Personal Injury & Torts
Aug. 25, 2001
Arbitration Provision Makes Med-Mal Litigation Worse
Medical-malpractice litigation is complex, time-consuming and expensive. When two or more defendants are potentially responsible for a client's injuries and only one defendant has an arbitration agreement, the potential for being forced to split the case into two forums with twice the expense and time, as well as the potential for inconsistent decisions, is very real.
By Steven D. Fondiler
Medical-malpractice litigation is complex, time-consuming and expensive. When two or more defendants are potentially responsible for a client's injuries and only one defendant has an arbitration agreement, the potential for being forced to split the case into two forums with twice the expense and time, as well as the potential for i...
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