Medical Aspects of Personal Injury Litigation [Hardcover]

Michael Barnes (Author), null l (Author), W. Braithwaite (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 13, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0632041765 | ISBN-13: 978-0632041763

Personal injury litigation deals not only with sudden accidents (eg, road injuries) but also long-term medical conditions (eg, occupational diseases) and is a growing area of the law. This book provides readers with up-to-date knowledge of the main conditions involved in personal injury litigation, including the natural history of the disorder, prediction of outcome, and disabilities likely to be encountered. The book also considers the role of the expert report from the medical and legal perspectives, and quantum of damages considering life expectancy, employment, care requirements, housing and aids.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Up-to-date, well written, well referenced and informative."

Michael Cohen, The Expert, 1998

From the Back Cover

Personal injury litigation, which is concerned with both sudden accidents, such as road injuries or injuries at work, and long term medical conditions, such as many occupational diseases, is a growing area of the law. This book provides readers with up-to-date knowledge of the main conditions involved in personal

Product Details

• Hardcover: 417 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (January 13, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0632041765
• ISBN-13: 978-0632041763
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,420,756 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)