There are typically 5 steps to file a lawsuit in a federal court.
Step Number one
The first step is the application of the complaint by the plaintiff to the local court. As the matter becomes a lawsuit, the process is now called as a litigation. The complaint that is filed by the plaintiff is then served to the defendant.
Step Number Two
The next step of the lawsuit process is that the defendant is given a specified time to answer the complaint,by filing a reply in court. An answer that is filed is a document that must respond to the specific allegations contained in the complaint. The document must also be filed under the same court where the complaint has been filed.
Fun facts from recent studies
state that most doctors will be sued at least once in their medical career.
Studies also say that by age 65, physicians in high-risk specialties such as
surgeons will have a 99% chance of being sued. Even doctors practicing low-risk
specialties have 75% chance of being slapped with a lawsuit. The number of
malpractice suits is increasing each year, especially in the United States. And
even though most doctors execute their profession skillfully, bad outcomes are
still inevitable since the art and practice of medicine is cannot be done with
absolute omnipotence.
