Personal Injury Legal Reference CenterHOW TO USE:

1) Review the reference center subject matter to find the area of personal injury law that concernsyou and that you wish to inquire about.

2) Take note of the reference numbers following the terms you believe to most closely describe thetype of law applicable to facts in your case.

3) Click the “Do I Have A Case” button; complete the form; and briefly list the basic facts thatoccurred in your case, in chronological order with dates.

4) Then, simply list the reference numbers you took note of in item number 2 above.

5) Send the transmittal to The Pursley Law Firm and a legal representative will contact you to giveyou insight regarding your claim and rights.

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Abuse, domestic or sexual, §252.9.5Accident information summary form, §201Accident reconstruction experts, §§357.5, 357.6Accountants as experts, §355.1Adjusters. See Insurance adjustersAdmissions, requests for

Automobile accidents, §1140Dram shop/liquor liability case, §§1240-1242Insurance bad faith, §§1340-1342Medical malpractice claims, §§941, 942Police assault and battery cases, §§1041-1042Premises security cases, §§1460-1462Products liability case, requests for admissions, §§840-42Slip and fall cases, §§740-742

AffidavitsConfidentiality agreement, §442

Aggravation and recurrence, §§252.6-252.6.4Agreements

Confidentiality, §§440 444Referring attorney, agreement with, §254Release, §556Retainer, §253Settlement, unauthorized, §1304Structured settlements, §556Trust agreements, Sample, §514

Alcohol problemsChecklist, §115.2Detecting, §115.1

Alternative dispute resolutionAmerican Arbitration Association, services of, §571Binding v. nonbinding, §574

Cases well suited for engaging in, §575Court-appointed arbitration, §572Enforcing agreements, §579Generally, §570Nonbinding v. binding, §574Private companies created specifically for offering, §573Requesting, techniques for, §577Suggesting to client, §576

AmendmentsDiscovery documents, §§460.1.1-460.1.5Pleadings, §460.1

Anxiety and depression, §252.9.1Appointment calendar

Maintaining, checklist for, §402.1Arbitration

Alternative dispute resolution programs. See Alternative dispute resolutionAmerican Arbitration Association

Alternative dispute resolution services, §571Demand for arbitration form, §560.1Directory of regional and satellite offices, §§565, 565.1

Availability of, §560Award

Correction or modification, checklist for, §562Motion to vacate, §564Order conforming, §561Vacating, checklist for, §563

Checklist for succeeding, §578Court-appointed, §572Directory of AAA regional and satellite offices, §§565, 565.1Private companies specializing in providing informal, §573Procedure for, §560Security, §566Uninsured motorist arbitration, checklist, §560.1Vacating an award

Checklist, §563Motion for, §564

Architects, as experts, §702.1Arrest records

Authorization to obtain, §123.6Assault and battery, Police. See Police assault and batteryAttorney-client privilege

Corporate, §400.3Depositions and, §414.4Document production, assertion of privilege for, §407.1.2

AttorneysConfidential information, attorney work product, §330Physician/attorney cooperation, checklist, §240.1Practice tips. See Practice tipsPro hac vice application, §254.1Referring attorney, agreement with, §254

Attorneys’ feesAs damages, §259Structuring fees, checklist for, §553.1

Assignment of payments under settlement agreement, §556.2

AuthorizationsCollege/university records, §125.1Confidential information, consent to release, §§127, 127.1Criminal/arrest records, obtaining, §123.6Death certificate and autopsy report, authorization to obtain, §123.7Department of health records and reports, §123.9Disbursement of unpaid medical charges, §1222Driving records, obtaining, §123.5Education records, obtaining, §§125, 125.2Employment records, obtaining, §§124, 124.2Governmental agency records and reports, §123.10Health care information, authorization to provide confidential, §127 1Income tax returns

Federal, obtaining, §123.1State, obtaining, §123.2

Information, §120Insurance records and reports, §123.8.1Medical records, obtaining, §123.11Medicare records, §123.12Prison and parole records, §123.6.1Settle, to, §§512, 512 1Social Security records, obtaining, §123.3Social security disability records, §123.3.1Title II and/or title XVI records, §123.3.1Union records, §124.1Veterans Administration records, obtaining, §§123.4, 123.4.1Workers’ compensation records, obtaining, §126

Automobiles. See Motor vehiclesAutopsy reports

Authorization to obtain, §123.7

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Bad faith, Insurance. See Insurance bad faithBanks

Premises security case, sample complaint, §1402.5Battered woman/child syndrome, §252.9.5Blocking statutes, §805.1Bone fractures, §§252.5.9, 252.5.10Borrowing statutes, §§251.1.1, 251.1.2, 252Brain damage, §§252.5.5-252 5.8.2, 252 11Building related illness, §867

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CalendarsAttacking psychological injury evidence, §252.9.6Electronic, §402.1

ChecklistsAlcohol, §115.2Amended federal rules, disclosure, §400.2Arbitration, succeeding at, §578

Arbitration awardModification or correction, §562Vacating, §563

ATM Liability, proving, §1403.2Automatic disclosure, effects on plaintiff §400.1.1Automobile accidents, §§804.4, 1120, 1142

Discovery checklist, §1105Borrowing statutes, §251.1.1Brain injury, §252.5.8.2Client confidence, gaining, §117Communication, client, §411Compensable elements of wrongful death damages, §252.4.1Complaints, drafting effective, §251.2Cooperation between attorney and physician, §240.1Crashworthiness, §804.4Cross-examination

Fact Witnesses, §430.3Medical experts, impartial, §455.1Physicians, §455Surveillance witness, §469

Damages evaluation, §§252-252.2Defensive Functioning Scale, §252.9.10Difficult client, detecting the, §115Direct examination of physicians, §454Disc injury, §252.5.13Discovery

Premises security cases, §1401.5Disfigurement damages, §252.9.8Dram shop/liquor liability case

Discovery checklist, §1206Economic factors, §1202.1Evaluation of, §1205.1Value of case, determining, §1204.1

Drug History, §115.3Economist/medical economist as expert, checklist for using, §352Electronic discovery, computer records to be sought in, §408.1Electronic recordskeeper, deposition questions for, §408.3Electronic trial notebook, §409.2Engineers as expert, using, §§356, 356.1, 702.1Environment of use, product liability interrogatories, §811.1Ergonomist as expert, using, §§357, 357.1, 702.1Evaluation, case, §§251, 501Experts

