Personal Injury Forms: Discovery & Settlement

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Personal Injury Forms: Discovery & Settlement

by Ronald G. Bankston and John A. Tarantino

Faster Settlements

This book and disc package offers time-tested forms and advice on how to use them. The first half of the book focuses on tools applicable to all types of personal injury litigation; the second half covers the following types of cases:

Auto accidents
Insurance bad faith
Liquor liability
Medical malpractice
Police assault & battery
Premises security
Products liability
Slip & fall
Workers’ compensation
And more

In personal injury litigation, mismanagement and inefficiency often plague the early phases of case development. Over 300 carefully selected forms, checklists, questionnaires, complaints, and memoranda will help you organize and economize your personal injury work. Improve the speed and effectiveness of your intake, investigation, pleading, discovery, and settlement with these practice-proven tools:

Model interrogatories
Deposition checklists
Interview questionnaires
Case evaluation checklists
Client, witness and expert letters
Sample complaints
Memoranda
Motions
Settlement letters

The authors' years of experience have yielded practical advice and techniques for overcoming common problems. Troublesome issues are analyzed with case authority, and case-specific liability hurdles are tackled. The following are just a few of the helpful tips you will learn from Personal Injury Forms:

How to spot clients who are likely to be difficult ... before they cause you problems. Section 115
Understanding which cases not to accept. Section 116
Discovery motions help you move around common obstacles. Section 753
How to refute defense claims of malingering. Section 118
Model client letters and attachments, like a “what to expect” letter with a special damages record, improve client communication and encourage client assistance. Section 133
How to use the independent medical examination to the plaintiff's advantage. Section 244
How to deal with the subsequent treating physician. Section 245
Detailed advice on justifying awards for non-economic losses. Section 252
Tips for dealing with insurance adjusters, including common hurdles and how to get over them. Section 230

Keep your cases moving forward. Establishing proven routines for processing your tort cases can boost your efficiency and your effectiveness. Tools for systematizing your caseload may be found in Ron Bankston and John Tarantino’s Personal Injury Forms: Discovery & Settlement.

Updated annually. ISBN 0-938065-09-2 Book price: $99.00

Reviews

"Of all the many publications I have seen concerning personal injury law practice, yours is by far the most thorough and most practical. I especially like your emphasis on practical, day-to-day action and decision-making, rather than theoretical legal concepts or rules, which are the usual topics of other legal publications."
—M. Jenkins, Manchester, NH

"Regarding Personal Injury Forms: Discovery & Settlement "I was amazed at the wealth of practical, day to day information....It is something which finally [addresses] the practical side of law."
—T. Nelford, Sherman Oaks, CA