Same Day Surgery Centers – Ambulatory Surgery Centers Everybody loves “same day” surgery centers: patients for the convenience, doctors for the ease and extra profit of owning their own surgical facility, insurance companies for the money they save. Except when disaster strikes: A patient is badly hurt or killed, and a medical malpractice investigation shows….
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder
One special area of medical malpractice concerns patients with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). This is a psychiatric condition in which the patient is obsessed with his or her physical appearance and often wants repeated cosmetic surgeries or dermatological treatments. Or the patient may demand weight loss surgery even if he or she isn’t morbidly obese…..
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Patrick Malone speaks to lawyer groups all over the United States on effective persuasion for trial lawyers. Here is a sampling of recent talks: “Becoming a fearless cross-examiner,” talks to trial lawyers and other bar associations, 2016 through 2024 “Taking down the professional witness,” Belli Society annual seminar, October 2021 (similar talks in Michigan, West….
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Books & Articles by Patrick Malone The following is a sampling of the books, articles and chapters written by lead attorney Patrick Malone. Books Patrick Malone talks about his Medical Malpractice Books The Fearless Cross-Examiner The Fearless Cross-Examiner : Win the Witness, Win the Case, by Patrick Malone. The current approach to cross-examination is dated,….
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Wheaton has a revitalized downtown with many ethnically diverse restaurants. Wheaton is part of Montgomery County, Maryland, home to a number of important medical facilities. These include the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Suburban Hospital in Bethesda (now part of the Johns Hopkins Hospital system), Montgomery General Hospital in Olney, Shady Grove Adventist Hospital….
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Takoma Park was founded in 1883 and is the first real commuter suburb for Washington D.C. It originally straddled both Montgomery County and Prince George’s County, but the boundaries were redrawn in 1997 to situate it entirely in Montgomery County. Montgomery County, Maryland, home to a number of important medical facilities. These include the National….
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Silver Spring is in the heart of Montgomery County, near the Beltway and with good access to downtown Washington, D.C. Silver Spring is part of Montgomery County, Maryland, home to a number of important medical facilities. These include the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Suburban Hospital in Bethesda (now part of the Johns Hopkins….
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Sandy Spring was settled by Quakers in 1725. The town still has many wonderful examples of historic architecture, including its Friends Meeting House, built in 1817. Sandy Spring is part of Montgomery County, Maryland, home to a number of important medical facilities. These include the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Suburban Hospital in Bethesda….
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Rockville is an important hub of Montgomery County, Maryland: the county seat, and home to a number of biotech companies and federal government agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration. Rockville has an official population of around 60,000. Rockville has a large Asian-American population and also is the heart of the Jewish community in the….
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Potomac is a well-to-do community in Montgomery County, Maryland, home to a number of important medical facilities. These include the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Suburban Hospital in Bethesda (now part of the Johns Hopkins Hospital system), Montgomery General Hospital in Olney, Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Germantown, and Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma….
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