Tag: medical-malpractice

In Florida, the rules for allowing medical experts to testify in court can vary a lot depending on the type of case. Recently, there have been some changes that make it harder for certain types of doctors to testify. But overall, the rules are still pretty flexible and depend a lot on the judge’s decision.…

When new lawyers graduate from law school, they often don’t know much about how important it is to pick the right expert witness for their cases. They usually have to learn how to find and hire expert witnesses from more experienced lawyers. But it’s really important to choose the best expert witness, because they can…

A study found that jurors had a hard time understanding legal instructions in a mock trial. They did much better when given simplified instructions. Because of this, Illinois decided to make their jury instructions easier to understand. Even though it’s clear that legal instructions are too complex, the legal system is still hesitant to make…

Last month, we said that the test used for deciding on petitions challenging nonfinal orders from trial courts is not good enough. We argued that courts only grant these petitions when there’s been a big mistake in the law that causes serious harm and can’t be fixed later, but in reality, they don’t stick to…

In 1993, the Florida Supreme Court made a ruling in Kozel v. Ostendorf, which said that before dismissing a case, the judge should consider other options first. Since then, the courts have been clarifying when this ruling applies. Recently, the appeals courts have been asking people to show evidence that they brought up Kozel issues…

In Florida, injured people can sometimes delay filing a lawsuit if they didn’t know the cause of their injury. This is called “equitable tolling.” It’s been around for a long time, but not many people use it in court. However, there have been cases where the Florida courts have allowed people to delay filing their…