapter 2: Physician's Liability for Medical Malpractice
  • § 2:1 : First Category: Direct Injury Through the Negligent Practice of Medical Care2-3
    • § 2:1.1 : Duty2-3
      • [A] : The Physician-Patient Relationship2-3
      • [B] : The Content of the Duty2-5
        • [B][1] : General Obligations2-5
        • [B][2] : Specific Obligations2-7
        • [B][3] : Standards of Care2-11
    • § 2:1.2 : Breach2-15
      • [A] : Exposition2-15
      • [B] : Example2-20
    • § 2:1.3 : Injury2-23
    • § 2:1.4 : Proximate Cause2-25
      • [A] : The Rule2-25
      • [B] : The Practice2-27
  • § 2:2 : Second Category: Battery and Lack of Informed Consent2-30
    • § 2:2.1 : Intent Gives Way to Negligence2-30
    • § 2:2.2 : Lack of Informed Consent2-33
      • [A] : The Definition2-33
      • [B] : The Elements2-34
        • [B][1] : Duty2-34
          • [B][1][a] : The Physician-Patient Relationship2-34
            • [B][1][a][i] : The Rules2-34
            • [B][1][a][ii] : The Health Care Proxy2-36
          • [B][1][b] : The Content of the Duty2-43
            • [B][1][b][i] : The General Obligation2-43
            • [B][1][b][ii] : The Specific Obligations2-44
        • [B][2] : Breach2-50
        • [B][3] : Injury2-53
        • [B][4] : Proximate Cause2-53
  • § 2:3 : Third Category: Variations on the Action for Medical Malpractice2-57
    • § 2:3.1 : Wrongful Death2-58
      • [A] : The Creation of the Action2-58
      • [B] : Proving the Cause of Action2-60
    • § 2:3.2 : Emotional Injury2-62
      • [A] : Duty2-62
      • [B] : Breach2-65
      • [C] : Injury2-67
      • [D] : Proximate Cause2-67
    • § 2:3.3 : Breach of Contract2-68
Chapter 3: Vicarious Liability of the Physician
  • § 3:1 : Definitions3-1
  • § 3:2 : True Vicarious Liability3-3
    • § 3:2.1 : True Vicarious Liability Based on Control3-3
    • § 3:2.2 : True Vicarious Liability Based on Quasi-Control3-6
      • [A] : Formal Business Entity3-6
      • [B] : Apparent Agency3-8
    • § 3:2.3 : Covering Not a Basis for Vicarious Liability3-10
  • § 3:3 : Quasi-Vicarious Liability3-12
Chapter 4: Vicarious Liability of the Hospital; And Chapter 4A: Evolving Bases of Liability
  • § 4:1 : Definitions4-2
  • § 4:2 : History4-4
    • § 4:2.1 : Ancient History4-4
    • § 4:2.2 : Modern History4-6
  • § 4:3 : Current State of the Law4-10
    • § 4:3.1 : Physician as Employee4-10
    • § 4:3.2 : Physician as Independent Contractor4-18
    • § 4:3.3 : Physician as Member of the Medical Staff4-22
  • § 4:4 : Corporate Negligence: The Step New York Refused to Take4-28
  • § 4A:1 : The Duty to Contract a Duty: Antidumping Statutes4A-2
    • § 4A:1.1 : New York’s Antidumping Statute4A-3
      • [A] : The Statute4A-4
      • [B] : Administrative Regulations4A-6
      • [C] : Forms4A-9
    • § 4A:1.2 : The Federal Antidumping Statute4A-10
      • [A] : The Act4A-10
      • [B] : Context of the Act4A-17
  • § 4A:2 : Medical Use of Computers: Diagnosis and Coding4A-19
    • § 4A:2.1 : Computer-Assisted Diagnosis and Treatment4A-19
    • § 4A:2.2 : Coding in Electronic Records4A-23
Chapter 5: Damages
  • § 5:1 : Damages for Personal Injuries Caused by Medical Malpractice5-3
    • § 5:1.1 : Definition and Rationale5-4
    • § 5:1.2 : Elements of Damages for Personal Injuries5-7
      • [A] : Costs of Medical Care5-7
      • [B] : Lost Income5-11
      • [C] : Conscious Pain and Suffering5-14
        • [C][1] : The Rule5-14
        • [C][2] : The Problem5-15
        • [C][3] : Tactics5-16
        • [C][4] : Exploiting Recent Developments5-22