And environmental factors, §1444Discovery, §331 1Generally, §320Product liability, §802.1Use of, §350

Family medical history, §112.2Factitious disorders, §252.9.6Flowsheets, §403.3Foreign discovery, §805.1Foundation for expert witness opinion, §802.2Fracture types, §252.5.10

Global Assessment of Functioning Scale, §252.9.11Global Assessment of Relational Functioning Scale, §252.9.12Insurance adjusters, dealing with, §230.1Landlord/tenant responsibilities, §706.1Lay witness investigation, §221Life care plan, §252.7.2Life care planner, §§351.4.1, 351.5Loss of consortium damages, §252.3.3Magazine-type settlement brochure, §504.1Malingering, §252.9.7Medical experts

Cross-examination of, §351.2Impartial

Advantage, used to plaintiff’s, §244.1Cross-examination of, §455.1

Using, §351.1Medical malpractice

Deposition checklist, §§920-922Discovery, §905Evaluation of case, §903

Medical records, organizing, §403Neurocognitive disorders, §252.9.9Neuropsychologists, use of to prove brain injury, §252.5.8.2Opponent’s Expert

Challenging qualification of, §1445Past and future losses, §252.6.4Pathology, generally, §252.5.14Physician/attorney cooperation, §240.1Police assault and battery

Deposition checklists, §§1021-1022Discovery checklist, §1005

Police report, dealing with unfavorable, §1006Post client interview, §114Post-concussion disorder, §252.9.8Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), §113.1Premises security case

Depositions, §§1440-1443Investigation and evaluation of, §1403

Products liabilityCrashworthiness, automobile, §804.4Evaluation of case, §803Records, organizing, §404

Psychological expert, §§351.9, 351.9.1Psychological injuries, §252.9.4Real time transcription, §409.1Rear-end collision, automobile, §1142Sanctions

Rule 11, §§481.1-481.3Rule 16(f), §485Rule 26(g), §482.1Rule 37, §483.1

Screening cases, §116Settlement

Encouraging settlement with insurance adjuster, §531

Magazine-type brochure, §504.1Offer considerations, §511.1Refusal to settle, client’s, §512.1Videos, §§505, 506

Sick building syndrome, §867.1Slip and fall case

Depositions, §§721, 722Discovery, §705Evaluation of, §703

Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale, §252.9.13Social Security Disability hearings, §670Soft tissue and whiplash injuries, §§252.5.1, 252.5.3, 252.5.4Statute of limitations concerns, §251.1Structured settlements, §§551-555Subsequent treating physician, dealing with, §245.1Surveillance evidence, §467Surveillance witness, cross-examination, §469Taxation of structured settlements, §556.3Thematic settlement brochure, §504.2Toxic tort litigation, §865Uninsured motorist arbitration, §561.1Vocational and rehabilitation damages, §252.8.1Vocational rehabilitation expert, §351.7

Children and minorsLoss of parental consortium. See Parental consortiumSettlement of claims; checklist, §513

Chronic Pain Syndrome, §252.9.3Diagnosis of, §252.8.2

ClientCredibility, §245.1Diary or journal, §§119, 119.1, 119.2Fee agreement, §253Gaining confidence of, §117Selection of, §115

Collateral source recoveryPreclude mention of recovery, motion to, §465

Commercial premises liability, §708Communication, client

Checklist, §411Discovery, during, §§410, 411

ComplaintsAmendments, §460.1Amusement park security, §1402.8Automobile accidents, §§1104-1104.6Bad faith, insurance. See Insurance bad faithClosed head injury, §704.5Disc injury, §252.5.15

Diagnosis and classification of, §252.5.13.1Recurrence and aggravation, §252.5.17

Drafting effective complaints, checklist on, §251.2Dram shop/liquor liability, §§1104.5, 1203, 1203.1, 1203.2Format for drafting, checklist on, §251.1Hangman’s fracture, §252.5.12Liquor liability/dram shop, §1203

Medical malpractice. See Medical malpracticeParking lot premises security, §1402.7Police assault and battery, §§1004,1004.1Premises security. See Premises securityProducts liability. See Products liabilitySlip and fall

Generally, §704.1Disc injury with chronic pain, §704.6Neck, back and soft tissue injuries, §704.3

Fracture, §704.4Complex cases

Discovery, managing, §409Computers

Data bases, document control through use of, §§405, 405.1Electronic discovery. See Electronic discoveryUse in personal injury cases, §402.1

Confidential informationAffidavit, confidentiality agreement, §442Agreements, confidentiality, §§440 111Attorney work product, §330Consent to release, §§127,127.1Health care information, consent to release, §127.1Order concerning treatment of, §441Protective orders, §§443, 444Stipulated protective order, §444

Congenital conditions, §252.6.1Consent

Confidential information, release of, §§127, 127.1Health care information, consent to release confidential §127.1

Consortium. See Loss of ConsortiumConstructive receipt

Structured settlements, of, §552Contractors, as experts, §702.1Crashworthiness, automobile, §804.4Criminal acts, psychological injuries from, §252.9.5Criminal/arrest records

Authorization to obtain, §123.6Criminologist experts in premises security cases, §1401.4Cross-examinations

Engineers; checklist, §356.1Ergonomists; checklist, §357.1Medical expert

Impartial, checklist for, §455.1Medical expert, checklist, §351.2Physician, checklist for, §455

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DamagesEconomic value of non-economic losses, calculating, §252.2Evaluation checklist, §§252-252.2Hedonic damages claim, §252.4Loss of consortium claims, §§252.3-252.3.2

Non-economic losses, calculating, §252.2Soft tissue injury cases, §§252.5, 252.5.1Special damages and expenses record, §§132-132.2Special damages outline, §252.1Taxability, §581Wrongful death cases, §252.4

DaubertAnd its trilogy, treatment in state court, §349.1

Death certificatesAuthorization to obtain, §123.7

DepositionsAdmonition to client after deposition, letter of, §421Attorney-Client Privilege and, §414.4Checklist, §430.1Defendant to deponent (plaintiff's expert), §824Dram shop/liquor liability checklists for, §§1220-1222Duties imposed by rule 30(b)(6), §400.2Electronic, §408.6Expert witness

And environmental factors, §1444Video, §§331.3, 350.4, 351.5.2, 351.7.2, 355.3, 356.2.2, 356.3.2, 357.4, 1224,

