Strength from Within

Now that COVID-19 is behind us and the unprecedented public support for healthcare providers has waned, it is anticipated that physicians and nurses will again become malpractice defendants to a remarkable degree. In fact, the post-COVID-19 surge in lawsuits against medical and nursing professionals is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. Presented here is a comprehensive review of what a newly named defendant can expect as well as how best to assist in the matter's defense from inception through trial. This book will provide an education about the litigation process and help the defendant succeed under difficult circumstances. Ultimately, it will serve as a source of strength when feelings of weakness, doubt, frustration, and anger surface.

Jeffrey A. Krompier, Esq. is the founder and managing partner of the Parsippany, New Jersey, law firm which bears the name Krompier & Tamn, L.L.C. He is admitted to the bars of New Jersey and New York. Mr. Krompier is a 1977 magna cum laude and college honors graduate of Rutgers University and received both Phi Beta Kappa and Rutgers Scholar designations. In 1980, Mr. Krompier graduated from Seton Hall University School of Law, where he was an Associate Articles Editor of the Law Review and a judicial intern to the late Honorable Lawrence Whipple of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Upon graduation, Mr. Krompier served as judicial law clerk to the late Honorable Bertram Polow of the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, and thereafter began the private practice of law. In 1982, Mr. Krompier joined a medical malpractice defense firm where he practiced until 1986, when he founded his current firm, which is devoted to defending healthcare professionals in malpractice matters.

1. You've Been Served, 2. Initial Response to Lawsuit, 3. Your Defense Counsel, 4. Initial Meeting with Defense Counsel, 5. Basic Discovery, 6. The Three Bears, 7. Additional Discovery Tools, 8. Your Curriculum Vitae, 9. Answering Interrogatories, 10. Your Deposition, 11. Post Deposition Events, 12. Settlement Option, 13. Trial Preparation, 14. The Trial