What is a Medical Malpractice Tribunal?
In Massachusetts, a case must go before a Medical Malpractice Tribunal before it can proceed to a court and, ultimately a jury trial. The job of the 3 member tribunal is to determine whether a case has sufficient merit to move on. This is largely a formality for an experience malpractice attorney. The burden is not that high to establish sufficient merit before the tribunal. If your case isn’t compelling enough to convince the tribunal, you generally either are not sufficiently prepared to fight and win and trial, or you don’t have a very good case. In my 30 years experience, I’ve only failed to get approval from the tribunal once. Even then, there is a remedy. You can post a $6000 bond up front to override the tribunal’s rejection. The one time this happened to me, I posted the bond, and ultimately won the case. Please contact me to set up your case review, or fill out this form and I’ll get in touch with you. All information is strictly confidential.
