by Michael J. Morse & John A. Tarantino
Illustrations by Chris Brown
Tested Forms
and Strategies for
Proving
Neck and Back Cases
Soft tissue
injury cases are plagued with challenges. The injury cannot be proven
objectively with an X-ray, malingerers have tarnished the credibility of the
entire claim category, and initial settlement offers can be pitifully low.
As a
result, these common claims will test your resourcefulness. Special
techniques are required, and you can find them in Michael Morse’s
Litigating Neck & Back Injuries. His practical book is filled with
creative strategies for making the injury more tangible, and model forms for
improving your advocacy.
Litigating
Neck & Back Injuries explains in detail the medical and legal aspects of common neck
and back injuries, focusing on how to win larger settlements with better
discovery, negotiation and trial techniques.
Maximize neck and back injury awards with this practical collection of
battle-proven pleadings, discovery documents and questionnaires, practice
checklists, demonstrative evidence, and novel techniques. This book-and-CD
package will help you:
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Deal with
skeptical insurance adjusters
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Quantify pain
and suffering
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Estimate future
lost wages
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Win over the
plaintiff’s physician
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Refute common
defenses
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Understand and
explain medical test procedures
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Challenge
medical exam results
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Depose and
cross-examine medical experts
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Depose and
cross-examine the defendant
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Overcome proof
problems
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And much more
Prove
what seems unprovable. Litigating Neck and Back Injuries will help you
build a solid case of liability and damages. Some of the helpful
information includes:
Injury diagnosis and proof
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16 objective tests of
the severity of soft tissue injuries. §1:300
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Checklists for
determining sources of neck and back pain. §3:60
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The biomechanics of
whiplash injuries, with extensive citations to medical journals. §3:220
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A checklist of
symptoms associated with neck and back pain. §3:240
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Common defense tactics
to claims of closed head injuries. §3:370
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Measuring and
documenting pain and suffering. §8:70
Settlement
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A checklist of damage
claims to consider in all neck and back injury cases. §1:230
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Tips for dealing with
adjusters. §8:120
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Questions to help
elicit all aspects of the injury from the treating physician. §8:160
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Overcoming the special
problems of the soft tissue injury case. §8:240
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Dealing with lowball
settlement offers. §8:290
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Uninsured and
underinsured motorist coverage. §8:700
Pretrial
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A table of causes of
action correlated to likely defendants. §1:350
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Sample complaints.
§1:360
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Neutralizing the
‘independent’ defense medical expert. §8:610
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Exploring the defense
medical examiner’s financial records. §8:620
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Model questions for
deposing the IME. §9:310
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Deposing the defense
psychological medical examiner. §8:652
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Outline for deposing
the defendant. §9:330
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Request for
Production, Memorandum in Opposition to Physical Examination,
Plaintiff’s Motion to Bar Evidence of Pre-existing Injury. §§9:430-520
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Three different
opening statements that can be used to introduce pre-existing injuries.
§1:190
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Sample foundations for
admitting x-rays, CT scans, MRIs, and thermographic and spinoscope
evidence. §§3:470-540
Illustration Gallery
The Illustration Gallery contains 90 anatomically
accurate, full-color illustrations of the head and spine, created by
professional medical illustrator Chris Brown. Use these illustrations to
help your treating physician document your client’s injuries and/or blow
them up for use at trial. More information about Chris Brown can be found in
his bio.
Includes free companion CD-ROM with
searchable full-text of the book, as well as 70 easy-to-use forms which can
be accessed and modified with your preferred word processing program, and
the entire Illustration Gallery in PDF format.
Updated annually. ISBN 0-938065-55-6 Book price: $99.00
G8
Reviews
"This practical and well-organized book covers the entire
litigation process from initial client intake through appellate advocacy. ...
Tarantinos book does not guarantee success in head and neck claims. However, a
lawyer who follows his cogent advice can rest assured that the claim has been advanced
fully, fairly, and vigorously."
—Excerpted from Lawyers Weekly USA
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