Personal Injury Practice Manual

Assembles the expertise of 30 specialists whose areas of expertise span a broad spectrum of issues relevant to personal injury claims - including leading personal injury practitioners as well as specialists in rehabilitation, forensic engineering, structured settlements, brain injuries, economic loss and certified life care planning.

Includes:

• Professional Conduct Issues - conflicts and ethical questions that commonly arise, such as: contingency fee arrangements, class actions, preparation of medical reports and potential conflicts of interest
• Automobile Insurance - underinsured coverage and arbitration and mediation practice
• Product Liability - the law, standards of care, proof and defences
• Workers' Compensation Claims - how claims are pursued and the circumstances in which personal injury claims are restrained
• Medical Malpractice - the strategies, procedures, costs, dealing with experts, causation and proof
• Occupiers' Liability - injuries suffered on a commercial or public site
• Criminal Injuries Compensation Practice - relief available for claimants and relevant considerations in applying to and appearing before the Board
• Specialized Litigation - new technologies, the special place of class proceedings, pitfalls in litigating a brain injury, pleasure craft or AIDS-related cases.
• Special Damages - future care and rehabilitation, collateral benefits, economic loss and structured settlements.