How to Avoid Exorbitant Expert Witness Fees
April 20, 2023
Are your expert’s deposition fees being challenged as excessive? If so, it may not be the expert who is driving up your costs but the service that is billing for the expert. (more…)
Who we are: Saponaro, Inc.
March 14, 2023
Wondering why Saponaro, Inc. is the right choice for your case? Listen to owner Guy Saponaro explain.
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Sedentary Attorneys: Beware the Dangers of Sitting
January 16, 2023
By Dr. Joel K. Kahn
This article addresses what I call sederericide (killing oneself by excessive sitting).
I am a cardiologist addicted to standing. I use a standing desk when I see patients at my office. I use a standing desk at home. When we used to go to conferences I was always the guy in the back of the room pacing back and forth rather than sitting. When we use to fly I was the guy by the exit row standing and squatting. Are you that attorney with the same issue? (more…)
What We Know about Hiring an Accident Reconstruction Expert
September 15, 2022
Is Hiring an Expert Worth It?
Car crashes and accidents are a leading cause of injury and death, especially in the US. When litigation involves an auto accident, hiring an Accident Reconstruction Expert is a surefire way to strengthen the case, but attorneys often wonder, “is it worth the cost?” (more…)
Forensic Toxicologist—4 Ways They Assist in Personal Injury Cases
June 17, 2022
What is Forensic Toxicology?
The role of a forensic toxicologist is to test for the presence of drugs or toxins in bodily fluid and tissue.
By understanding how various medications, narcotics, chemical elements, and compounds impact the human body, a forensic toxicologist can interpret drug dosages, identify interactions between medications, and explain the harm of various environmental toxins.
The Role of A Law Enforcement Expert Witness
April 11, 2022
A Commitment to Serve
In 1955, the Los Angeles Police Department coined the now-popular phrase, “To Protect and Serve”. By 1963, this ethos became the official motto of the LAPD and was later adopted by other law enforcement agencies—concisely stating their mission to the public.
But law enforcement professionals are just as liable to commit negligence and malpractice as the rest of humanity, and pledging to protect and serve does not necessarily mean they will. (more…)
Expert Witness Fees Infographic: How Much Does an Expert Witness Really Cost?
March 11, 2022
Expert Witness Fees
Expert witness fees can pile up fast, especially for high-cost medical experts. Many expert witness referral companies bill at an hourly rate and charge clients each time they interact with a provided expert witness. By providing their service in this way, they often add an extra 20-40% on top of their expert’s hourly rates.
At Saponaro, Inc. we connect attorneys to top expert witnesses for a flat referral fee, rather than marking up hourly rates. As a result, attorneys who use our services save money by working directly with the expert witness they need at a cost established by that expert—not us!
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Cell Phone Related Car Accident? How an Expert Witnesses Can Help.
January 25, 2022
Driving Distracted
Americans spend an average screen time of 5.4 hours on their mobile phones daily.
There are many reasons car accidents occur. If, however, an individual is involved in a car accident while using a cell phone, they have a higher probability of being sued for driver negligence.
Whether you are the plaintiff or the defendant, an expert witness can provide the expertise required to scientifically prove who is at fault in a car accident case.
Medical Record Chronology
January 12, 2022
If you would like to see our redacted medical record chronology samples, call to schedule a free consultation, 800-327-3026.
A medical record chronology is an outline of medical events presented in chronological order. Creating an accurate, concise medical chronology as part of a review of voluminous or complex medical records can be challenging. Producing a medical chronology is part detective work, part analysis, and part communication. It requires determining what is relevant in the medical record and organizing that information into a succinct document of the facts.
It is a crucial part of any medical-legal case, and a good medical chronology provides facts and sources to assist expert witnesses in determining merit and damages in a timely and cost-effective manner, without the need for an expert to review a page by page record, until it has been determined that the case has merit.
Our nurse consultants review medical records for individual cases such as personal injury, medical malpractice, nursing home, drug and medical devices, product liability, and all cases where voluminous records get in the way of determining whether or not the case is worth pursuing and/or the specific damages associated with negligent acts.
An accurate medical record chronology requires reading through hundreds of pages of an individual’s medical records to summarize the relevant events in sequential order. Our medical record chronologies present verbatim health information in an objective manner, while taking care to focus on information relevant to the specific facts of your case.
The benefits of a Medical Chronology are:
- Send medical record chronologies to experts to reduce their review time
- Increase efficiency by evaluating cases faster
- Use as a reference tool before and during depositions, mediation, negotiations, and trial
- Objective information direct from the medical record
- An objective tool in settlement discussions
- Exclude duplicative records or discover missing records.
- Highlight the Significant point of medical evidence.
For more information about medical record chronologies for medical record reviews and pricing, or if you would like to see redacted samples of our medical record chronologies or set up a free consultation, contact us today.
Covid-19 and the Law
July 21, 2021
There are four areas where Covid-19 cases are appearing in the courts:
- Nursing Home related infections
One out of four coronavirus deaths in the United States are nursing home residents, according to a new analysis of federal data conducted by the Associated Press. Close to 1 in 10 of all COVID-19 cases are contracted by nursing home residents, as well.
Administrators at nursing homes and assisted living facilities owe a duty of care to their residents. This duty of care includes acting quickly and taking reasonable steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19, such as:
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