Landau Injury Law

In motorcycle crash cases, the past medical bills and wage loss can be proven with medical records, testimony by the treating doctors, pay checks and W-2s.  However, the cost of future medical care for brain injured clients is more difficult.  The ourts generally require an expert witness to testify as to the needs and costs of future care for these head injury victims.  The trial judges act as “gate keepers” to keep out “speculative” or unsupported evidence.  The jurors are not allowed to speculate or “guess,” the qualified expert guidance is required in many motorcycle crash cases involving permanent, long-term injuries and medical services.

In a trial before the Federal Court in Alexandria, Virginia, our life care planners found that our brain and orthopedically injured client would need some $13 million in future medical care.  The judge accepted the life care plan expert’s figures, so the final amount was well in excess of the $13 million needed to take care of our client for the rest of her life.  While life care plans can be expensive, often costing thousands of dollars to be researched correctly, they can have huge impact on the final figures presented in court and entered by the trial judge.  At ABRAMS LANDAU, we invest in our major cases and use Life Care Plans by qualified experts, so that our clients can have the benefits they require.

This entry was posted on Thursday, February 26th, 2009 at 9:44 pm and is filed under Auto Accidents, Bicycle Accidents, Children's Claims, Disability, Medical Information, Negligence Cases, Taking Care of Family, Working with Doctors, brain injury. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.