1. Medical Literature & Guideline Review

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        A. Authoritative Sources

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• ASA practice guidelines and advisories

• AANA standards, guidance, and position statements

• Specialty society guidelines (e.g., difficult airway, obstetric anesthesia, sedation, monitoring, etc.)

• Peer-reviewed journal articles

• Anesthesia textbooks and reference works

• Facility policies and procedures

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        B. Purpose of Review

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• Determine:

  • What was the standard of care at the time of the event

  • Whether the care provided was within accepted practice

• Identify:

  • Support for defense positions

  • Weaknesses or risk areas in the case

  • Areas where plaintiff experts may overstate standards

• Prepare:

  • Citations for reports, affidavits, or testimony utilizing issue-            focused research

  • Rebuttal material for opposing expert opinions

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2. Attorney Conferences & Strategy Calls

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        A. Case Understanding & Framing

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• Discussing:

  • Medical strengths and weaknesses

  • How medicine will be explained to a jury

• Helping counsel:

  • Understand complex nursing or anesthesia issues

  • Frame questions for depositions and trial

  • Decide whether a case is defensible or should be resolved

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        B. Case Strategy Development

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• Assisting with:

  • Defense themes and narratives

  • Medical theory of the case

  • Causation arguments

  • Timeline and event interpretation

  • How to prioritize issues

• Advising on:

  • Which facts matter medically

  • Which facts do not

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3. Opposing Expert Analysis

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• Reviewing:

  • Plaintiff expert reports

  • Deposition testimony

  • Affidavits and disclosures

• Identifying:

  • Errors in medical reasoning

  • Misstatements of nursing or anesthesia standards

  • Hindsight bias

  • Unsupported conclusions

• Preparing:

  • Talking points for rebuttal

  • Cross-examination strategy

  • Scientific and guideline-based counterarguments

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4. Litigation Support & Preparation

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• Participating in:

  • Pre-deposition prep calls

  • Pre-trial prep conferences

  • Motion support discussions (e.g., Daubert/Frye challenges)

• Helping attorneys:

  • Understand how your testimony will be attacked

  • Shape defensible, precise expert opinions

  • Avoid medically inaccurate arguments

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5. Opinion Refinement & Stress-Testing

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• Refining opinions based on:

  • New literature

  • New testimony

  • Evolving legal theories

• Stress-testing:

  • Logical consistency

  • Scientific support

  • Vulnerability to cross-examination

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6. Jury Translation Work

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• Assisting counsel in:

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Avoiding technical pitfalls that confuse juries

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• Translating complex nursing or anesthesia concepts into plain English

• Developing analogies and explanations