      • [D] : Emotional Injury5-28
        • [D][1] : Preliminary Distinctions5-28
        • [D][2] : The Situations5-30
      • [E] : Other Possible Elements of Damages5-39
    • § 5:1.3 : Brief Note on Estimating Damages5-40
  • § 5:2 : Derogation from the Collateral Source Rule5-41
    • § 5:2.1 : Creation of the Collateral Source Rule5-42
      • [A] : Definition and Rationale5-42
      • [B] : Origin of the Rule5-44
      • [C] : Counter-Revolution5-45
    • § 5:2.2 : Collateral Source Rule in New York5-47
      • [A] : Traditional Rule5-47
        • [A][1] : Plaintiff’s Initial Burden5-47
        • [A][2] : Application of Rule5-48
        • [A][3] : Legitimate Deductions5-52
      • [B] : Legislative Changes5-53
        • [B][1] : Development of the New Rule5-53
        • [B][2] : Final Form of the New Rule?5-55
      • [C] : Residue of the Traditional Rule5-57
  • § 5:3 : Damages for Wrongful Death5-60
    • § 5:3.1 : Beneficiaries of an Action for Wrongful Death5-60
      • [A] : Parents5-61
      • [B] : Spouse5-63
      • [C] : Children5-65
      • [D] : Siblings5-67
    • § 5:3.2 : Pecuniary Injuries in an Action for Wrongful Death5-68
    • § 5:3.3 : Factors Affecting Size of Pecuniary Injuries5-72
Chapter 6: Defenses
  • § 6:1 : Preliminary Definitions6-2
  • § 6:2 : Generating Simple Defenses6-8
    • § 6:2.1 : Concepts to Be Kept Consciously in Mind6-8
    • § 6:2.2 : Constructing and Analyzing the Plaintiff’s Case6-14
    • § 6:2.3 : Formulating the Defendant’s Case6-16
      • [A] : An Orderly Procedure6-16
      • [B] : Using Topoi to Aid Invention6-20
    • § 6:2.4 : Compare the Defendant’s Case with the Plaintiff’s Case6-25
    • § 6:2.5 : Testing the Defendant’s Case with Practice6-26
    • § 6:2.6 : Avoiding the Classic Errors6-30
  • § 6:3 : Employing Affirmative Defenses6-36
    • § 6:3.1 : The Shift in Focus6-36
    • § 6:3.2 : Before Service: The Expiration of the Statute of Limitations6-41
      • [A] : Limitations: The Defendant’s Exceptions6-41
      • [B] : Plaintiff’s Reply: The Special Replications6-47
        • [B][1] : Continuous Treatment6-49
        • [B][2] : A Foreign Object6-56
        • [B][3] : Equitable Estoppel6-60
        • [B][4] : Infancy or Insanity6-63
        • [B][5] : Death of the Claimant6-64
        • [B][6] : Absence from the State6-65
        • [B][7] : United in Interest6-68
      • [C] : A Brief Reminder About Wrongful Death6-70
      • [D] : The New System for Commencing Actions6-73
    • § 6:3.3 : Service: The Failure to Assert in Personam Jurisdiction6-75
      • [A] : In Personam Jurisdiction over a Natural Person6-75
      • [B] : In Personam Jurisdiction over a Corporation6-80
    • § 6:3.4 : The Trial: Asserting Direct Affirmative Defenses6-83
      • [A] : Defendant’s Freedom from Malpractice: Affirmative Defense to an Action for Lack of Informed Consent6-84
      • [B] : Contributory Negligence: Plaintiff’s Culpable Conduct As Comparative Negligence and Proximate Cause6-88
      • [C] : Comparative Negligence: Culpable Conduct of Other Defendants6-90
Chapter 7: The Pleadings and Auxiliary Documents
  • § 7:1 : Joining the Issues7-3
    • § 7:1.1 : The Plaintiff Commences His Action7-3
    • § 7:1.2 : The Defendant Joins the Issues Per Se7-9
    • § 7:1.3 : The Parties Complete the Pleadings7-12
  • § 7:2 : Compelling Discovery7-12
    • § 7:2.1 : Obtaining the Discovery Order7-14
    • § 7:2.2 : Complying with the Discovery Order7-17
      • [A] : Overview of the Discovery Devices7-17
      • [B] : The Application7-22
