Medical Malpractice in Rhode Island

This program will be a thorough discussion of malpractice. Topics included are:

• Noteworthy Statutes and Cases
• Procedural Aspects of Medical Malpractice
• Specific Rules of Discovery to Be Aware of
• Handling Settlement
• Expert Medical Witnesses - Tactics
• Admissibility of Expert Testimony in Rhode Island
• The Law of Expert Testimony
• The Work-Product Doctrine
• Threshold for Admissibility-Probability
• The Past Frye Standard
• The Daubert Challenge
• Savvy Ways to Find the Expert You Need
• Determining Necessary Qualifications of the Needed Expert
• Using the Expert to Win Your Case
• Fees and Expert Opinions
• Liens c. Subrogation Claims

  This program includes a break for lunch from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. Attendees must attend the second half of the program in order to receive full credit.

  Online registration for this program will close on WEDNESDAY, March 29, AT NOON.

  The RIBA assumes no responsibility for opinions, statements, and facts in any Continuing Legal Education/Annual Meeting program. Neither the opinions expressed in any program, nor its content represent the official view of the Rhode Island Bar Association or the views of its members.