Scranton Personal Injury Lawyer Melissa Scartelli to Present CLE on Effective Use of Medical Experts in Medical Malpractice Cases

Luzerne County lawyer Melissa Scartelli will address the proper use of medical experts in medical malpractice cases in her September 2010 CLE. End Quote

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, PA (1888PressRelease) August 17, 2010 - Medical errors result in death more often than drunk driving. In medical malpractice and other cases, proving liability is essential to winning. On Friday, Sept. 17, Scranton personal injury lawyer Melissa Scartelli, president and founder of Scartelli, Distasio & Kowalski, P.C., will present with neurosurgeon David Sedor as part of The Committee for Justice for All's (CJA) two-day, 12-credit continuing legal education (CLE) program, Effective Use of Experts in Personal Injury Cases. The program will take place at the Best Western Genetti in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Their presentation, "Effective Use of a Medical Expert," draws upon Scartelli's more than 20 years of experience representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice and other cases.

Scartelli's presentation on effectively using medical experts will be part of "Effective Use of Experts to Prove Liability" series. Scartelli will present following Mark Phenicie, Chief Legislative Counsel to the Pennsylvania Association for Justice.

Scartelli is a frequent CLE presenter, speaking on personal Injury, medical malpractice, trial tactics, jury selection, and more. Her personal injury practice also includes the representation of individuals who have suffered injuries due to psychiatric malpractice, nursing home negligence, defective drugs, defective medical devices, professional liability, automobile accidents, auto defects, construction accidents, workplace accidents, insurance bad faith, liquor liability, premises liability and product liability.

The CLE will also include Luzerne County lawyers from Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald; Munley, Munley, Cartwright; Fellerman & Ciarimboli; Foley Law Firm; Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn and Matisse & Kelly.

For more information, e-mail info ( @ ) saynotocaps dot org or call (570) 338-0158.

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