Preparing for the Defense Medical Examination For a truthful client who is doing the best he can to put his life back together, defense medical and neuropsychological examinations pose no special difficulties. I always make sure clients are aware their first and...
Month: October 2017
Overcoming Common Defenses In Traumatic Brain Injury Cases (Part V)
Returning to Work Returning to work can raise a host of workers' compensation and disability issues. Consult with these specialists if these issues are present, to make sure your clients' rights on those fronts are fully protected. Sending a client back to work before...
Overcoming Common Defenses In Traumatic Brain Injury Cases (Part IV)
Proving Invisible Injuries A neuropsychologist's comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation will often be essential evidence of your client's current level of function and therefore the level of your client's harms and losses. In addition, I always sleep a little...
Overcoming Common Defenses In Traumatic Brain Injury Cases (Part III)
The Lawyer's Role in Coordinating Caregivers Most of the time, trial lawyers would prefer to take a "hands-off" approach to selecting caregivers. If a patient is referred to a treating clinician by the lawyer, then the clinician becomes exposed to obvious attacks on...
Overcoming Common Defenses In Traumatic Brain Injury Cases (Part II)
Insurance Coverage Sources Trauma disrupts families. Paychecks stop coming in, friends and loved ones become caregivers, homes need to be modified, and medical care and rehabilitation need to be paid for. Anyone who represents seriously injured plaintiffs quickly...
Overcoming Common Defenses In Traumatic Brain Injury Cases (Part I)
Client Intake Considerations Moderate and severe brain injury cases are virtually always compelling. By definition they involve a loss of consciousness greater than a few minutes, and often involve an injury that is visible on an imaging study. There is no serious...
Bacterial infection possible in open-heart surgery patients
Did you undergo an open-heart surgical procedure between Oct. 1, 2011 and July 24, 2015 at WellSpan York Hospital here in Pennsylvania? If so, you may have received notification that you are one of thousands of patients at an increased risk for contracting a...
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