Cross-Examination of the Negative Defense Medical Examination Physician

In a personal injury lawsuit, the defendant's insurance carrier will invariably hire litigation doctors on its behalf to examine the plaintiff. This is done in order to have a professional witness testify at trial for the purpose of assisting in the defense of the case with respect to minimizing the damages suffered by the plaintiff. These "hired guns" will opine that: the plaintiff did not sustain any injury as a result of the subject incident and/or has made a complete recovery. These highly paid witnesses are usually experienced and skilled at convincing a jury of their "expert" opinions.  

This course is designed to teach the plaintiff's attorney how to use the adverse party expert that performed the Insurance Medical Examination [IME] to help prove the plaintiff's case, and undermine these negative opinions and attack the credibility of this witness.   

Learning Objectives: 

I.     Know the structure, elements and style of an effective cross-examination 

II.    Gain familiarity with a typical negative IME and how to win a significant plaintiff's verdict by using specific techniques

III.   Learn actual questions/answers from real cases  

IV.   Illustrate the power of a "positive" cross-examination and how and when to impeach the witness and show their bias