This video discusses the differences between severe and non-severe injuries in personal injury cases. Severe injuries, such as traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord injuries, require specialized handling in court. The presentation of medical evidence is crucial for demonstrating the impact of these injuries on clients' lives.
Severe injuries include traumatic brain injuries, concussions, spinal cord injuries, and broken bones. These injuries often require extensive medical treatment and can have long-lasting effects.
Expert testimony helps convey the seriousness of severe injuries to the jury. It provides a clearer understanding of the medical implications and the impact on the victim's future.
The way evidence of severe injuries is presented can significantly influence the amount of compensation awarded. Properly demonstrating the injury's impact is essential for a successful case.
You know in personal injury cases, there are two types of injuries, well there's more than that but two that we typically see. The non-severe injuries which are your soft tissue injuries we typically call them. The other type of injuries are the severe injuries and examples of that are traumatic brain injuries, concussions, spinal cord injuries, broken bones, broken legs. Those are very severe injuries that have to be handled in a very specific way when presented to the jury. At McCutcheon and Hamner, not only do we use the testimony of your treating physicians, we use our own experts to help get across to the jury how devastating severe injuries are not only to the present well-being of our clients but to their future well-being. And how that evidence is presented to the jury directly affects the recovery you're going to receive.
