Best Not Without Merit Podcasts (2024)

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Thou Shalt Not... 27:20

4h ago27:20

27:20

Show Notes Lemuel: I am Lemuel Gonzalez, repentant sinner, and along with Amity Armstrong, your heavenly host, I invite you to find a place in the pew for today’s painless Sunday School lesson. Without Works. Amity: Effective June twenty-seventh, all Oklahoma schools are required to incorporate the Bible, and the Ten Commandments, into their curric…

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Saving Attorney Time - How Are Physician Consultants Doing It? 28:04

5d ago28:04

28:04

Mike & Armin talk specifically about how Medical/Legal Consulting can save attorneys time. They each discuss a couple of examples and arrive at the conclusion, "let us save you time by handing the medicine in the case". Have a potential case to discuss? Question about our services? We are committed to maximizing case value, saving attorney time, an…

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The People Jesus Warned Us About 28:18

25d ago28:18

28:18

Episode Notes Lemuel: I am Lemuel Gonzalez, repentant sinner, and along with Amity Armstrong, your heavenly host, I invite you to find a place in the pew for today’s painless Sunday School lesson. Without Works. Amity: This week, in our new, shorter format, we will explore the new role of convicted felon and former president, Donald Trump in Get Th…

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Helping Injury Attorneys in 4 Unique Ways and Another Medical Malpractice Merit Review 29:49

23d ago29:49

29:49

Armin discusses a case that appears to be a “bread & butter” typical rear-end auto crash that turns out to have several challenges to overcome. Armin talks about how each issue was dealt with in his report. Mike discusses an interesting merit review/standard of care case where the client was left with avoidable life-long problems. Have a potential …

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Are You Maximizing Your Future Medical Costs? Rethinking Future Medical Needs Using Case Examples with Dr. David Grundy 30:48

2M ago30:48

30:48

We are excited to have back one of our favorite guests, David Grundy, M.D. David is an Emergency Medicine doctor who also practices Medical/Legal Consulting in California. David discusses a traumatic tibial bone fracture which then gives him an opportunity to discuss his method to “reverse engineer” scientific predictions based on medical literatur…

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Surviving the Next Schism 22:19

2M ago22:19

22:19

Show Notes Lemuel: I am Lemuel Gonzalez, repentant sinner, and along with Amity Armstrong, your heavenly host, I invite you to find a place in the pew for today’s painless Sunday School lesson. Without Works. Amity: The amount of research that goes into each show makes it difficult to release episodes in a timely manner. By the time that we gather …

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Questions and Answers from Listeners About Our Unique Work 29:57

2M ago29:57

29:57

Because a lot of questions get sent to us by email, we decided to have another Q&A episode in which Mike and Armin answer questions from listeners and viewers. These questions all came in the last few weeks. We thought if one listener/viewer had this question it was most likely on the minds of others. Have a potential case to discuss? Question abou…

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Negligence Or Not? Jail Medications and Obstetrical Hemorrhage 34:10

3M ago34:10

34:10

Mike and Armin each discuss a case outside of the usual car crashes, work injuries, etc. Mike talks about a case of placental abruption. Armin discuses a case of medications stopped abruptly after a woman is jailed for a DUI. The similarity in both cases is the possibility of a system failure. Mike and Armin discuss whether or not there was neglige…

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Missed Cancer Diagnosis and Suicide - Two Standard of Care Merit Reviews 29:26

3M ago29:26

29:26

Mike and Armin each discuss fascinating Standard of Care Review cases. Mike’s case involves an overlooked x-ray and Armin’s case involves missed diagnostic data. Neither case is straight forward and you can hear how the medical issues were evaluated in each case. Have a potential case to discuss? Question about our services? We are committed to max…

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Two Wild Medical Questions Answered 31:25

4M ago31:25

31:25

This episode’s topic is Unusual Outlier Cases. Armin discusses two cases that are way out of the normal range of medical issues usually presented. As Armin talks about each case Mike asks great questions that he feels our listeners would like to have asked. One case involves determining what was the actual cause of death and the other case is a fas…

