Practice Areas
Civil Law
Working With Civil Attorneys For Over Ten Years.
Godoy Medical Forensics has been working with civil attorneys since 2009 with a focus on quality reports and cost-effective case reviews. We currently have civil attorney-clients nationwide from New York to California.
We offer a review of medical records for both plaintiff and defense attorneys. Our specialty areas are medical malpractice, personal injury, worker’s compensation, and elder abuse. In addition, we have nurses that have extensive experience with class action drug cases. In the realm of Family Law, we have testified in restraining order hearings and other proceedings where there are allegations of child or spousal abuse.
The function of our basic reports, called Merit Screens, is to determine case merit by identifying either breach in the standard of care or causation. Merit screens are a cost-effective pre-read of medical records.
We work with both plaintiff and defense attorneys in medical malpractice cases involving all areas of medical specialty and discipline. We can review cases for merit to determine if doctors, nurses, therapists or support staff made medical errors that breached the standard of care. We are not limited to any area of medicine; and have successfully determined merit in surgical, pediatric, emergency department, psychiatric, neurological and obstetrical cases, among others.
When the case is within the clinical specialty area of our experts, we will be part of your team all the way through trial, including assisting with cross-examination of opposing counsel’s experts and testimony by our own expert. If the specialty area falls outside our expertise, we are happy to assist the attorney from the initial review to determine merit all the way through case development and preparing medical malpractice expert witnesses for trial. In addition, we provide support services by organizing the records for medical expert review, preparing fact chronologies, or simply summarizing the records for attorney reference. We can assist with locating and vetting expert witnesses of any specialization.
We have medical malpractice experts available for testimony in the areas of emergency medicine and trauma, neurosurgery, critical care nursing, flight nursing, obstetrics, pediatrics , and orthopedics. Contact us to get more information on our medical experts and services.
Personal injury cases can appear to be simple on first review. Many attorneys determine merit themselves, then find something in the past medical history that is the Achilles Heel of the case. Through our personal injury consultant services, we catch relevant medical conditions in the initial review and prevent lengthy and costly trials on cases that are not likely to result in a favorable outcome for your client. If merit is determined, we support the attorney by assisting in case development, identifying issues, and providing expert testimony.
We understand that cost is a large issue in personal injury cases. We offer volume discounting and verbal reports to minimize the cost until merit is determined.
Elder abuse or neglect cases can be civil or criminal. In either one, the case may be relate to pressure ulcers and failure to turn the patient to prevent these wounds. In civil cases the case is built based on the standards of care and whether the staff in the hospital or nursing home was doing everything they could to prevent and/or treat the pressure ulcers. Other cases may involve slip and fall and whether the staff put safety measures in place to prevent the injuries from happening.
We can help sort through the medical records in these cases and determine how/if the patient’s medical conditions contributed to their condition and whether there were any breaches in the standards of care. We can also provide the literature needed to support your case, whether you represent the plaintiff or the defendant.
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Family law often has incidences where a medical expert is needed to address accusations of child abuse or domestic violence, including strangulation. Our nurse experts are experienced in these areas of criminal law and are ready to assist you with your case.
Child abuse is without a doubt a horrifying thing and should be addressed quickly and the child placed into a safe environment. But false accusations of child abuse can also be detrimental to the child as it can cause psychological and emotional stress and trauma. Unfortunately, it is one tactic that a parent may use in a divorce or custody proceeding and having a medical expert review the facts of the case to provide an opinion as to whether there is evidence of abuse or not can be critical in your case.
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