What can you do if your surgeon, who prepared a narrative refuses to testify?

I'm sure we've all had the unpleasant experience of having your surgeon, who also authored your narrative on causation and permanency tell you last minute he is refusing to testify. Makes your day, doesn't it? Well aside from feeling sorry for yourself , there are basically three things you can do to try to extricate yourself from this mess;
1. Request time from the Court to secure a new Dr. to examine and prepare a narrative.You can subpoena in the surgery report of the recalcitrant surgeon. If that doesn't work you can..
2. Subpoena your own doctor and hold him to the contents of the report...or lastly
3. Obtain a Court order and hold him in contempt if he doesn't appear...This option of possibly being led into the courtroom in handcuffs usually does the trick.
I hope this never happens to you; but if it does you know what to do.

Surgery Funding; How does it work ?

We've all encountered situations where a client has a torn meniscus requiring surgery, a rotator cuff tear or a cervical or lumbar disc injury requiring major surgery. Let's face it , it is never easy getting these surgeries done usually because of one of the following reasons;
1. No-Fault has been cutoff or the No-Fault carrier has refused to pay for procedure;
2. Worker's comp. refuses to authorize the procedure;
3. The surgeon is being difficult to work with and is demanding full payment[not insurance rates];
4. Major medical won't pay for surgery because it's accident related or
5. All of the above.
Aside from the obvious medical benefits to the client , undergoing a necessary and causally related lumbar decompression/fusion surgery can also turn a $75,000 case into a seven figure case.(see Verdict Searches for this procedure).
That's where we come in. Surgery funding is like other pre-settlement funding; the required documents include,
a. liability info
b. adequate insurance which will allow room for a funder's lien to be repaid and
c. meds/mris and physician's surgery reccommendation letter including type of surgery and costs.
Once funding is approved and contract signed[funding is non-recourse], the checks will be drawn directly to surgeon, hospital and for other related medical costs and sent to the attorney to distribute. Monies for the client's post-surgery living expenses can also be included.
Yes, it's as easy as that. So next time your client needs a procedure and all attempts to get it done through the normal channels lead to a dead end; Give me a ring.

Happy father's day!