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Bleak Early Warning Signs for GOP 24 Election Cycle and Deep Downturn for Conservative News Media Interest... TDR-Eps19 13:10

4M ago13:10

13:10

Bleak Early Warning Signs for GOP 24 Election Cycle and Deep Downturn for Conservative News Media Interest: Demise of CPAC and Diminishing Traffic to Conservative News Sites in 2024 vs 2020. CPAC was Sparsely Attended. Big News Sites from The Right See Traffic Plummet. Tom Makes The Case to Vote Your Conscience and Consider Bypassing the R and D Re…

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What Types of Attorneys Work With Medical-Legal Consultants!? (And Which Physicians Do This Work?) 26:43

5M ago26:43

26:43

Mike & Armin talk about the common characteristics of attorneys who use our consultative services on a routine basis. Although any Personal Injury or Workers Comp attorney will benefit from a Medical/Legal consult, we find that we’re primarily working with a subset of attorneys that share some common ground. To start, these attorneys feel a strong …

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Two Unique Cases and Big Successes! 27:19

5M ago27:19

27:19

Mike and Armin each discuss a case that involved a rare medical condition in both their traumatic injury cases. In both situations the case needed some research, finesse and critical thinking to tease out the issues and help each of their attorney clients achieve excellent settlements. Get some insight in how both Mike and Armin process and work th…

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Book of Clarence 56:29

5M ago56:29

56:29

Episode Notes Lemuel: I am Lemuel Gonzalez, repentant sinner, and along with Amity Armstrong, your heavenly host, I invite you to find a place in the pew for today’s painless Sunday School lesson. Without Works. Amity: Today we will have an open discussion on the controversies around a recent film, “The Book of Clarence,” a recent comedy about fict…

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Your Questions, Our Answers - Rapid Fire! 29:22

5M ago29:22

29:22

Mike & Armin always encourage listeners to email in their questions. In this episode they answer some of the questions they have gotten in the last couple of months. We know if one person asked the question there are many of you listening with the same question. Have fun with this fast moving episode chock full of information! Have a potential case…

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Trump Electability Polls and Political Realities TDR-Eps18 9:25

5M ago9:25

9:25

Trump Electability Polls and Political Realities. Trump Faces Further Voter Defections If Criminally Convicted. He is Cash-Strapped with His Legal Bills Draining his Donors.

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Trump Bullies His Way in GOP Primaries and Tries to Shame and Destroy His Opponents. Is Trump a Viable Candidate in General Election? TDR Eps17 15:00

5M ago15:00

15:00

Trump Bullies His Way in GOP Primaries and Tries to Shame and Destroy His Opponents. Trump is Not a Viable and Electable Candidate in General Election. Trump vs Biden Pathetic Political Choices. Regrettable Rematch Reality. Are We Really Stuck with Them?

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Trump Jan. 6, Mishaps and Failings, Election Loss and Aftermath. His Calls to Terminate US Constitution TDR Eps16 17:39

5M ago17:39

17:39

Trump Jan. 6, mishaps and failings, election loss & aftermath. Trump shockingly said suspend or terminate the Constitution due to false and fraudulent election. Trump's close ties to the Saudis. Trump's poor choices and judgments in governing.... *Note: This was recorded at much earlier date.

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Lap Chole Negligence and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome After Injuries 33:13

6M ago33:13

33:13

Current Medical/Legal Questions * Fascinating Medicine * Providing Evidence Mike discusses teasing out if a bile duct surgical mishap is negligence or an unavoidable complication. Armin talks about a problematic consequence of tissue trauma after accidents, the condition of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Have a potential case to discuss? Question …

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Medical Expert Issues and Depression as a Serious Damage in Car Crashes 32:24

6M ago32:24

32:24

In this episode Mike discusses an interesting case in which the request of the attorney for him to find a medical expert is superseded by some medical opinions and conclusions Mike reaches after reviewing the nuances of the case. Armin discusses another “invisible injury” and briefly talks about the often found issue of depression occurring in trau…

