"Reviving Fairness" in Malpractice Litigation: John Hall Returns

About this episode

Dr. Gita Pensa continues her conversation with attorney John E. Hall, Jr. about his book on malpractice litigation and the need for reform.

In this episode, host Dr. Gita Pensa sits down to continue her conversation with elite defense trial attorney, John E. Hall, Jr. His recent book, "Reviving Fairness: Defending Healthcare Heroes", outlines the shifts in the modern world of American medical liability litigation, and offers a timely call to confront the malpractice climate harming clinicians and threatening access to care. We talk about themes in his book, and touch on many other facets of litigation, including third party litigation funding (private equity investing in and funding plaintiff's attorney cases) and why even busy doctors should show up for jury duty with the greater good in mind. John E. Hall, Jr. is a senior partner at Hall Booth Smith and a nationally recognized trial lawyer focused on defending healthcare professionals and medical institutions in high-exposure litigation. He is one of the founders of American Legal Connections, a national network advancing strategy and reform in complex medical defense and other high-stakes cases. John is known for his disciplined trial preparation and proactive approach to preventing aberration verdicts. He's also an author of other non-fiction and fiction books, a…

People in this episode

Host: Gita Pensa

Guest: John E. Hall, Jr.

Topics covered

• malpractice litigation
• healthcare reform
• trial attorney
• third party litigation funding
• jury duty

Keywords

• malpractice
• litigation
• healthcare
• trial attorney
• jury duty
• third party funding
• medical liability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hall Booth Smith, American Legal Connections

Books & works: Reviving Fairness: Defending Healthcare Heroes

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