Deposition Dissection: A Handbook for Doctors Facing Deposition

Full of sample questions, strategies, and explanations, Deposition Dissection is an essential manual for any healthcare provider facing the looming threat of a deposition. In an easily readable format, the book reveals opposing counsel’s specific objectives and tactics, explains how your deposition fits into the big picture of a lawsuit, and empowers you with the tools to give a strong, defensible deposition. Chapters on serving as an expert witness, practicing defensive medicine, and the implications of tort reform bring you up to date on today’s legal trends in medicine. The book contains questions and references from actual cases, and will help you prepare a shorter, stronger deposition that will stand up during trial.

Topics include:

* What is a deposition?
* What is a deposition not?
* what topics will be covered
* your role
* your attorney’s role
* questions and answers