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Decoding Birth Injury Cases

Turning complex medicine into persuasive advocacy

Published by Maryland Association for Justice, Inc.
and Canadian Caucus of AAJ
Learning Objectives
  • An understanding of commonly used scientific terms in birth litigation
  • Practical strategies for presenting those terms clearly and persuasively
  • Make intricate concepts understandable
  • Keep the jury engaged
  • Establish yourself as the most credible voice in the room





Summary

Litigating birth trauma cases requires mastering a vast array of complex medical and scientific terminology—and communicating it with confidence to a jury. In these cases, confusion often becomes a defense strategy: when jurors feel overwhelmed by technical language, they tend to defer to the doctors and defense experts. In this webinar, Tara Eberly will break down commonly used scientific terms in birth injury litigation and share practical strategies for presenting them clearly and persuasively. You’ll learn how to make intricate concepts understandable, keep the jury engaged, and establish yourself as the most credible voice in the room.

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Presenters
Tara Eberly
Partner - Janet, Janet & Suggs, LLC

Tara is an award-winning lawyer with a national practice primarily focusing on cases involving birth trauma and allegations... Read More


Originally Published
January 13, 2026

Program Titles and Supporting Materials
This program contains the following components:

  • Media Files
  • Decoding Birth Injury Cases - Video

  • Downloadable Files
  • Decoding Birth Injury Cases - Handout

How To Attend
Join the self-paced program from your office, home, or hotel room using a computer and high speed internet connection. You may start and stop the program at your convenience, continue where you left off, and review supporting materials as often as you like. Please note: Internet Explorer is no longer a supported browser. We recommend using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Safari for best results.

Technical Requirements
You may access this course on a computer or mobile device with high speed internet (iPhones require iOS 10 or higher). Recommended browsers are Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.

Credit
If applicable, you may obtain credit in multiple jurisdictions simultaneously for this program (see pending/approved list below). If electing credit for this program, registrants in jurisdictions not listed below will receive a Certificate of Completion that may or may not meet credit requirements in other jurisdictions. Where applicable, credit will be only awarded to a paid registrant completing all the requirements of the program as determined by the selected accreditation authority.

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