Description
Personal injury claims at times can be complex and hard to litigate, understanding them can be crucial to winning a case.This material will be a crash course on issues facing plaintiff and defense counsel in complex, multiparty, catastrophic claims. Among other topics, the information will highlight prelitigation strategy, pleadings, motion practice, written discovery, depositions of witnesses and experts, liabilitymedical analysis, reporting to clients, trial strategy and settlement negotiations. This material will be useful to any trial attorney hoping to litigate catastrophic or any other personal injury claims.
Date: 2024-01-18 Start Time: End Time:
Learning Objectives
Catastrophic Injury Claims (andGt;$100,000)
• What They Are; Where to Begin
• Pre-Suit Investigation
• The Complaint
Initial Investigation Liability and Damages
• Liability: Initial Analysis and Pleadings
• Control Group and Attorney-Client Privilege Issues
• Contacting Witnesses and Concerns
• Subpoenas and FOIA Requests
• Other Sources of Information
• Ethical Considerations
Medical Investigation and Analysis
• Defendant and Plaintiff Objectives
• Ethical Considerations
Wage Loss Investigation and Analysis
Written Discovery (Evidence for Trial)
Oral Discovery (Lay Witness) Generally (Example Handout)
• When to Start Taking?
• Many Liability and Damages Depositions in Catastrophic Cases Usually
• Depositions and Who Do I Depose? Do I Depose Everyone?
Lay Witness Depositions: Taking Depositions (Outline for Pl Auto Dep)
• Discovery or Evidence?
• Translators?
• The Dep Prep
Doctor Depositions (Dep and Outline)
• Costs
• The Prep
• Helpful Tips and Ethical Considerations
Retained Experts/Hired Guns (Dep and Outline)
Insurance Coverage Concerns
• Coverage Checklist
Settlement Negotiations
• Mediation; Arbitration
• Other Forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution
Negotiation Tips
• Ethical Considerations
CLE (Please check the Detailed Credit Information page for states that have already been approved) ,Additional credit may be available upon request. Contact Lorman at 866-352-9540 for further information.
Troy S. Radunsky-DeVore Radunsky, LLC