        • [B][1] : Identification of Witnesses and Production of Records7-22
        • [B][2] : Physical Examination of Plaintiff and Discovery of Expert Witnesses7-23
        • [B][3] : The Examination Before Trial7-25
    • § 7:2.3 : Adapting to the Results of Discovery7-26
  • § 7:3 : Precipitating the Trial7-29
    • § 7:3.1 : The Note of Issue7-29
    • § 7:3.2 : The Notice to Admit7-31
      • [A] : The Rules7-32
      • [B] : The Tactics7-34
    • § 7:3.3 : Pretrial Conference7-36
    • § 7:3.4 : The Marked Pleadings7-38
  • § 7:4 : Complete Set of Pleadings and Auxiliary Documents from a Single Action7-40
  • § 7:5 : Concluding Comments7-44
Chapter 8: Investigation of the Medical Facts
  • § 8:1 : Attorney’s Investigation of the Medical Facts8-3
    • § 8:1.1 : Obtaining Maximum Information from Plaintiff8-3
    • § 8:1.2 : Obtaining and Organizing Plaintiff’s Medical Records8-4
      • [A] : Office Phase8-4
      • [B] : Assistance Phase8-7
      • [C] : Organizing Phase8-8
      • [D] : Practice Tips8-10
    • § 8:1.3 : Evaluating the Medical Merits of the Action8-12
      • [A] : Analysis8-12
      • [B] : Synthesis8-14
      • [C] : Evaluation8-14
      • [D] : More Practice Tips8-16
    • § 8:1.4 : Decision Whether to Proceed8-17
    • § 8:1.5 : Continuing Investigation8-17
  • § 8:2 : Comprehensive Medical Records8-21
    • § 8:2.1 : Records Created Before the Alleged Malpractice8-21
    • § 8:2.2 : Records Contemporaneous with the Alleged Malpractice8-23
    • § 8:2.3 : Records Created After the Alleged Malpractice8-26
  • § 8:3 : Standard of Care8-29
    • § 8:3.1 : Sources of the Standard of Care8-29
    • § 8:3.2 : Complications in Applying the Standard of Care8-33
Chapter 9: Examination Before Trial
  • § 9:1 : Preliminary Considerations9-3
    • § 9:1.1 : Definitions9-3
    • § 9:1.2 : Objectives9-4
    • § 9:1.3 : The New Complication: The Physician’s Profile9-7
  • § 9:2 : Initiation of the Examination Before Trial9-11
  • § 9:3 : Preparation for the Examination Before Trial9-16
    • § 9:3.1 : Plaintiff’s Attorney’s Preparation to Examine the Defendant Physician9-16
    • § 9:3.2 : Defendant’s Attorney’s Preparation of the Defendant Physician as a Witness9-19
    • § 9:3.3 : Defendant’s Attorney’s Preparation to Examine the Plaintiff9-21
    • § 9:3.4 : Plaintiff’s Attorney’s Preparation of the Plaintiff As a Witness9-23
  • § 9:4 : Conduct of the Examination Before Trial9-24
    • § 9:4.1 : Facilities and Participants9-24
    • § 9:4.2 : Preliminary Procedures9-26
    • § 9:4.3 : Continuing Procedures9-28
      • [A] : Questions9-28
      • [B] : Objections9-32
    • § 9:4.4 : Exhortation9-35
  • § 9:5 : Resolution of the Examination Before Trial9-36
    • § 9:5.1 : Drafting the E.B.T. Report9-36
    • § 9:5.2 : Producing the Transcript9-37
    • § 9:5.3 : Handling the Exhibits9-38
    • § 9:5.4 : Analyzing and Synthesizing the Testimony9-39
  • § 9:6 : Uses of the Deposition9-40
Chapter 10: Pretrial Motions
  • § 10:1 : Definitions and Preliminary Distinctions10-2
  • § 10:2 : Forms for a Motion10-3
    • § 10:2.1 : Correct Form of Papers10-3
    • § 10:2.2 : Movant’s Forms10-6
    • § 10:2.3 : Respondent’s Forms10-9
    • § 10:2.4 : Prevailing Party’s and Court’s Forms10-10
    • § 10:2.5 : Practice Tips10-11
  • § 10:3 : Procedures and Internal Limits10-12
    • § 10:3.1 : Reciprocal Time Limits10-12
    • § 10:3.2 : Methods of Service10-14
    • § 10:3.3 : Filing of the Motion with the Court10-15
    • § 10:3.4 : Court’s Determination of the Motion10-16
