June 26, 2008

Traumatic Brain Injuries
[June 2008; 1,707]

LITIGATION PACKET - Order NOW!

It is estimated that every year at least 1.5 million Americans sustain traumatic brain injury making it one of the most common disabling conditions. Due to the many brain injuries in the United States each year, it is likely that most plaintiff attorneys will, at some point, represent someone suffering from a traumatic brain injury. Designed as a valuable resource for members handling traumatic brain injury cases, this Litigation Packet:

• Explores investigation, filing, pretrial, discovery, common defenses, motions in limine, the science of traumatic brain injuries, testing, experts, authoritative literature, and trial and settlement
• Addresses common issues in traumatic brain injury cases including: the no loss of consciousness defense, malingering, negative results from diagnostic tests, mild brain injury, premorbid and comorbid conditions
• Contains sample court documents: complaint; interrogatories; requests for production; and, motions in limine including on defense expert testimony, Fake Bad Scale, lack of use of seatbelt
• Includes depositions of neuropsychologists, neurologist, life care planner as well as biomechanical testimony and opening and closing statements from a recent traumatic brain injury trial

[Deposition summary accompanies each deposition transcript]

For more information, please visit the AAJ Exchange at www.justice.org/exchange and select “Litigation Packets” or call the Exchange at 800-344-3023.