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Armin’s Path of Triumphs and Challenges to Create Medical-Legal Consulting 31:05

7M ago31:05

31:05

To celebrate our 40th episode and as an end of the year departure from cases and medical injuries Mike interviews Armin on the origin story of Medical/Legal Consulting, Armin’s physician training program and Mike and Armin opening Physicians Legal Consultants. Hear about the triumphs and challenges of starting a new field of medicine. Have a potent…

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The Woman Who Made Jesus 55:37

7M ago55:37

55:37

Show Notes Lemuel: I am Lemuel Gonzalez, repentant sinner, and along with Amity Armstrong, your heavenly host, I invite you to find a place in the pew for today’s painless Sunday School lesson. Without Works. Amity: Today we will look at the new speaker of the house and his opinions in Not Necessarily the Good News and Lemuel will look into the wom…

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Car Crash Disc Protrusions and Malpractice Merit Review for a Tragic Postop Death 30:17

7M ago30:17

30:17

Mike and Armin go back to some basics! Armin discusses neck problems after a cement truck hit a van of teenagers resulting in the client having significant neck injuries. Armin talks about the medicine that every attorney should understand. Mikes talks about a standard of care merit review in a medically complicated post-surgical case for which he …

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How Much Can You Increase Case Value? Recent Attorney Feedback and Cases 28:00

8M ago28:00

28:00

Mike & Armin discuss success stories and give details on settlement amounts in six cases for which they consulted. This episode gives you insight into the process and how their Medical/Legal consults helped the case, the attorney and the injured client. Get concrete evidence how Medical/Legal Consulting helps people. Have a potential case to discus…

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Israel/Palestine 1:07:32

9M ago1:07:32

1:07:32

Show Notes Lemuel: I am Lemuel Gonzalez, repentant sinner, and along with Amity Armstrong, your heavenly host, I invite you to find a place in the pew for today’s painless Sunday School lesson. Without Works. This week, we are going to discuss the events occurring in the Gaza strip, the history of the region, and the evangelical view of the situati…

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DISC Personality Testing and How To Communicate With Others More Effectively 29:12

9M ago29:12

29:12

And now something completely different! Mike and Armin discuss a method to communicate with others more effectively. In the work we do, we need to communicate effectively with attorney clients, the injured individuals attorneys represent and others. Mike and Armin discuss a system for effective communication that they hope attorneys, physicians and…

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What is the ”Legal” in Medical/Legal Consulting? 28:05

10M ago28:05

28:05

In this episode Mike & Armin discuss the “legal” in Medical/Legal Consulting. In other words, what we’ve learned about the law in the areas in which we consult and how to weave that specialized knowledge into our reports and interactions. We make sure attorneys can rely on our reports to offer evidence in proving up medical theories in cases. Have …

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Car Crash Causes Hiatal Hernia and Other Injuries - Full Report Discussed 29:02

10M ago29:02

29:02

Mike & Armin go back to basics and discuss a really interesting case in which a woman was hit head on in an auto crash. Unfortunately, this client suffered serious and long-term medical problems. The most significant of which was a traumatic hiatal hernia. Our attorney client asked us to help prove up his medical theory that the accident caused the…

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Consulting Stories and September Announcement 20:40

11M ago20:40

20:40

Mike & Armin discuss how we optimize our medical involvement in cases by educating attorney clients about not only the broad scope of our services but the many nuances of each of the very specific services we provide. We want to make sure attorneys maximize settlement amounts and get the most comprehensive future medical care needed after an accide…

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The Merits of Violence 1:01:27

11M ago1:01:27

1:01:27

Show Notes Your Own Personal Jesus 1.Was Jesus a pacifist?Jesus taught non-violence. That’s what we have been told. Is it true?You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if anyone would …

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Catastrophic Injury Case Report with Guest Dr. Anke Horacek 28:52

11M ago28:52

28:52

Mike & Armin welcome Anke Horacek, MD to this episode. Anke has been doing Medical/Legal Consulting for the past 5 years in Nebraska. Anke talks about a truck vs. tractor crash that resulted in catastrophic injuries for the farmer driving the tractor. Anke lays out the case including two previously undiagnosed injuries that Anke was able to identif…

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Boutique Expert Referral and Addressing Causation in Our Reports 26:20

12M ago26:20

26:20

Mike and Armin discuss two common issues that come up in cases. First, Mike talks about our process when we are asked to find medical experts. Mike describes how our process differs from the standard expert finding company and is based on research and customizing the expert to the case. Then Armin talks about how we determine traumatic causation of…

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Episode 58: How Far is Heaven 50:22

1y ago50:22

50:22

Show Notes **Not Necessarily the Good News ** On June 8, 2023, Televangelist, three times decorated veteran, political consultant, media mogul, presidential hopeful, philanthropist, founder of Regent University and the Christian Broadcast network died in his home at the age of 93. He had a few close calls in the closing years of his life. He had ta…

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Medical Liaison Work with Treating Docs and Experts 27:20

1y ago27:20

27:20

Mike and Armin discuss how they often act as a medical liaison between their attorney clients and treating doctors, other professionals, service & governmental agencies and even occasionally with client families. Armin talks about a case concerning clarifying traumatic causation with a treating doctor and Mike talks clarifying case issues with a ph…

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When A Case Isn’t A Case? Medical Malpractice Merit Analysis 29:23

1y ago29:23

29:23

Mike and Armin each discuss a case in which they were asked to do a Standard of Care Review and give an opinion if there was merit to pursue a medical malpractice case. Both cases had some interesting, complicated and sad medical issues. In both situations both Mike and Armin came to the opinion that the standard of care was met and advised their a…

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Episode 57: Pillars and Purgatory 48:43

1y ago48:43

48:43

Show Notes Pillars of Strength Who was she? She appears in only one of the Gospels, the last of them, the Gospel of John, Chapter 4, in verses 4 through 42. It’s not a synoptic Gospel, meaning that it does not have crossover material in the other Gospels. Jesus is going through Samaria with his disciples. He passes through a town called Sychar, and…

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Rear-End Auto Accidents and How Medical-Legal Consultants Are Helping 26:41

1y ago26:41

26:41

Rear-end auto accidents represent one of the most common cases in which our attorney clients are involved. Mike and Armin have consulted on hundreds of these cases. In this episode they discuss some of the medical journal articles they commonly use in reports to give attorneys the medical evidence they need to prove up their medical theories concer…

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Invisible Wounds: PTSD and Personal Injury 29:13

1y ago29:13

29:13

Mike and Armin talk about how Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can be a missed or “invisible” medical damage in PI or Worker Comp injuries. Mike talks about a case in which PTSD was initially missed as part of the traumatic injuries and Armin discusses a case in which PTSD was complicated by the circumstances surrounding the accident itself. H…

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The Most Common Questions We Hear From New Attorneys 28:46

1y ago28:46

28:46

Mike and Armin have done hundreds of initial meetings with attorneys wanting to know more about Medical/Legal Consulting. Get some insight into how physicians and attorneys work together as Mike & Armin answer the common questions they are consistently asked in almost every one of these initial meetings. For instance, why should the I use a Medical…

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Interview with Attorney Barbara Furutani About Her Personal Experience With Medical-Legal Consulting Services 29:13

1y ago29:13

29:13

Mike & Armin are pleased to have Barbara Furutani, J.D. as a guest on this episode. This episode is a must for attorneys representing injured clients and anyone wanting insight into injury cases. Armin has worked as a Medical/Legal Consultant for Barb and her firm for several years. Barb has practiced Workers Comp, Personal Injury and Social Securi…

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Episode 56: The Bad Place 1:04:08

1y ago1:04:08

1:04:08

Show Notes Not Necessarily the Good News Marjorie Taylor Greene, political gadfly, professional bully, anti-semite, anti-Catholic, and tantrum throwing child, said this recently, when addressing the arrest of former president, and professional mountebank, Donald Trump: "Trump is joining some of the most incredible people in history being arrested t…

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How Doctors Are Learning Medical-Legal Consulting and Armin’s Conference 27:02

1y ago27:02

27:02

Mike and Armin discuss the training that physicians go through to become Medical/Legal Consultants. Armin has been training physicians to do this specific kind of consulting for attorneys for about 14 years. Armin discusses his one year training program as well as his various conferences and courses for physicians. The episode gives attorneys, phys…

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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Sustained At Work (With A Twist) 24:58

1+ y ago24:58

24:58

Armin and Mike discuss a case of Armin’s in which a man was struck in the head by a falling object resulting in the attorney’s client being diagnosed with a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Opposing counsel argued that this man’s pre-existing coronary artery disease, heart attack and subsequent coronary bypass surgery was the cause of his cognitive and…

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Our Relationships as Legal Consultants with Our Attorneys and a Podcast Rank Celebration 29:45

1+ y ago29:45

29:45

Get an intimate look at how doctors and attorneys can seamlessly work together. Mike and Armin discuss the many and varied relationships they have with their individual attorney clients. Their goal is to establish mutually beneficial & profitable long-term relationships with attorney clients. Mike and Armin work hard to become part of the attorney’…

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Dissecting a Causation Report After A Car Crash with Special Guest Dr. David Grundy 28:24

1+ y ago28:24

28:24

Mike and Armin welcome their first guest, Dr. David Grundy, to the podcast. David is based in California and discusses a fascinating auto crash case with a couple of really unique twists. First, Dr. Grundy’s report was required just 6 days after he got the case for review. Also, opposing counsel and doctors were trying to prove their theory that th…

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Episode 54: And Then 48:55

1+ y ago48:55

48:55

Show Notes Not Necessarily the Good News https://www.npr.org/2023/02/06/1154880673/jesus-commercial-super-bowl-billboard-he-gets-us-hobby-lobby-evangelical-billion https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/11/us/he-gets-us-super-bowl-commercials-cec/index.html https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2022/march/he-gets-us-ad-campaign-branding-jesus-church-marketin…

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Differentiating a Medical-Legal Consultant from Treating Docs and Medical Experts [PART 2] 25:04

1+ y ago25:04

25:04

In Part 2 of this topic, Mike and Armin bring up numerous attributes that differentiate a Medical/Legal Consultant from a treating doctor or medical expert in legal cases and how these differences help attorneys and their clients achieve better settlements and get needed medical care for clients. In this Part 2 they discuss the specific language us…

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What Differentiates a Medical-Legal Consultant From A Treating Doc or Medical Expert? [PART 1] 22:42

1+ y ago22:42

22:42

Mike and Armin discuss what differentiates a Medical/Legal Consultant from a treating doctor or medical expert in legal cases and how these differences help attorneys and their clients achieve better settlements and get needed medical care for clients. In this Part 1, they discuss the Thin Skull rule, and how Medical/Legal Consultants need to under…

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Waddell’s Signs, Are They Legit? Deep Dive Into A Slip and Fall IME Rebuttal Report 24:59

1+ y ago24:59

24:59

Mike and Armin discuss one of Armin’s case’s involving a slip and fall. The accident happened at work and so it became a Work Comp case but the issues in the case apply to PI cases as well. Armin refutes the opposing doc’s use of Waddell’s signs and the doc’s opinion that the client’s injuries were not accident-related. Have a potential case to dis…

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IME Observation and Rebuttal Reports Are A Game-Changer 33:19

1+ y ago33:19

33:19

Mike and Armin take a deep dive into IME observation and Mike interviews Armin concerning a recent IME he observed. They then discuss the IME Rebuttal Report written by Armin that helped the attorney help their client get needed ongoing treatment reinstated after it was denied due to the IME report. Have a potential case to discuss? Question about …

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