Cross Examination Blows Up In Attorney's Face
NY Medical Malpractice Attorney Explains
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NY Medical Malpractice & Personal Injury Trial Lawyer
516-487-8207
Email: Gerry@Oginski-Law.com

When you first learn how to cross-examine a witness, one of the first things they teach you is to never ever ask a witness a question to which you do not know the answer.

That's basic cross-examination 101.

Why then would an experienced medical malpractice attorney in New York during the a malpractice trial, while cross-examining a medical expert, make the dreaded mistake of asking the expert the dreaded "Why?" question?

I wish I knew the answer.

I saw him ask it.
The moment he asked the question, I knew he was finished.
I knew there would be no recovering from this question.

He asked the doctor whether he agreed with their main claim in the case.The opposing expert clearly stated he disagreed.

The next words out of the attorney's mouth shocked me.

The attorney then said "Tell us why, doctor"

This medical expert proceeded to tell the jury in exquisite detail exactly why the injured victim's claims were inaccurate. The doctor's answer lasted for minutes.

The doctor had taken total control of cross-examination.

That's something you learn as a newbie trial attorney to never ever do. You never give up the reins of cross-examination to a witness by asking an open-ended question or even a question to which you do not know the answer.

There is only one real exception to that rule.
That's where you simply don't care about the answer.
You don't care if the jury hears the answer or if anyone hears the answer. It's meaningless.

However, in this particular case it wasn't meaningless.

I can't imagine this attorney recovering from asking this one question.

Watch the video to learn more...

Here's a cardiac malpractice case where I was able to achieve a $6 million dollar settlement for my client: [ Ссылка ]

Here's a foot surgery case where a Westchester, NY jury awarded my client $1.55 million dollars for her pain and suffering: [ Ссылка ]

To learn more about how medical malpractice cases work in the state of New York, I encourage you to explore my educational website, ‪[ Ссылка ].

If you have legal questions, I invite you to pick up the phone and call me at 516-487-8207 or by email at Gerry@Oginski-Law.com. This is what I do every day and I'd be happy to chat with you.

Law Office of Gerald Oginski
25 Great Neck Road, Ste. 4
Great Neck, NY 11021
516-487-8207

Email: Gerry@Oginski-Law.com

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