 is an attorney in the Columbus, Ohio office of Reminger Co, LPA, where she specializes in medical malpractice defense litigation and transactional matters.

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Widow claims between $85,000 and $200,000 in damages.

Urologist and internist sued after patient’s death from slow bleed

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Ernest Sussman, MD, FACS, explains why all urologists must also be risk managers.

Dr. Sussman to give malpractice talk at AACU annual meeting

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“Their opinions do need to be credible and be honest, but there is some component of being able to walk a line between providing a candid, unbiased opinion, and knowing that you are retained to represent a specific side in that case,” says Kenton H. Steele, Esq.

Urology Malpractice: Kenton H. Steele, Esq, discusses expert witnesses from the attorney perspective

Deposing witnesses allows for presentation of factual issues in a case.

Urology Malpractice: The deposition process

“I think it's the responsibility of the physician to really take on educating and counseling and setting clear expectations and that way, when complications do arise, patients are better equipped, and they have a more favorable outcome,” says Ariana Matz, MD.

Researchers evaluate data on priapism malpractice litigation

Plaintiff alleges injury occurred during insertion of Foley catheter.

Perforated bladder results in sepsis and subsequent lawsuit

“The side that can take…complex issues and make them simple…is likely going to be the side that wins in a case,” says Kenton H. Steele, Esq.

Urology Malpractice: What qualities make an expert witness successful?

“There are a couple of different important and unique questions that expert witnesses help answer in the context of medical malpractice litigation,” says Kenton H. Steele, Esq.

Kenton H. Steele, Esq, on the issues addressed by expert witnesses in medical malpractice litigation

“If we allow a cardiologist to be critical of a family medicine practitioner, there's a chance that they're being held to an unreasonable standard that doesn't apply to their day to day, which is why that requirement is in place for most but not all states,” says Kenton H. Steele Esq.

Urology Malpractice: What is the role of an expert witness in litigation?

“We found that medications allegedly causing priapism and the litigation surrounding that is significant because it means that the patient-physician relationship was not well established,” says Ariana Matz, MD.

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