Download or read book The Health Care Litigation Seminar written by Reedlogic Staff and published by Execsense. This book was released on 2006-03-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Health Care Litigation Seminar features ten speeches totaling more than four hours and 100 pages of authoritative, insider?s perspectives on the best practices of top attorneys who have successfully handled hundreds of cases on behalf of their clients. Featuring attorneys who represent leading law firms, this seminar provides a broad yet comprehensive overview of specific strategies that every health care lawyer needs to know when involved in a potential litigation situation. Each speaker discusses their specific personal strategies for success in both the audio CD and book of speeches. Also included is an interactive workbook with key questions and action points for best practices for working with clients and health care related litigation issues based on what is discussed in the seminar. The seminar features speeches by: 1. Robert Belfort, Co-Chair, Health Care Industry Practice Group, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips ?Achieving Business Objectives?; 2. Barbara Bennett, Partner, Hogan & Hartson ?A Multi-faceted Approach?; 3. Andrew Bogen, Partner, Arent Fox PLLC ?Guidance Through the Regulatory Process?; 4. Howard Burde, Chair, Health Law Group, Blank Rome LLP ?Understanding the Legal Implications?; 5. Robert Cohen, Chairman, Health Care Practice Group, Kutak Rock ?A Strategic Transactional Approach?; 6. Thomas Dowdell, Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP ?Compliance with Medicare Certification?; 7. Douglas Hastings, Member, Epstein Becker & Green ?A Range of Legal Specialties?; 8. Gregory Piche, Partner, Holland & Hart ?Achieving Mission Objectives?; 9. Daniel Small, Partner, Duane Morris ?Understanding the Litigation Process?; 10. Colin Zick, Of Counsel, Foley Hoag ?Understanding the Client?s Business?.The seminar includes a CD (with the audio of the live speeches), book, seminar padfolio and interactive workbook. In this seminar, you will learn answers to questions such as the following, and many more: 1. What goal are you most often trying to help your clients achieve? 2. Where can you add the most value for a client? 3. How do litigation cases most often come about? 4. What are the types of issues/cases that most often end up being litigated? 5. Walk me through step by step how a case proceeds? 6. What is the amount of damages normally sought after? How is this decided? 7. What is the overall financial exposure for the client/defendent? 8. What is the best course of action for a health care related case? What major variables change this strategy? 9. How would you articulate your negotiation strategy for health care cases? 10. What does a court look for in terms of determining the outcome - what are the major turning points/facts in a case that will decide its outcome? 11. What signs/facts make a case seem more frivolous? 12. What signs/facts make a case seem like it is going to be trouble for your client? 13. Are most cases settled out of court? 14. When is it a good idea to settle? 15. When is it a good idea to take a case to trial? 16. How long does the process normally take? What does the timeline look like and what are the key steps along the way.