What are the fees and costs associated with a medical malpractice action?
Malpractice cases are not only complex and time consuming, but they are extremely expensive. The defense vigorously defends these cases. As such, top-notch expert testimony of various professionals is required. These experts are usually located out-of-state, as local professionals are understandably reluctant to testify against their local colleagues. These cases also require filing various documents, ordering and copying a number of records, conducting multiple depositions across the country, and engaging in a great deal of trial preparation. For example, it is not uncommon for an attorney who is properly preparing a medical malpractice case for trial to spend $25,000 to $100,000 just to get the case to trial.