  • § 10:4 : Kinds of Motions10-17
    • § 10:4.1 : Commencement Phase10-17
      • [A] : Evidence Aliunde: Amending without Leave or Leave Freely Granted10-18
        • [A][1] : Amendment without Leave of the Court10-18
        • [A][2] : Freely Granting Leave to Amend10-19
      • [B] : Motion for Leave to Serve and File Late or to Extend the Time to Serve and File10-19
      • [C] : Motion for Change of Venue10-20
      • [D] : Motion to Add a Defendant10-23
      • [E] : Motion to Correct the Pleadings10-24
      • [F] : Motion to Dismiss a Cause of Action or a Defense10-26
        • [F][1] : Motion to Dismiss a Cause of Action10-26
          • [F][1][a] : Grounds Which Defendant Must Assert in His First Response10-26
          • [F][1][b] : Grounds Which Defendant May Assert in His Answer or a Prior Pleading10-27
          • [F][1][c] : Grounds Which Defendant May Assert at a Subsequent Time or in a Later Pleading10-28
        • [F][2] : Motion to Dismiss a Defense10-29
        • [F][3] : Caveats Regarding Motions10-29
    • § 10:4.2 : The Discovery Phase10-31
      • [A] : Scheme of Sanctions for Failure to Disclose Information10-31
      • [B] : Bill of Particulars10-35
      • [C] : Examination before Trial10-36
      • [D] : Medical Records and Reports10-39
      • [E] : Expert Witness Information10-41
      • [F] : Defenses against Unreasonable Demands10-43
    • § 10:4.3 : The Supplementation Phase10-45
    • § 10:4.4 : The Imminent Trial Phase10-48
      • [A] : Motion for Summary Judgment10-49
      • [B] : Motion in Limine10-53
  • § 10:5 : A Complete Set of Motion Papers10-55
    • § 10:5.1 : Introduction10-55
    • § 10:5.2 : Plaintiff’s Motion for a Continued Examination before Trial10-56
    • § 10:5.3 : Defendant’s Papers in Opposition to the Motion10-57
    • § 10:5.4 : Plaintiff’s Papers in Reply10-58
Chapter 11: Initiating the Trial
  • § 11:1 : Selecting the Jury11-2
    • § 11:1.1 : Governing Rules11-2
      • [A] : Statutory Right to Trial by Jury11-2
      • [B] : Local Rules Organizing the Selection11-4
      • [C] : Summary of the New Rules11-5
    • § 11:1.2 : Tactics: Beginning Persuasion11-8
      • [A] : Preparation11-9
      • [B] : Tactical Guidelines11-11
      • [C] : Opening Remarks to Prospective Jurors11-15
  • § 11:2 : Maintaining a Unified Trial11-18
  • § 11:3 : Resolving the Remaining Issues Regarding the Conduct of the Trial11-21
  • § 11:4 : Preliminary Instructions to the Jury11-22
Chapter 12: The Opening Statement
  • § 12:1 : Background in Rhetoric12-1
    • § 12:1.1 : Historical Connection12-1
    • § 12:1.2 : Summary of the Canons of Rhetoric12-7
    • § 12:1.3 : Rhetorical Use of Narration12-16
      • [A] : Narrative as Substitute for Argument12-16
      • [B] : Trial as a Struggle Between Narratives12-18
      • [C] : Techniques of Narration12-22
    • § 12:1.4 : Improving the Attorney’s Public Speaking12-25
      • [A] : Exhortation12-25
      • [B] : Recommendations12-26
  • § 12:2 : Particular Injunctions for Opening Statements12-31
    • § 12:2.1 : Content12-31
    • § 12:2.2 : Preparation and Delivery12-32
Chapter 13: Presenting the Direct Case
  • § 13:1 : Trial Notebooks13-2
  • § 13:2 : Basic Witnesses13-4
    • § 13:2.1 : Defendant Physician As Plaintiff’s Witness13-5
    • § 13:2.2 : Plaintiff’s Medical Expert on Liability13-8
    • § 13:2.3 : Plaintiff As His Own Witness13-15
    • § 13:2.4 : Plaintiff’s Medical Expert on Damages13-19
    • § 13:2.5 : Economist As Plaintiff’s Expert13-24
  • § 13:3 : Supplementary Witnesses13-28
