Typical types of cases

Editorial Team / Admin · Apr 11, 2008

I am well aware no one is able to disclose case information due to confidentiality.
However...
Considering the variety of cases that you have reviewed, would some of you LNC's mind describing several case scenarios that you have worked?
What I'm wanting to know basically is what type of cases do attorneys/firms typically want LNCs to review? Only cases where a nurse is being accused of negligence/neglect? Or multiple cases where the client's case has a medical aspect that they need put in more simple terms? Have you reviewed cases where physicians are being sued? Hospitals? Employers? I'm curious as to how broad a medical-legal caseload LNCs review.
As always... thank you in advance to everyone who takes time to respond!!
-A
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I do not advise anyone giving real scenarios regarding previous case work. All work done as consultants and/or expert witnessess should remain off these boards basically to protect our identites and prevent family members, attorneys, and fellow colleagues who lurk here, from identifying you and/or the individuals involved in these scenarios.

Types of cases that I've been contracted to work:

Medical and nursing malpractice
General nursing negligence
Personal Injury
Worker's Compensation
Nursing Home Litigation (including elder abuse, medicaid/medicare fraud and abuse)
Products Liability
Toxic Tort

And, others........

alkaleidi · Apr 12, 2008

Gotcha. I didn't want real scenarios, but I guess example(s) scenarios of what types of cases LNCs review. Pretend/hypothetical even, just to know the level of care. Thanks for the list -- that helps answer my question!

Editorial Team / Admin · Apr 12, 2008

What I listed above are types of cases.

Not sure what you are asking, "scenarios....to know the level of care".....?? Could you elaborate? Are you wanting to know the SOC/SOP that was applied to a case? As for describing scenarios:

Pt. A, surgery=hysterectomy

Physician B, employed blunt/sharp dissection=vesicolady partsl fistula

Pt. A, s/s VVfistula=delay in dx

Physician B, delay in dx=delay in tx

Settled out of court.

Editorial Team / Admin · Apr 12, 2008

Few examples of Types of Cases with subtypes:

Medical and Nursing Malpractice

Delay of Diagnosis
Delay in Treatment
Negligent Case Management

Personal Injury/General Negligence

Premises Liability
Sexual and Physical Assault
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Liquor Liability
Sports Injuries
Babysitter Negligence

Nursing Home Litigation

Bedsores (decubitus ulcers) and other related infections
Inadequate staffing and training
Falls and associated injuries
Inappropriate use of restraints (chemical/physical)

RN1989 · Apr 13, 2008

An LNC can review ANY case that has ANY medical component. Healthcare and medical records come up in all types of cases from criminal court cases to civil cases regarding wills/probate/guardianship, healthcare business deals, etc., to the "standard" types that sirI has listed. It is possible to work on cases that range through the entire spectrum of cases that our legal system allows to be filed in the courts. Granted, most cases settle first but any case that can be filed in court is fair game for needing an LNC to review records.

Editorial Team / Admin · Apr 13, 2008

Appreciate your input, RN1989.