Personal Injury & Negligence

Medical Malpractice: Doctor Depositions and Cross-Examination

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Maine CLE Approved 3 Total
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Missouri CLE Approved 3.6 Total
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Mississippi CLE Approved 3 Total
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North Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 3.6 Total
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Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 3 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 3 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 3 Total
Rhode Island CLE Approved 3.5 Total
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Tennessee CLE Approved 3 Total
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2 hours 55 minutes
Lena Daggs
Sander Weiner
Bradley Honnold
With Lena Daggs from Cutt, Kendell & Olson + 2 others
Recorded April 21, 2026.
Product ID 101708

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Overview

Creative Questions and Tactics to Get the Answers You Want

Few points of a malpractice case are as critical as the depositions of the defendant doctor and medical experts. The outcomes will either serve or irreparably damage your case, so it's crucial to nail them. This program will reveal powerful questions and tactics to use when taking doctor depositions. You will also discover strategies for preparing and defending depositions. Enhance your deposition skills - register today!

  • Uncover deposition questions designed to elicit damaging testimony from defendant doctors.
  • Get practical strategies for deposing the adverse medical expert.
  • Learn how to avoid traps when confronting doctors on matters of medicine.
  • Reveal "gotcha" questions tailored to specific types of medical malpractice cases.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Deposition of the Defendant Doctor: Key Tactics
  2. Deposing Medical Experts
  3. Cross-Examination Strategy
  4. Killer Questions to Ask in Different Types of Medical Malpractice Cases

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Product ID 101708

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 3 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 3 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 3 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 3 Total
California CLE Approved 3 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 4 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 3 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 3 Total
Florida CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 3 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 3 Total
Iowa CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 3 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 3 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 3 Total
Maine CLE Approved 3 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 3 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 3 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 3 Total
Montana CLE Approved 3 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 3.6 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 3 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 3 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 3 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 3 Total
Rhode Island CLE Approved 3.5 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 3 Total
Texas CLE Approved 3 Total
Utah CLE Approved 3 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 3 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 3 Total
Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 3.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Wyoming CLE Upon Request 3 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Deposition of the Defendant Doctor: Key Tactics

    1. Learn the Records and Medicine
    2. Finding Dirt on the Physician Defendant or Healthcare Facility
    3. Formulating Lines of Questioning and a Deposition Outline
    4. Tactics for Deposing the Defendant Doctor
    5. Defending Doctor Depositions: Practical Tips

  2. Deposing Medical Experts

    1. Investigating the Expert and Finding Impeachment Material
    2. The Report: Looking for Errors to Exploit
    3. Preparing Yourself or the Expert
    4. Deposition Tips and Tactics
    5. After the Deposition
    6. Daubert Motions and Hearings

  3. Cross-Examination Strategy

    1. Controlling the Witness
    2. Cross-Examining a Defendant Doctor
    3. Eliciting Favorable Concessions
    4. Avoiding Traps When Confronting Doctors on the Medicine
    5. Hired Gun Doctors - Exposing Expert Bias
    6. Challenging Data Sources/Medical Records
    7. Contesting Methodologies
    8. Challenging Medical Causation Conclusions
    9. Undermining Rehabilitation

  4. Killer Questions to Ask in Different Types of Medical Malpractice Cases

    1. Misdiagnosis and Delayed Diagnosis Cases
    2. Failure to Treat or Monitor
    3. Surgical Error Cases
    4. Anesthesia Errors
    5. Hospital-Acquired Infections
    6. Medication Errors
    7. Pregnancy and Birth Injuries

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Medical professionals may also benefit.

Speakers

Lena Daggs
Lena
Daggs
Cutt, Kendell & Olson
Sander R Weiner
Sander R.
Weiner
Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP
Bradley D Honnold
Bradley D.
Honnold
Goza & Honnold, LLC
Speaker bio
Lena Daggs

Lena Daggs

Cutt, Kendell & Olson
Lena Daggs

is a partner with Cutt, Kendell & Olson. She represents injured victims in personal injury cases, including products liability, medical malpractice, catastrophic auto and trucking accidents, sexual assault, and premises liability cases. While at Cutt, Kendell & Olson, Ms. Daggs has obtained significant recoveries for her clients, including a $7.05 million medical malpractice jury verdict for the wrongful death of an 88 year old man in 2022. She has years of experience representing victims of medical malpractice, and knows the intricacies of successfully pursuing and resolving complex medical negligence cases, including brain injuries, medication overdose, surgical errors, and failures to diagnose, to name a few. Ms. Daggs is truly passionate about helping victims of negligence obtain justice. She prides herself on her approachability and empathy with clients. Ms. Daggs not only fights to obtain justice for them, but is also by their side, providing counsel and support every step of the way. She attended the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law and graduated with High Honors in 2011. Ms. Daggs was on the Utah Law Review, received the CALI Award for Constitutional Law and Federal Income Tax, and was a William Leary Scholar. She was also on the National Trial Advocacy Team, and competed at the regional competition in California. Ms. Daggs was also a Traynor Moot Court Semi-Finalist. Ms. Daggs is licensed to practice law in Utah, and is a member of the Utah Association for Justice as well as the American Association for Justice. She was the chair of the Utah Association for Justice Women's Caucus in 2022, and is on the board of Women Lawyers of Utah.

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Sander R Weiner

Sander R. Weiner

Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP
Sander Weiner

is of senior counsel at Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP. He is an experienced litigator whose practice focuses on complex civil litigation. Mr. Weiner's areas of expertise include defending clients against a wide range of claims, including personal injury, medical malpractice, premises liability, product liability, construction defects, negligent security, professional malpractice, and general negligence. He is also vastly skilled in training and representing employers in workplace law matters, including labor and employment litigation, as well as providing preventive advice and counseling. Mr. Weiner additionally has considerable experience handling union matters, collective bargaining, and labor arbitrations, having begun his career as a labor attorney representing law enforcement officers in Chicago and throughout Illinois. He has negotiated and drafted dozens of collective bargaining agreements, argued countless grievance arbitrations, conducted witness interviews, and assisted in workplace investigations. Mr. Weiner earned his B.A degree, summa cum laude, from Northeastern Illinois University and his J.D degree from Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law. 

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Bradley D Honnold

Bradley D. Honnold

Goza & Honnold, LLC
Bradley Honnold

is a partner with the Leawood law firm of Goza & Honnold, LLC, where his focus is on medical negligence, pharmaceutical, and medical device litigation. Mr. Honnold has spoken at various CLE events on medical negligence issues. He is a member of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, The Missouri Bar, Kansas Bar Association and the Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Honnold earned his B.B.A. degree from the University of Iowa and his J.D. degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.

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