    • § 13:3.1 : Certified Medical Illustrator13-28
    • § 13:3.2 : Nonmedical Experts on Proximate Cause13-30
    • § 13:3.3 : Legal Nurse Consultant13-31
Chapter 14: Cross-Examination
  • § 14:1 : Purpose14-2
  • § 14:2 : Preparation14-6
    • § 14:2.1 : Preparation Before Trial14-6
    • § 14:2.2 : Preparation During Trial14-12
    • § 14:2.3 : Listening to the Direct Examination14-13
  • § 14:3 : The Examination14-14
    • § 14:3.1 : Techniques14-14
    • § 14:3.2 : Representative Lines of Questioning14-18
      • [A] : Qualifications14-18
      • [B] : Bias14-21
      • [C] : Insufficient Foundation14-23
      • [D] : Contradictions14-24
      • [E] : Plaintiff’s Prior Good Health14-27
      • [F] : Learned Treatises14-29
      • [G] : Counter-Hypothetical Questions14-31
  • § 14:4 : Sources of Additional Examples14-33
    • § 14:4.1 : Cross-Examination of Defendant’s Medical Expert14-33
    • § 14:4.2 : Old and New Books on Cross-Examination14-34
Chapter 15: The Charge to the Jury
  • § 15:1 : Preliminary Considerations15-2
    • § 15:1.1 : Definition15-3
    • § 15:1.2 : Purposes15-3
  • § 15:2 : Basic Requirements for a Charge15-5
    • § 15:2.1 : The Charge, Per Se15-5
    • § 15:2.2 : Interrogatories in the Verdict Sheet15-7
  • § 15:3 : Procedure15-9
    • § 15:3.1 : Timing of Requests to Charge15-9
    • § 15:3.2 : Format of Requests to Charge15-10
    • § 15:3.3 : Pre-Charge Conference15-11
    • § 15:3.4 : Objections to Court’s Charge15-11
    • § 15:3.5 : Exercising Prudence15-12
  • § 15:4 : Perennial Disputes15-12
    • § 15:4.1 : Marshalling the Evidence15-12
    • § 15:4.2 : Error-in-Judgment Charge15-14
    • § 15:4.3 : Missing Evidence15-18
      • [A] : Missing Witness15-18
      • [B] : Missing Document15-21
      • [C] : Spoliation15-22
    • § 15:4.4 : Damages15-23
      • [A] : Loss of Enjoyment of Life15-23
      • [B] : Life and Work Expectancies15-25
      • [C] : Deductions for Income Taxes15-27
Chapter 16: The Summation
  • § 16:1 : Preliminary Considerations16-1
    • § 16:1.1 : Definition16-1
    • § 16:1.2 : Role of the Summation in Preparation for Trial16-3
  • § 16:2 : Composing the Summation16-4
    • § 16:2.1 : The Canons of Rhetoric16-5
    • § 16:2.2 : Applications of the Parts of Rhetoric16-5
    • § 16:2.3 : Arguing for Damages16-9
    • § 16:2.4 : The Approach of Defendant’s Attorney16-9
  • § 16:3 : Sample Summation16-10
    • § 16:3.1 : Cause of Action16-10
    • § 16:3.2 : Employing the Canons of Rhetoric16-12
      • [A] : Factors for Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation16-12
      • [B] : Auxiliary Decisions16-14
      • [C] : Parts of Rhetoric16-14
      • [D] : Parts of a Speech16-15
      • [E] : Organizational Scheme16-15
      • [F] : Topoi (Aids to Invention)16-17
    • § 16:3.3 : Additional Instructions16-18
Chapter 17: Judgments
  • § 17:1 : Calculating the Judgment for Personal Injury17-5
    • § 17:1.1 : Role of the Jury17-6
      • [A] : Itemized Verdict17-6
      • [B] : Jury’s Calculation of Damages in Action for Personal Injury17-9
    • § 17:1.2 : Bench Trial17-13
      • [A] : Traditional Motions17-13
        • [A][1] : Set Aside Verdict17-14
        • [A][2] : Fix Attorney’s Fees17-16
        • [A][3] : Award Costs for Frivolous Claims and Defenses17-18
      • [B] : The Verdict Shrinks: Calculating Deductions17-19
        • [B][1] : Deducting Income Taxes17-19
        • [B][2] : Discounting Future Damages17-20
        • [B][3] : Deducting Payments from Collateral Sources17-22
