A Medical Expert is an expert in injuries, damages and illnesses, who thanks to his training and experience in the legal field is able to analyze, through an expert report , the medical care received, as well as the state of health of a person. Making valuation reports for damages, disabilities, etc. as well as for malpractice or medical negligence.

The job of the Medical orthopedic expert witness in your case is to investigate within the terms of the litigation, from two perspectives:

The legal perspective. The Medical Expert analyzes compliance with Laws and regulations. That is, the legal or juridical scope of the case.

The Medical perspective, to analyze the facts, the study of the individual's behaviors, and their possible relationship with the harmful event.

Therefore, the Expert report is a communication instrument between Medicine and Law , where the answers to possible technical questions that may arise when understanding the case are materialized.

The Medical Expert can act in all areas of law: civil, criminal, labor, family, administrative, military or canon .

Medical Expert in the civil field. In cases related to the civil sphere, Medical Expertise usually deals with: - Declaration of civil incapacity - Internment - Limiting testamentary powers - Financial claims

Medical Expert in the criminal field. In cases related to the criminal sphere, the most frequent use is to determine: - Importability of a crime - Medical malpractice - Criminal liability - Internment - Submission to treatment - Complaints - Assessment of bodily harm - Assessment of psychic damage

Medical Expert in the workplace. In cases related to the social work environment, the cases are usually related to: - Pensions - Temporary or permanent work disability - Risks - Work accidents - Right to compensation

Medical Expert in the family environment. In cases related to the family environment, there are usually cases such as: - Requirements for getting married - Divorce - Adoption

Medical Expert in the administrative field. In cases related to the criminal sphere, the most frequent use is to analyze disabilities, dismissals, etc.

Medical Expert in the military field. In cases related to the criminal sphere, the most frequent use is to study cases of exclusion from military service, military responsibility, compensation, etc.

Medical Expert in the canonical field. In cases related to the criminal sphere, the most frequent use is to determine the nullity of the marriage.

Characteristics of the Medical Expert and the Expert

For both the testimony of the Judicial Expert himself, as well as the Medical Expertise, to be valid (according to the Law), and useful for the Judge in his search for the truth, they must meet the following 8 requirements:

OBJECTIVITY. Although opinions are subjective, they must be based on objective evidence or arguments.

It must be a detailed but orderly report, covering at least the following points: - Introduction - Objectives of the Medical Expertise - Background - Analysis and tests carried out - Conclusions