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The Role of the Mediator in Med-Mal Cases

By Roseann Lynn Brenner
December 27, 2012

For litigants today, faced with the potential of a long and drawn-out jury trial, along with the uncertainties that accompany such an exercise, mediation is becoming a very important alternative in the dispute resolution process.

I recently had the opportunity to interview Fredric L. Goldfein, an attorney with over 35 years of national experience litigating major casualty, toxic tort and professional liability claims. Because he has successfully litigated hundreds of cases at trial and on appeal, Mr. Goldfein is frequently consulted to assist parties in the resolution of complex and high profile cases in an alternative dispute resolution forum. He has particular expertise in medical-legal matters on behalf of healthcare providers and their insurers, as well as drug and device manufacturers.

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