        • [B][4] : Deducting Prior Settlements with Other Tortfeasors17-25
        • [B][5] : Limiting Obligations of Joint Tortfeasors17-27
        • [B][6] : Calculating Interest on Verdict17-29
  • § 17:2 : Structured Judgments for Periodic Payment of Future Damages17-31
    • § 17:2.1 : Exposition: Actions for Personal Injury Generally and the Old New Scheme for Medical Malpractice17-31
      • [A] : Preliminary Observations17-31
      • [B] : Calculations17-34
      • [C] : Judgment Per Se17-39
      • [D] : Security for Periodic Payments17-39
      • [E] : Contingencies17-40
    • § 17:2.2 : Sample Structured Judgment: Ursini v. Sussman17-42
      • [A] : Opinion17-43
        • [A][1] : Verdict17-43
        • [A][2] : First Stage of the Judgment: Extracting the Lump Sum17-43
          • [A][2][a] : Actual Allocation17-43
          • [A][2][b] : Hypothetical Allocation17-44
        • [A][3] : Second Stage of the Judgment: Calculating the Attorney’s Fee17-45
          • [A][3][a] : Future Payments After Deducting the Lump Sum17-45
          • [A][3][b] : Reducing These Future Payments to Present Value17-45
            • [A][3][b][i] : Applying Discount Rate to Full Amount and Time17-45
            • [A][3][b][ii] : Discount Rate Selected Was 7½ Percent17-46
            • [A][3][b][iii] : Present Values17-46
          • [A][3][c] : Actual Calculation of Attorney’s Fee17-47
            • [A][3][c][i] : Circularity of the Statutory Language17-47
            • [A][3][c][ii] : Rates for Contingent Fees17-47
            • [A][3][c][iii] : Fees on Future Payments in This Case17-47
        • [A][4] : Third Stage of the Judgment: Recalculating the Future Payments17-48
          • [A][4][a] : Allocation of Attorney’s Fee17-48
          • [A][4][b] : Reduced Initial Payments17-48
        • [A][5] : Fourth Stage of the Judgment: Final Version17-48
      • [B] : Judgment17-49
        • [B][1] : Parties17-49
        • [B][2] : Verdict17-50
        • [B][3] : Lump Sum and Present Value of Future Payments17-50
        • [B][4] : Lump Sums, Interest Thereon, and Costs17-51
        • [B][5] : Annuity Contract for Periodic Payments Specified17-51
        • [B][6] : Discount Rate and Attorney’s Fees17-52
        • [B][7] : Interest on Present Value of Periodic Payments17-52
    • § 17:2.3 : Exposition: The New New Scheme in Actions for Medical Malpractice17-53
    • § 17:2.4 : Exposition: The Still Newer Scheme in Actions for Medical Malpractice for Birth-Related Neurological Injuries17-59
      • [A] : The Justification17-59
      • [B] : The Rules17-61
        • [B][1] : The Statute17-61
        • [B][2] : The Regulations17-65
  • § 17:3 : Calculating the Judgment for Wrongful Death17-68
    • § 17:3.1 : Preliminary Distinctions17-69
    • § 17:3.2 : Role of the Jury17-71
      • [A] : Systematic Approach17-72
      • [B] : Illustrative Cases17-74
    • § 17:3.3 : Court’s Calculation of the Interest17-83
    • § 17:3.4 : Sample Judgment for Wrongful Death17-87
Chapter 18: Appeals
  • § 18:1 : Definitions and Preliminary Distinctions18-3
  • § 18:2 : Preserving Issues for Appeal18-12
    • § 18:2.1 : Necessity of Preserving Issues: General Rule and Exceptions18-12
    • § 18:2.2 : Preserving Issues During the Eight Phases of Trial18-15
      • [A] : Pretrial Proceedings18-15
      • [B] : Presentation of Evidence to the Jury18-17
      • [C] : Conclusion of Plaintiff’s Direct Case and Conclusion of All Testimony18-20
      • [D] : Summations18-22
      • [E] : Charge to the Jury18-23
      • [F] : The Verdict, Per Se18-25
