Physicians Helping Attorneys

We are excited to have back one of our favorite guests, David Grundy, M.D. David is an Emergency Medicine doctor who also practices Medical/Legal Consulting in California. David discusses a traumatic tibial bone fracture which then gives him an opportunity to discuss his method to “reverse engineer” scientific predictions based on medical literature of expected future medical problems secondary to...

Because a lot of questions get sent to us by email, we decided to have another Q&A episode in which Mike and Armin answer questions from listeners and viewers. These questions all came in the last few weeks. We thought if one listener/viewer had this question it was most likely on the minds of others. Have a potential case to discuss?  Question about our services? We are committed to maximizin...

Mike and Armin each discuss a case outside of the usual car crashes, work injuries, etc. Mike talks about a case of placental abruption. Armin discuses a case of medications stopped abruptly after a woman is jailed for a DUI. The similarity in both cases is the possibility of a system failure. Mike and Armin discuss whether or not there was negligence in these cases. Have a potential case to discu...

Mike and Armin each discuss fascinating Standard of Care Review cases. Mike’s case involves an overlooked x-ray and Armin’s case involves missed diagnostic data. Neither case is straight forward and you can hear how the medical issues were evaluated in each case. Have a potential case to discuss?  Question about our services? We are committed to maximizing case value, saving attorney time, and we...

This episode’s topic is Unusual Outlier Cases. Armin discusses two cases that are way out of the normal range of medical issues usually presented. As Armin talks about each case Mike asks great questions that he feels our listeners would like to have asked. One case involves determining what was the actual cause of death and the other case is a fascinating pediatric psych case with negligence &amp...

Mike & Armin talk about the common characteristics of attorneys who use our consultative services on a routine basis. Although any Personal Injury or Workers Comp attorney will benefit from a Medical/Legal consult, we find that we’re primarily working with a subset of attorneys that share some common ground. To start, these attorneys feel a strong sense of duty to their clients. Find out more...

Mike and Armin each discuss a case that involved a rare medical condition in both their traumatic injury cases. In both situations the case needed some research, finesse and critical thinking to tease out the issues and help each of their attorney clients achieve excellent settlements. Get some insight in how both Mike and Armin process and work through medical issues in a case. Have a potential c...

Mike & Armin always encourage listeners to email in their questions. In this episode they answer some of the questions they have gotten in the last couple of months. We know if one person asked the question there are many of you listening with the same question. Have fun with this fast moving episode chock full of information! Have a potential case to discuss?  Question about our services? We...

Current Medical/Legal Questions * Fascinating Medicine * Providing Evidence Mike discusses teasing out if a bile duct surgical mishap is negligence or an unavoidable complication. Armin talks about a problematic consequence of tissue trauma after accidents, the condition of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Have a potential case to discuss?  Question about our services? We are committed to maximizin...

In this episode Mike discusses an interesting case in which the request of the attorney for him to find a medical expert is superseded by some medical opinions and conclusions Mike reaches after reviewing the nuances of the case. Armin discusses another “invisible injury” and briefly talks about the often found issue of depression occurring in trauma cases. Have a potential case to discuss?  Quest...

To celebrate our 40th episode and as an end of the year departure from cases and medical injuries Mike interviews Armin on the origin story of Medical/Legal Consulting, Armin’s physician training program and Mike and Armin opening Physicians Legal Consultants. Hear about the triumphs and challenges of starting a new field of medicine. Have a potential case to discuss?  Question about our services?...

Mike and Armin go back to some basics! Armin discusses neck problems after a cement truck hit a van of teenagers resulting in the client having significant neck injuries. Armin talks about the medicine that every attorney should understand. Mikes talks about a standard of care merit review in a medically complicated post-surgical case for which he ultimately found the standard of care was met. Mik...

