Episode 003: Medical Malpractice Mitigations Step by Step with Richard Halpern

<p align="justify">In today’s episode of Butter Torts: A truly Canadian Legal Podcast, Charles Gluckstein, is interviewing Richard Halpern, who is a senior lawyer acting exclusively for injured people in medical negligence cases, with a special focus on infants injured at or around the time of birth. Richard is known across Canada for his expertise in birth injury cases. He has more than 30 years of experience representing seriously injured people and now he has joined the Gluckstein Lawyers family.</p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p align="justify">Richard Halpern shares his expertise, detailing step by step the process of birth trauma cases and medical malpractice in general. Richard thoughtfully explains how a case goes from the initial stage, when parents approach a lawyer looking for answers, through the investigation and discovery phases, finding what happened in the specific medical situation. Richard shares how it is to select and work along with the right experts, and how a case is conducted until the pre-trial and trial take place.</p> <p> </p> <p align="justify"><strong>Key Takeaways</strong>:</p> <p>[1:34] Richard talks about his professional expertise: medical malpractice litigation.</p> <p>[2:16] What kind of cases Richard attended in his first years of practice?</p> <p>[3:45] Richard shares how he transitioned from general practice to medical malpractice.</p> <p>[5:55] In medical malpractice cases, all the people being examined are experts in an area that the lawyer isn't.</p> <p>[7:47] Richard explains how he became so strong in Obstetrical Medicine.</p> <p>[10:58] The biggest challenge facing birth trauma cases is establishing the mechanism of injury, its timing, and if there is something that could have been done to prevent the outcome.</p> <p>[11:58] Richard talks about how he approaches a possible case of birth injury from the beginning.</p> <p>[14:50] How long does the investigation stage last?</p> <p>[17:12] It is essential to have a chronological understanding of all of the important clinical