      • [G] : Retroactive Post-Verdict Motions18-27
      • [H] : Prospective Post-Verdict Motions18-29
      • [I] : Summary18-30
  • § 18:3 : Interposing the Appeal18-32
    • § 18:3.1 : Ascertaining the Procedural Propriety of the Appeal18-34
    • § 18:3.2 : Interposing the Appeal, Per Se18-39
    • § 18:3.3 : Staying Enforcement of the Judgment18-45
    • § 18:3.4 : Settling the Transcript18-51
    • § 18:3.5 : Precipitating the Pre-Argument Conference18-55
  • § 18:4 : Perfecting the Appeal18-58
    • § 18:4.1 : Meeting the Time Limits for Perfecting the Appeal18-59
      • [A] : The Statutory Dialectic18-60
      • [B] : Maximum Time Limits for the Calendar and Deviations from the Statutory Dialectic18-62
    • § 18:4.2 : Compiling the Papers for Perfecting the Appeal18-66
      • [A] : The Brief18-67
        • [A][1] : Civil Practice Law and Rules18-67
        • [A][2] : The Rules of the Appellate Division18-69
      • [B] : The Record18-78
        • [B][1] : The Civil Practice Law and Rules18-81
        • [B][2] : The Rules of the Appellate Division18-82
      • [C] : The Appendix18-90
        • [C][1] : The Civil Practice Law and Rules18-91
        • [C][2] : The Rules of the Appellate Division18-92
    • § 18:4.3 : Printing the Papers for Perfecting the Appeal18-99
      • [A] : Civil Practice Law and Rules18-99
      • [B] : Rules of the Appellate Division18-102
    • § 18:4.4 : Filing and Serving the Papers Perfecting the Appeal18-108
      • [A] : Preliminary Distinctions18-108
      • [B] : The Complete Filings18-112
      • [C] : The Exhibits18-122
    • § 18:4.5 : Additional Considerations in Perfecting the Appeal18-133
      • [A] : Invoking the Right to Participate in the Oral Argument18-133
      • [B] : Filing a Brief as Amicus Curiae18-138
  • § 18:5 : Processing the Appeal18-146
    • § 18:5.1 : Introduction18-146
    • § 18:5.2 : Phases in the Processing of an Appeal by the Appellate Division (Second Department)18-149
    • § 18:5.3 : Confidential Report of the Court Attorney (First Department)18-153
    • § 18:5.4 : Production of the Panel’s Decision18-155
  • § 18:6 : Applying the Standards of Decision18-161
    • § 18:6.1 : Rules Restricting the Court’s Purview18-161
    • § 18:6.2 : Standards of Decision for Questions of Law, Per Se18-164
    • § 18:6.3 : Standards of Decision for Quasi-Questions of Law18-168
    • § 18:6.4 : Standards of Decision for Damages18-172
  • § 18:7 : Arguing the Appeal18-180
    • § 18:7.1 : Preliminary Reminders18-180
    • § 18:7.2 : Writing the Brief18-182
      • [A] : Invention18-183
      • [B] : Arrangement18-186
      • [C] : Expression18-188
      • [D] : Memory18-189
      • [E] : Delivery18-190
      • [F] : Examples18-190
    • § 18:7.3 : Participating in the Oral Argument18-191
      • [A] : Invention18-193
      • [B] : Arrangement18-193
      • [C] : Expression18-194
      • [D] : Memory18-196
      • [E] : Delivery18-196
Chapter 19: Appendix A: Cross-Examination of the Defendant, Called During Plaintiff's Case
Chapter 20: Appendix B: Direct Examination of an Expert by Mr. Moore
Chapter 21: Appendix C: Cross-Examination of a Defendant's Expert by Mr. Moore
Chapter 22: Appendix D: Direct Examination of the Plaintiff's Economic Expert by Mr. Moore
Chapter 23: Appendix E: Direct Examination of the Plaintiff's Expert on Causation
Chapter 24: Legal Bibliography
Chapter 25: Medical Bibliography
Chapter 26: Table of Authorities
Chapter 27: Index to Medical Malpractice

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