Mike & Armin discuss success stories and give details on settlement amounts in six cases for which they consulted. This episode gives you insight into the process and how their Medical/Legal consults helped the case, the attorney and the injured client. Get concrete evidence how Medical/Legal Consulting helps people. Have a potential case to discuss?  Question about our services? We are commit...

And now something completely different! Mike and Armin discuss a method to communicate with others more effectively. In the work we do, we need to communicate effectively with attorney clients, the injured individuals attorneys represent and others. Mike and Armin discuss a system for effective communication that they hope attorneys, physicians and all our listeners can incorporate in their everyd...

In this episode Mike & Armin discuss the “legal” in Medical/Legal Consulting. In other words, what we’ve learned about the law in the areas in which we consult and how to weave that specialized knowledge into our reports and interactions. We make sure attorneys can rely on our reports to offer evidence in proving up medical theories in cases. Have a potential case to discuss?  Question about o...

Mike & Armin go back to basics and discuss a really interesting case in which a woman was hit head on in an auto crash. Unfortunately, this client suffered serious and long-term medical problems. The most significant of which was a traumatic hiatal hernia. Our attorney client asked us to help prove up his medical theory that the accident caused the hernia, and we went to the medical literature...

Mike & Armin discuss how we optimize our medical involvement in cases by educating attorney clients about not only the broad scope of our services but the many nuances of each of the very specific services we provide. We want to make sure attorneys maximize settlement amounts and get the most comprehensive future medical care needed after an accident or injury. We also discuss an exciting new...

Mike & Armin welcome Anke Horacek, MD to this episode. Anke has been doing Medical/Legal Consulting for the past 5 years in Nebraska. Anke talks about a truck vs. tractor crash that resulted in catastrophic injuries for the farmer driving the tractor. Anke lays out the case including two previously undiagnosed injuries that Anke was able to identify. This case resulted in enormous future medic...

Mike and Armin discuss two common issues that come up in cases. First, Mike talks about our process when we are asked to find medical experts. Mike describes how our process differs from the standard expert finding company and is based on research and customizing the expert to the case. Then Armin talks about how we determine traumatic causation of injuries and how our opinions are based on scienc...

Mike and Armin discuss how they often act as a medical liaison between their attorney clients and treating doctors, other professionals, service & governmental agencies and even occasionally with client families. Armin talks about a case concerning clarifying traumatic causation with a treating doctor and Mike talks clarifying case issues with a physician before choosing the right medical expe...

Mike and Armin each discuss a case in which they were asked to do a Standard of Care Review and give an opinion if there was merit to pursue a medical malpractice case. Both cases had some interesting, complicated and sad medical issues. In both situations both Mike and Armin came to the opinion that the standard of care was met and advised their attorneys not to pursue the case. This helped the c...

Rear-end auto accidents represent one of the most common cases in which our attorney clients are involved. Mike and Armin have consulted on hundreds of these cases. In this episode they discuss some of the medical journal articles they commonly use in reports to give attorneys the medical evidence they need to prove up their medical theories concerning client injuries in these frequent rear-end ca...

Mike and Armin talk about how Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can be a missed or “invisible” medical damage in PI or Worker Comp injuries. Mike talks about a case in which PTSD was initially missed as part of the traumatic injuries and Armin discusses a case in which PTSD was complicated by the circumstances surrounding the accident itself. Have a potential case to discuss?  Question about o...

Mike and Armin have done hundreds of initial meetings with attorneys wanting to know more about Medical/Legal Consulting. Get some insight into how physicians and attorneys work together as Mike & Armin answer the common questions they are consistently asked in almost every one of these initial meetings.  For instance, why should the I use a Medical/Legal Consultant instead of a medical expert, wh...

Mike & Armin are pleased to have Barbara Furutani, J.D. as a guest on this episode. This episode is a must for attorneys representing injured clients and anyone wanting insight into injury cases. Armin has worked as a Medical/Legal Consultant for Barb and her firm for several years. Barb has practiced Workers Comp, Personal Injury and Social Security law for many years and is well-known and re...