1330, 1446Generally, §414Instructions. See InstructionsLay witnesses, §§430-433Non-party, §476Notice of pending

Generally, §414.1Lay witnesses, to, §431Physicians, to, §452

Out-of-state, §§414.3, 464.2Physicians, §§450-455.1Police assault and battery, §§1021-1023Post deposition correspondence to client, §§420, 421Premises security case, checklists, §§1440-1443Products liability cases, §§821-823Rule 30(b)(6), §400.3Sanctions for failure to attend, §483.4Slip and fall case checklists for, §§721,722Suggestions for conducting effectively, §430.2Trial depositions, experts, strategy, §1023Videotaped, §§331.3, 350.4, 351.5.2, 351.7.2, 355.3, 356.2.2, 356.3.2, 357.4, 1224,

1330, 1446Diary, client’s personal injury, §§119, 119.1, 119.2Difficult client

Detecting, checklist for, §115Direct examinations

Physician, checklist for, §454Directories

American Arbitration Association regional and satellite offices, §§566, 566.1Experts, §340

Disability, §644.2Disciplinary proceedings

Checklist, §251.4

DiscoveryAbuse, combating, §401.5Amendments to Rules, §§400.1-400.2,481.4Communication with client during, §§410,411Compelling, §462Complex cases, managing discovery in, §409Data base format, document control, §§405, 405.1Depositions. See DepositionsDram shop/liquor liability checklist of, §1206Effective use of discovery, checklist for, §401.4Electronic, §§408-408.8Experts, §§331, 331.1, 400.1.2Foreign, §805.1Formal discovery of experts, §331.1Freedom of Information Act requests, §906Government documents related to road safety, §1108Informal, advantages of, §401.6Informal discovery of experts, §331.1Interrogatories. See InterrogatoriesLog, sample, §406Litigation Databases, §407.2Medical malpractice; checklist, §905Motion, §461Non-party, §476Obtaining information for, §401.1Order of, §401.2Organizing, §§400, 401.3Police assault and battery; checklist, §1005Preamble, §461Premises security case, checklist, §1404Products liability. See Products LiabilityPurposes for materials of, §401.3Request for Admissions, rear-end collision cases, §1141Sanctions

Rule 11, §§481.1-481.4Rule 26(g), §482.1Rule 37, §483.1

Slip and fall case checklist, §705Slip and fall, request for production (alternate form), §731.1Slip and fall, defendant’s request for production (alternate form), §732.1Software, case-management, §402Supplementation of, §460.1.4Surveillance evidence, compelling disclosure of, §468Treating physician

Ex parse contact by defense, §457Witness for defense, §456

Use in settlement, §501.1Written discovery, using effectively, §§401-401.4

Discovery abuse, combating, §401.5Dismissals

Stipulation, §541Doctors. See PhysiciansDocument control

Attorney-client privilege with respect to document production, §407.1.2

Cataloging documents, form, §407.1.1Data base format for, §§405, 405.1Forms for, §§407.1,407.1.1Importance of, §407Reviewing documents, form, §407.1.1Work product privilege with respect to document production, §407.1.2

Documents production requests. See Production of documents, requestsDomestic abuse, §252.9.5Dram shop/liquor liability

Admissions, requests for, §1240Defendant’s request, §1242Plaintiff’s request, §1241

Complaints, §§1203, 1203.1Defenses, §1207Deposition checklists

Defendant to plaintiff, §1222Generally, §1220Plaintiff to defendant tavernkeeper, §1221

Discovery checklist, §1206Evaluation of case

Checklist, §1205.1Damages and liability factors, §1202Economic factors, checklist of, §1202.1Generally, §1205Liability and damages factors, §1202

ExaminationsMental and physical, limitations, §§1253, 1253.1Physical, motion for, §1252

Expert witness intake sheet, §1201.2Generally, §1200Inspect premises, motion to, §1251Interrogatories

Defendant to plaintiff, §1213Plaintiff to co-defendant intoxicated person, §1212Plaintiff to defendant tavern keeper, §1211

Interview questionnaire, client, §1201Investigation of case, §§1205, 1205.1Motions, §§1250-1252Physical examination, motion for, §1252Practice tips, §1260Production, requests for

Defendant’s request, §1232Plaintiff’s request, §1231

Value of case, determiningChecklist of variables, §1204.1Generally, §1204Non-economic factor, formula determining, §1204.2

Videotaped deposition of expert, notice of, §1224Driving records

Authorization to obtain, §123.5

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Economic factorsDram shop/liquor liability case, checklist of economic factors, §1202.1Value of non-economic losses, calculating, §252.2

Dram shop/liquor liability case, §1204.2Economist/accountant

Videotaped deposition, notice of, §355.3Economist/medical economist

Expert, checklist for using as, §352Use of, §352

Education recordsAuthorization to obtain, §125

Electronic diary, §119.2Electronic discovery

Generally, §§408, 409.2Recordkeeper, deposition of electronic, §§408.2, 408.3Records to be sought, checklist of computer, §408.1Request for electronic materials, sample, §408.4

Electronic evidence destruction, §408.9Electronic trial notebooks, §409.2Emotional distress

Taxation of damages for, §584Employee benefit plans, §908Employment records

Authorization to obtain, §124Engineers

Cross-examination, checklist, §356.1Expert use of; checklist, §356Human factors engineer. See ErgonomistsReport of, information in, §356.2Videotaped deposition, notice of, §356.2.2

Environment of use, §811.1Ergonomists

Cross-examination, checklist, §357.1Described, §357Expert use of, checklist, §§357, 357.1Report of, information in, §357.2Videotaped deposition, notice of, §357.4

Evaluation of claimAcceptance, generally, §250Automobile accident ease, §1103Checklist, §§251, 501Complaints, checklist on drafting effective, §251.2Damage evaluation checklist, §§252-252.2Disc injury checklist, §252.5.12Dram shop/liquor liability case. See Dram shop/liquor liabilityFee agreement, §253Generally, §200Medical malpractice; checklist, §903Pathology checklist, §252.5.13Police assault and battery case; checklist, §1003Premises security case, evaluation checklist, §1403Products liability, case evaluation checklist, §803Referring attorney, agreement with, §254Rejection, generally, §250

Rejection letter, case, §256Screening cases, checklist, §116Slip and fall case, §703Soft tissue injury evaluation, checklist, §252.5.1Statute of limitations concerns, checklist of, §251.1

Exhibits, Computer Generated, §408.7Expenses

Medical expensesFile organization for keeping track of, §§255.1-255.1.2Index form, §255.1.2

Sanctions for expenses on failure to admit, §483.3Experts

Accountants, §355.1Admissibility of testimony by, §§113.2, 340

Abuse of discretion as standard for review §344Automobile accident cases, expert witness intake sheet, §1102Checklist, §§320, 350.1Communication with, §350.1Court appointed, §358Credibility, §321Deposition

Trial depositions, strategy, §1023Video, §331.3

Discovery, §§331, 331.1Disqualifying, §359Dram shop/liquor liability case, expert witness intake sheet, §1201.2Economist/medical economist, checklist for using, §352Engineers, checklists for using, §§356, 356.1Ergonomist, checklists for using, §§357, 357.1Forensic safety analysts, §356.3Formal discovery, §331.1Foundation for testimony, checklist, §802.2Generally, §300Hypothetical questions, use of, §350Informal discovery, §331.1Insurance bad faith, expert witness intake sheet, §1302Interrogatory, §331.2Interview questionnaire, §310Lay witnesses distinguished, §331.2Medical. See Medical expertsMedical malpractice, expert witness intake sheet, §902Mental health, psychiatric and psychological, locating, §243.2Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, §252.5.8.5Neuropsychologists, §252.5.8.2Nonscientific evidence & Daubert, §342Opponent’s

challenging qualifications of, §1445Particular experts, use of, §§351 et seq.Police assault and battery case, expert witness intake sheet, §1002Practice tips for working with, §360Premises security case

Intake sheet, expert witness, §1401.2Transmittal package, expert witness, §1401.3

Premises security case, deposition checklist, §1443

Products liability cases, expert witness intake sheet, §802Psychological Syndrome Evidence, §113.2Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, §343Selection, checklist of suggestions on, §350Slip and fall case, expert witness intake sheet for premises liability, §§702, 702.1Suggestions on using experts, checklist, §350Testimony by, admissibility, §§340 et seq.Transmittal letter, §330Video deposition, §§331.3, 350.4, 351.5.2, 351.7.2, 355.3, 356.2.2, 356.3.2, 357.4,

1224, 1330, 1446

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Fall case. See Slip and fall caseFederal court considerations, §257Fee agreement, §253File organization, case

Medical expenses, trackingHealth care provider form, tracking information, §255.1.1Importance of, §255.1Index form, medical expense, §255.1.2

Sample method, §255Financial planning. See Tax planning of settlementsFirefighter, injury on the premises, §708Flowsheets for medical records, §§403.2 403.4Foreign judgments, enforcing, §116.1Forensic safety analysts, §356.3

Videotaped deposition, notice of, §356.3.2Forms

Accident information summary, §201Alcohol checklist, §115.2American Arbitration Association, demand of arbitration form, §561.1Authorizations. See AuthorizationsCertification of records, affidavit regarding, §128Change of circumstances, §133.1Childhood Illness Checklist, §119.8Damages outlined on loss of consortium claims, §252.3.4Diagnosis and classification of disc injury, §252.5.13.1Diagnosis and classification of head injuries, §252.5.8.4Diagnosis of chronic pain syndrome, §252.8.2Drug use, checklist, §155.4Family medical history checklist, §112.2Health care provider, tracking information from, §255.1.1Home health care expense index, §255.4Index of product liability records, §404.1Insurance bad faith

Unfair claim handling and settlement statutes, §1305Investigation report form, §212Investigative report: defense, §212.1Lay witness report, §224Letters. See LettersMarital history checklist, §252.3.5Medical device expense index, §132.3

Medical expense index, §255.1.2Pain, effets of, physician’s determination of, §113.03Protective order, motion for

High-ranking official, §400.4Questionnaires. See QuestionnairesRelease, §§542-545Request for psychological report, §243.1Rule 30(b)(6) deposition, notice of, §400.3School absense checklist, §119.9Short

Interview, initial client, §111.1Medical history, client, §112.1

Special damages summary, §252.1.1Tolling agreement, §445Videotaped depositions, notice of

Dram shop/liquor liability expert, §1224Economist/accountant, §355.3Engineer, §356.2.2Ergonomist, §357.4Expert witness, §350.4Forensic safety analyst, §356.3.2Insurance expert, §1330Life care planner, §351.5.2Premises security expert, §1446Vocational rehabilitation expert, §351.7.2

Fractures, §§252.5.9-252.5.11Functional status tests, §§113.01, 113.02Future losses, §§252.6-252.8.1

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Good faith defensePolice assault and battery case, §1007

Government recordsAutopsy report, authorization to obtain, §123.7Criminal/arrest records, authorization to obtain, §123.6Death certificate and autopsy report, authorization to obtain, §123.7Driving records, authorization to obtain, §123.5Federal tax returns, authorization to obtain, §123.1Road safety, §1108Social Security records, obtaining, §123.3State tax returns, obtaining, §123.2Veterans Administration records, obtaining, §123.4

Guest status, §§707 et seq.

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Hague Convention, §805.1Handicapped, §644.2Head injuries, §§252.5.5-252.5.8, 252.5.11Health care information

Authorization to provide confidential, §127.1Confidential health care information, consent to release, §127.1

Tracking information from health care provider form, §255.1.1Health maintenance organizations (HMO’s),

claims against, §§907, 907.1Financial incentives for physicians, admissibility of, §909

Hedonic damages claim, §252.4Hospital

Medical history request to, §242.2Negligent credentialing claims, §903.2.1

Hotels and motelsPremises security case, sample complaint, §1402.2

Human factors engineer. See ErgonomistsHypothetical questions

Expert examination through use of, §350

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Impairment, permanent, §§640, 644.1Impartial medical experts

Advantage, checklist for using expert to plaintiff’s, §244.1Cross-examination of, checklist, §455.1Described, §244

ImpeachmentInvestigators, to obtain evidence for, §213

Income tax returnsFederal, authorization to obtain, §123.1Perjury problems developing as result of false, §582State, authorization to obtain, §123.2

IncompetentsSettlement of claims; checklist, §513

Indemnity agreementsWorkers’ compensation, §654.3

Information authorizations. See AuthorizationsInjury and pain

Aggravation and recurrence, §§252.6-252.6.4Bone fractures, §§252.5.9, 252.5.10Brain damage, §§252.5.5-252.5.8Cervical spine injury, §252.5.16Chronic Pain

Chronic Pain SyndromeMethods of valuing, §252.9.3.4Using anatomical and physiological tests to diagnose, §252.9.3.3

Diagnostic criteria, §252.9.3.2Electronic diary, §119.2Functional status tests for pain, §§113.01, 113.02Pain disorder, §252.9.3.1Pain Electronic Recorder (PIPER), §119.2Pain questionnaire, §119.5Permanent impairment from pain, §§119.3, 119.4Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Generally, §252.9.2Checklist, §113.1

Questionnaire, initial client interview, §113Inspection

Automobile accidents; motion to inspect, §1151Dram shop/liquor liability case, motion to inspect premises, §1251Medical malpractice claim, motion to inspect premises, §951Police assault and battery, inspection of premises motion, §1051Products liability case, §851Sanctions for failure to respond to request for, §483.4Slip and fall case, motion to inspect premises, §751

InstructionsDeposition

Client, to, §414.2Lay witness instructions, §432Physician instructions, §453

Insurance adjustersAdvantages and disadvantages of, §230.1Dealing with adjusters, checklist, §230.1Disadvantages and advantages of, §230.1Generally, §230Settlement

Encouraging settlement, checklist, §531Generally, §530

Insurance bad faithAssignment, §532.2Complaints

Defend/indemnify, refusal to, §1303.3Generally, §§1303, 1303.1Independent counsel, carrier’s refusal to provide, §1303.4Reasonable settlement, refusal of, §1303.2

Described, §1300Expert witness intake sheet, §1302Generally, §532Interrogatories, §§1310, 1311Interview questionnaire, client, §1301Letter, §532.1Practice tips, §1330Production, requests for, §1320Videotaped deposition of insurance expert, notice of, §1330Wrongful claims handling, §230

Sample complaint, §1303.5Insurance records, review of, §123.8

Authorization for, §123.8International safety requirements (ISO) checklist, §356.4Interrogatories

Carrier to insured in bad faith cases, §1312Compelling more responsive answers to, §§463-463.2Contention, §811.4Contention, defendant’s to plaintiff, §813Daubert/Kumho Tire, §346Distribution and post-marketing, §811.3Dram shop/liquor liability case, §§1210-1213Economist/Accountant, §355.2Engineer, §356.2.1Environment of use, §811.1Ergonomist, §357.3Expert witness, §331.2

Forensic Safety Analyst, §356.3.1Insurance bad faith, §§1310, 1311Life Care Planner, §351.5.1Loss of consortium, §§412-412.2Manufacturing process, §811.2Medical malpractice claims, §§910-913Memorandum in support, §463.3Non-party, §476Notice of receipt of, §413Nursing malpractice and negligence, §914Police assault and battery case, §§1011-1013Premises security case, §§1410, 1420Products liability case, §§811, 812Sanctions for failure to serve answers to, §483.4Slip and fall cases, §§711, 711.1, 712Supplementing responses, §460.1.3

Interview, clientAutomobile accidents, client questionnaire, §1101Change of circumstances, client’s, §§133, 133.1Dram shop/liquor liability case, client questionnaire, §§1201, 1201.1Initial contact, generally, §100Initial interview

Form, short, §111.1Generally, §110Injury and pain evaluation questionnaire, §113Questionnaire, §111

Insurance bad faith, client questionnaire, §1301Medical history questionnaire, client, §112

Short form, §112.1Medical malpractice claims, client interview questionnaire, §901Police assault and battery case, client interview questionnaire, §1001Post interview

Checklist, §114Contact, generally, §130Questionnaire, §§134-134.2Special damages record, §§132-132.2“What to expect” client letter, sample, §131

Premises security case, interview questionnaire, §1401Products liability case, interview questionnaire, §801Slip and fall case questionnaire for, §701“What to expect” client letter, sample, §131

Interview, expertsQuestionnaire, §310

InvestigationAccident information summary form, §201Dram shop/liquor liability cases, §§1205, 1205.1Generally, §200Lay witness investigation checklist, §221Premises security case, checklist, §1403Report form, §212

InvestigatorsDescribed, §210Impeachment evidence, obtaining, §213Instructions to, §211

Premises security case, intake sheet for, §1401.1Report form, investigation, §212

Invitee guest status, §707.1

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Joint defense agreement, §446Joint tortfeasors

Release, §544Judgment

Enforcing foreign, §116.1Offer of, §520

Juror QuestionnairePolice brutality case, §1008Premises liability, §760Product liability, §853Toxic tort case, §868.2

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Landlord/tenant casesPremises security, landlord liability complaint, §1402.1Responsibilities, checklist, §706.1Slip and fall cases, as a special category of, §706

Lay witnessesDeposition of

Appreciation letter, §433Generally, §430Instructions, §432Notice of pending, §431

Experts distinguished, §331.2Identification procedures, §220Investigation checklist, §221Opinion testimony by, §348Prospective witness, letter to, §222Report form, §224Subpoena

Generally, §220Letter explaining service of, §223

Legal malpractice claims, avoiding, §251.3Letters

Admonition to client after deposition, letter of, §421Appreciation letter to lay witness after deposition, §433Client

Follow-up letter, §134.1Recordkeeping of special damages and expenses, §132.1“What to expect” client letter, §131

Demand letter, preparing, §502Expert transmittal letter, §330Insurance bad faith, §532.1Lay witnesses

Prospective, letter to, §222

Subpoena, letter explaining service of, §223Major case settlement, §503Physician, letter to arrange initial deposition conference with, §451Post deposition correspondence to client, §§420, 421Premises security case, transmittal letter to expert in, §1401.3Rejection, case, §256Settlement brochure cover letter, §504.3Settlement offer

Acceptance, letter encouraging, §511.2Reconsideration, letter encouraging, §511.4Rejection, letter encouraging, §511.3Withdrawal letter, §511.5

Small case settlement, §502Licensee guest status, §707.2Life care plan, §§252.7-252.7.2, 351.4-351.5

Videotaped deposition of life care planner, notice of, §351.5.2Life expectancy date, attacking, §252.7.3Liquor liability. See Dram shop/liquor liabilityLitigation Databases, Discovery of, §407.4Loss of consortium

Automobile accident complaint with claim for, §1104.2Establishing damages, §253.3.3Generally, §§111.1, 252.3, 252.3.3Interrogatories

Child, to, §412.2Defendant to plaintiff, §412Spouse, to, §412.1

Parental consortium, checklist for recovery of, §252.3.2Slip and fall complaint with claim for, §704.2Spousal consortium, checklist for recovery of, §252.3.1

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Major case settlement letter, §503Mail carrier, injury on premises, §708Malingering, MMPI-2, §118

Checklist, §252.9.7Factitious disorder, distinguished, §252.9.6

Malpractice claimsMedical. See Medical malpracticeStructured settlement, checklist on avoiding claims in, §554

Managed health care organizations,Claims against, §907Financial incentives for physicians, admissibility of, §909

ManufacturersProducts liability case, deposition checklists, §§821-823

Mass torts and premises liability cases, §1406Mediation, §577.1Medical abbreviations, §255.6Medical affidavit, §255.5Mediation agreements, §§577.2-577.4

Enforcing §579Medical economist

Expert, checklist for use as, §352Medical expenses

File organization for keeping track of, §§255.1-255.1.2Index form, §§255.1.2

Medical expertsAttorney/physician cooperation, checklist on, §240.1Cooperation between attorney and physician, checklist on, §240.1Cross-examination checklist, §351.2Generally, §240Impartial

Checklist for using to plaintiff’s advantage, §244.1Cross-examination, checklist for, §455.1Described, §244

Malpractice cases, expert witness intake sheet, §902Neuropsychiatric exam, §351.9.4Notice of representation to, §241Report, request for medical, §243Request for previous medical history from, §242.1Subsequent treating physician

Controlling, checklist for, §245.1Dealing with expert, checklist on, §245.1Described, §245Using, checklist for, §351.1

Medical historyFamily checklist, §122.2Questionnaire, client’s, §§112, 112.1Request for previous

Doctor, request to, §242.1Hospital, request to, §242.2Time for obtaining, §242

Medical malpracticeAdmissions, requests for

Defendant’s request, §942Plaintiff’s request, §941

ComplaintsFailure to diagnose, §901.5Generally, §904

Negligence, negligent infliction of emotional distress and loss of consortium claims,§904.6

Product liability/medical malpractice, §904.3Simple, §904.1Specific, §904.2State court action, §904.4

Deposition checklistsDefendant to deponent, §922Described, §920Plaintiff to deponent, §921

DiscoveryChecklist, §905Freedom of Information Acts, §906

Evaluation checklist, case, §903Expert witness intake sheet, §902Generally, §900Inspect premises, motion to, §951

InterrogatoriesDefendant to plaintiff, §913Plaintiff to defendant hospital, §912Plaintiff to defendant physician, §911

Interview questionnaire, client, §901Motions, §§950-952No-fault reform, §903.1Nursing, §903.4Physical examination, motion for, §952Practice tips, §960Preemption defense and, §807Production, requests for, §930Psychiatrists, claims against for failure to diagnose physical illness, §903.3

Medical records and reportsAltered, §351.3.1Computer use, §403.1Flowsheets, §403.2Format of standard reports, §351.3Indexing, checklist for, §403Information contained in reports, §351.3Lost, §351.3.1Missing, §351.3.1Organizing, checklist for, §403Request, medical report, §243Review of, §255.2

Medical summaries, §255.3Memorandum in support

Interrogatories, §463.3Police assault and battery case, memorandum in support of deposition in, §1007.1

Mental disordersPermanent impairment, workers’ compensation claims as to, §648

Mental examinationLimitations on, §244.1Minnesota Multi-Phasic Personality Inventory, §118Premises security case request and motion for, §1450Products liability case, motion for, §852

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI), §§252.5.8.1, 252.5.8.5Minors

Loss of parental consortium. See Parental consortiumSettlement of claims; checklist, §513

MotelsPremises security case, sample complaint, §1402.2

MotionsArbitration, motion to vacate award of, §565Automobile accidents, §§1150-1153Collateral source recovery, motion to preclude mention of, §465Discovery, §461Dram shop/liquor liability case, §§1250-1252In limine, need for, §465Inspect, motions to. See InspectionMedical malpractice, §§950-952Mental examination, motion for

Premises security case, §1450Products liability case, §852

Physical examination, motions for. See Physical examinationPolice assault and battery, §§1050-1052Preemption, §865.1Products liability, §§850-852Protective orders, §464Sanctions, Rule 11, §490Slip and fall case, motion for pretrial discovery conference, §753Slip and fall, inspection of premises (alternative form), §751.1Slip and fall, physical examination (alternate form) (§752.1)

Motor vehiclesAccidents, automobile

Admissions, request for, §1140Complaints, §§1104-1104.6Crashworthiness, §804.4Discovery checklist, §1105Evaluation checklist, case, §1103Expert witness intake sheet, §1102Generally, §1100Inspect premises, motion to inspect, §1151Interrogatories, §§1110-1112

Defendant to plaintiff, §1111Generally, §1110Plaintiff to defendant automobile owner, §1112

Interview questionnaire, client, §1101Loss of consortium claim with complaint of, §1104.2Motions, §§1150-1153Physical examination, motion, §1152Practice tips, §1160Pretrial discovery conference, §1153Production, request for, §1130Rear-end collisions, §1142Social Security Disability hearings, §§670, 671Unfavorable police report, dealing with, §1106

Automobile accidents; deposition checklist, §1120Driving records, authorization to obtain, §123.5Inspection, §1151.1Release under Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, §545Uninsured/underinsured motorist. See Uninsured/underinsured motorist

Movie theatersPremises security case, sample complaint, §1402.4

Munchausen syndrome, §252.9.6Musculoskeletal disorders, work related, §649

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Negligent credentialing, claims against hospitals and medical providers for, §903.2Neurocognitive disorders, §252.9.9Notices

Deposition, pendingGenerally, §414.1Lay witnesses, §431Physicians, §452

Interrogatories, notice of receipt of, §413

Lay witness, notice of pending deposition, §431Medical experts, notice of representation to, §241Physicians, notice of pending deposition to, §452Uninsured/underinsured motorist claim, §§231, 560.1

NursesComplaint for nursing malpractice, §904.7Nurse as expert witness, §903.5Nursing malpractice and negligence, 903.4

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Offer of judgment, §520Opponent’s expert

Challenging qualifications of, §1445

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Pain. See Injury and painPain Electronic Recorder (PIPER), §119.2Parental consortium

Interrogatories to a child, §412.2Recovery for loss of, checklist, §252.3.2

Past and future conditions, §§252.6-252.8.1Physical examination

Dram shop/liquor liability motion for, §1252Medical malpractice claim motion for, §952

Police assault and battery motion for, §1052Premises security case request and motion for, §1450Products liability motion for, §852Sanctions for failure to comply with Rule 35, §483.2Slip and fall case motion for, §752

PhysiciansAttorney/physician cooperation, checklist, §240.1Cooperation between attorney and physician, checklist, §240.1Credibility of clients, establishing, §245.1Cross-examination, checklist for, §455Deposition of

Generally, §450Initial conference, letter to arrange, §451Instructions, §453Notice of pending, §452Pending deposition notice, §452

Direct examination, checklist for, §454Ex parte contact with defense, §457Experts, as, See Medical expertsMedical malpractice claims. See Medical malpracticeSubsequent treating physician

Controlling, checklist for, §245.1Dealing with, checklist, §245.1Described, §245

Treating physician as defense witness, §456Workers’ compensation claims, §§620-622

PleadingsLog, sample, §406

Police assault and batteryAdmissions, requests for

Defendant’s request, §1042Plaintiff’s request, §1041

Complaints, §§1004, 1004.1Damages, §1004Deposition checklists

Defendant to deponent, §1022Plaintiff to deponent, §1021

Deposition examination of expert in police assault and battery Case, §1024Discovery checklist, §1005Evaluation checklist, case, §1003Expert witness intake sheet, §1002Failure to warn claims, §808Generally, §1000Good faith defense, §1007Inspection of premises motion, §1051Interrogatories

Defendant to plaintiff, §1013Expert in police civil assault and battery cases, §1025Municipality as defendant, plaintiff to, §1012Officers as defendants, plaintiff to, §1011

Interview questionnaire, client, §1001Memorandum in support of deposition, §1007.1Motions, §§1050-1052Municipal liability claims based on, §1004.5Physical examination motion, §1052Pleadings, §1004.1Practice tips, §1060Production, requests for

Defendant’s request, §1032Generally, §1030Plaintiff’s request, §1031

State created dangers, §1004.4Unfavorable police report, checklist for dealing with, §1006Wrongful death, §1004

Police Chases, §1004.3Police, injured on premises, §708Post-concussional disorder, §252.9.8Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Generally, §252.9.2Checklist, §113.2

Preemption, FIFRA, §865.1Premises liability, commercial, §708

Juror questionnaire, §760Premises security

Admissions, requests forDefendant to plaintiff, §1462Generally, §1460Plaintiff to defendant, §1461

ComplaintsBank premises, §1402.5

Hotels and motels, §1402.2Landlord liability, §1402.1Movie theaters, §1402.4Parking lot, §1402.7Shopping malls, §1402.6Universities, §1402.3

Criminal complaints and, §1400Deposition checklists

Defendant premises owner or occupier to plaintiff, §1442Expert, premises security, §1443Generally, §1440Plaintiff to premises owner or occupier, §1441

DiscoveryChecklist §§805, 1401.5Electronic evidence, spoliation of, §806

Evaluation checklist, §1403Expert witness

Criminologist, §1401.4Intake sheet, §1401.2Transmittal package, expert witness, §1401.3Videotaped deposition, notice of, §1446

Generally, §1400Interrogatories

Defendant to plaintiff, §1420Plaintiff to defendant, §1410

Interview questionnaire, client, §1401Investigation checklist, §1403Investigator intake sheet, §1401.1Physical or mental examination, request and motion for, §1450Production of documents, requests

Defendant to plaintiff, §1432Generally, §1430Plaintiff to defendant, §1431

Pretrial discovery conferenceAutomobile accidents, §1153Slip and fall case motion for, §753

Pretrial order, §466Production of documents, requests

Accidents, automobile, §1130Attorney-client privilege, assertion of, §407.1.2Dram shop/liquor liability case, §§1231-1232Insurance bad faith, §1320Medical malpractice claims, §930Police assault and battery cases, §§1030-1032Premises security cases, §§1430-1432Products liability case, §§830-832Slip and fall case forms for, §§730-732Supplemental production, §460.1.4

Products liabilityAdmissions, requests for

Defendant’s request, §842Plaintiff’s request, §840

Automobile, §804.4Complaints

Generally, §804Automobile accident (defective fuel system), §804.4Medical malpractice/product liability, §904.3Multi-claim, §804.2Simple, §804.1

Crashworthiness, §804.4Deposition checklists

Defendant to deponent, §822Plaintiff to deponent, §821Plaintiff to deponent manufacturer, §823

Discovery checklist, §805Environment of use, §811.1Evaluation of case, checklist, §803Evidence, spoliation of, §806Expert witness intake sheet, §802Failure to warn claims, §808Forensic safety analyst, records organizing, §404Generally, §800Inspect product, motion to, §851Interrogatories

Defendant to plaintiff, §812Distribution and post-marketing, §811.3Environment of use, §811.1Manufacturing process, §811.2Plaintiff to defendant, §811

Interview questionnaire, client, §801Motions, §§850-852Organizing records, checklist for, §404Physical and mental examination, motion for, §852Practice tips, §860Preemption, §§807, 865 et seq.Production, requests for

Defendant’s request, §830Plaintiff’s request, §830Records, checklist for indexing and organizing, §404Spoliation of evidence, §806Toxic, See Toxic torts

Products liabilityPreemption defense and, §807

Pro hac vice application, §254.1Protective orders

Confidentiality agreement, §§443, 444Motion for, §464

High-ranking official, §400.4Psychiatric reports and records

Authorization and release, §122Psychiatrists, claims against for failure to diagnose physical illness, §903.3Psychological assessment of injury, understanding, §243.3Psychological experts, §§113.2, 351.8-351.9.2Psychological injuries, §§113.2, 252.9-252.9.5

Attacking evidence of, checklist, §252.9.6Taxation of damages for, §584

Public duty doctrine, §1109Public employees, injured on premises, §708

Punitive damagesGenerally, §252.2Taxability, §581

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QuestionnairesAutomobile accidents, client interview, §1101Dram shop/liquor liability case, client interview, §§1201, 1201.1Expert witness interview, §310Insurance bad faith, client interview, §1301Interview, initial client, §111

