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Injured victims and workers know their doctor is their hope to repair their broken body, but many are shocked to discover the doctor is also a key witness in their case. Almost every injury case tried in South Carolina—whether it’s an auto accident, medical malpractice, workers’ compensation case, or anything else—requires doctor testimony in some form.
This testimony often requires painstaking analysis of medical records and developing highly detailed testimony to satisfy both legal standards and also the decision-makers who determine your compensation.
Here are basic issues doctors testify about:
Do you have questions about how your Doctor can impact your injury case? Call our Spartanburg office at (864) 582-0416 or fill out a contact form here.
If the case justifies it, we meet with your doctor to get his view of these issues long before he testifies. The meeting costs money for his time, but it’s often worth it—it gives us a clear picture of his medical assessment, helping us value your case. Sometimes we send questionnaires to doctors in order to gain a powerful snapshot of the toll the injuries took on you.
Doctor testimony is tricky because legal standards require questions to be asked a certain way. In jury trials, doctors usually testify by video deposition played to the jury. Asking them to show up for trial is usually too much—when your job involves medical emergencies, trial testimony understandably takes a backseat. These depositions are extremely expensive, so we save them for just before trial.
If you’ve been seriously hurt at work or in an accident, one of the most important—and complex—parts of your case is the medical evidence. You need a lawyer who knows medical terms to analyze your records and develop doctor testimony to help the insurance company, a workers’ compensation commissioner, or a jury understand the full impact of your injuries, so you can secure the best shot at full compensation.
If you need this kind of lawyer, feel free to start a live chat right from where you are sitting or call (864) 582-0416, so we can arrange a meeting at your convenience for you to tell us about your case. If you’re too hurt to come to us, we will come to you.
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