title: Introduction to notification, deposition, and court testimony: A primer for the defendant physician.
abstract: Knowledge of legal mechanisms in a medical malpractice case is the defendant physician's power. Truth cannot be compromised; however, information can be displayed in the best light, which requires intense preparation, the best predictor of a successful case presentation.
authors: Department of Neurology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California 92354, USA.
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Bounds
mesh_terms: D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008499:Medical Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations