Michael S. Kelton, Esq.

Discount, coupon and other "deal" websites such as Groupon and Living Social have attracted tremendous interest among health care providers, but they should exercise extreme caution before entering into any agreements.

Recent cases have seen third parties, rather than the physician's own patient, claim a physician's alleged negligent care and treatment caused injury to the third party. Three cases all arrived at different results, though.

The 10 most important rules - from documentation to trial behavior - that a physician should follow if he or she has been sued for malpractice.