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Tactics and Strategies in Advancing and Defending TBI and SCI Cases

On February 26, 2010, Michael Shannon spoke about "Tactics and Strategies in Advancing and Defending TBI and SCI Cases" at a conference entitled, "Litigating Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Cases."

Synopsis:

Part A: Plaintiff’s Perspective

• Understanding functional capacity evaluations, physical demands analysis and other expert reports
• Working up the case
• Identifying the multiple defendants and extent of exposure
• Exploring liability issues in head injury cases in the aftermath of the Mont Tremblant Natasha Richardson tragedy
• Preparing the injured plaintiff and family members for discovery and trial
• Successful mediation strategies
• Obtaining required expert reports
• Speaking to the jury at trial considerations

Part B: Defence Perspective

• Formulating multiple defence theories
• Spotting commonly made plaintiff assumptions and effectively attacking them
• Ruling out pre-existing disorders
• Working with the insurance adjuster
• Preparing for discovery and trial

Read Michael's Conference Paper: 
Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Cases: Confronting the Special Medical and Legal Challenges

Michael focuses on acting for catastrophically injured victims of other's negligent conduct, such as a result of motor vehicle accidents, product malfunctions, medical malpractice and occupiers’ liability. Michael handles cases all over North America. Currently he is acting for plaintiffs who have been injured in a number of provinces in Canada and states in the United States.