Injury and pain evaluation, §113Medical history questionnaire, §112

Short form, §112.1Short form, §111.1

Interview, post client, §§134-134.2Police assault and battery case, client interview, §1001Premises security case, client interview, §1401Products liability case, client interview, §801Short forms

Interview, initial client, §111.1Medical history, client, §112.1

Slip and fall case, client interview, §701

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Real-time transcription, §409.1Recordkeeping

Electronic recordskeeper, deposition of, §§408.2, 408.3Importance of, §132Letter for client as to, §132.1Special damages and expenses, §132.2

RecordsDocuments

Control. See Document controlProduction. See Production of documents, requests

Electronic discovery, checklist of computer records to be sought in, §408.1Medical. See Medical records and reportsProduct liability. See Product liability records

Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, §§343, 343.1Rehabilitation damages, §§252.8, 252.8.1, 351.6, 351.7Releases

Agreement, §556General, §§540, 542, et seq.Joint tortfeasor’s, §544Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, under, §545Special, §543Structured settlements, §556.1

Removal jurisdiction, understanding, §251.5Reports

Medical. See Medical records and reports

Request for Admissions, §§742, 1141, 1340-1342Retainer agreements, §253Rule 30(b)(6)

Deposition notice, §400.3

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SanctionsAvoiding Rule 11 sanctions, checklist, §481.2Deposition, failure to attend, §483.4Discovery plan, failure to participate in framing of, §483.5Expenses on failure to admit, §483.3Extension of litigation by one of the parties, statutory protection from, §484Generally, §480Inspection request, failure to respond to, §483.4Interrogatories, failure to serve answers to, §483.4Obtaining Rule 11 sanctions, checklist, §481.3Physical examination, failure to comply with Rule 35, §483.2Practice tips as to, §490Pre-trial conference rule, sanctions under, §485Rule 16(f) sanctions, checklist, §485Rule 26(g) sanctions, checklist, §482.1Rule 11 sanctions

Checklists, §§481.1-481.3Rule 37 sanctions, checklist, §483.1

Scientific evidence, §§340 et seq.Scientific research and data, obtaining, §360Settlement brochures

Cover letter, §504.3Described, §504Magazine-type; checklist, §504.1Thematic brochure; checklist, §504.2

Settlement offersAcceptance, letter encouraging, §511.2Considerations, checklist of, §511.1Generally, §511Reconsideration, letter encouraging, §511.4Rejection, letter encouraging, §511.3Withdrawal letter, §511.5

Settlement fund management trust, §557Settlements

Agreements, unauthorized, §1304Assignment of duty to make payments, §556.2Authorization to settle, §§512, 512.1Brochures, §§504-504.3Client communication, §510Day-in-the-life video; checklist, §505Enforcement, §579Generally, §500Incompetents, checklist for settlement of claims of, §513Insurance adjusters, §§530, 531Insurance bad faith, §§532-532.2Major case settlement letter, §503

Minors checklist for settlement of claims of, §513Offers, §§511-511.5Practice tips, §590Refusal to settle, checklist on client’s, §512.1Small case settlement letter, §502Structured. See Structured settlementsTax planning. See Tax planning of settlementsUninsured/underinsured motorist claim, settlement suggestions, §560.7Use of discovery in, §501.1Videos §§505, 506Workers’ compensation. See Workers’ compensation

Sexual assault, psychological injuries from, §252.9.5Shopping malls

Liability for third party crimes, §1403.1Premises security case, sample complaint, §1402.6

Slip and fall caseAdmissions, requests for

Defendant’s request, §742Generally, §740Plaintiff’s request, §741

Complaint, sample, §§704.1, et seq.Deposition checklists

Defendant to deponent, §722Plaintiff to deponent, §721

Discovery checklist, §705Evaluation of; checklist, §703Expert witness intake sheet; premises cases, §§702, 702.1Forensic biomechanics, §§703.2, 703.3Generally, §700Inspection of premises request, §751Interrogatories

Defendant to plaintiff, §712Plaintiff to defendant, §711

Interview questionnaire, client, §701Knowledge, proving, §703.1Landlord/tenant cases as special class of, §§705, 706.1Loss of consortium claim with complaint of, §704.2Physical examination, motion for, §752Practice tips, §760Premises liability for complaints of, §§704-704.2Pretrial discovery conference, motion for, §753Production, requests for

Defendant’s request; form, §732Generally, §730Plaintiff’s request, form, §731

Public employees, §708Resources, §703Statutes of repose, §703.4

Small case settlement letter, §502Social host, liability, §1207Social Security records

Authorization to obtain, §123.3Soft tissue injury cases

Generally, §252.5

Complaint, §704.3Evaluation, checklist, §252.5.1Pain, checklist, §252.5.3

SoftwareCase-management, §402

Special damages and expenses record, §§132-132.2Spousal consortium

Interrogatories for, §412.1Recovery for loss of, checklist, §252.3.1

Statute of limitationsProblems or concerns, checklist as to, §251.1

Statutes of repose, §703.4Stipulations

Confidentiality, stipulated protective order of, §444Dismissal, §541

Structured settlementsAdvantages of, §550Agreement, §§556 et seq.Assignment of duty to make payments, §556.2Alternatives, §557Attorney’s fees, checklist for structuring, §553.1Checklist; general, §555Constructive receipt, guidelines, §552Described, §550Explaining to client, §553Malpractice claims, checklist on avoiding, §554Problems, checklist of potential, §551

SubpoenasLay witnesses

Generally, §220Service of subpoena, letter explaining, §223

Subrogation, §656Summaries, medical, §255.3Support team, litigation

Investigator as member of, §210Surveillance evidence

Checklist, §467Compelling disclosure of, §468

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Taverns, liquor liability case. See Dram shop/liquor liabilityTax planning of settlements

Emotional distress damages and, §584Financial consultant, recommending to client

Confirming choice of consultant, letter to client, §583.2Generally, §583Introducing subject, letter to client, §583.1Letter to consultant as to, §583.3

Generally, §580Income for tax purposes, awards included in, §§581, 581.1Perjury problems, potential, §582Rigging to avoid tax, §581.1

Structured settlements, checklist, §556.3Tax returns. See Income tax returnsToxic torts

Generally, §860Checklist, §865Complaint, §866Defense themes in, §865.3Defense position on CERCLA litigation, §864Electromagnetic radiation, §868Evaluation of, §865.2Expert testimony, admissibility, §869Interrogatories, §§871-872Medical surveillance damages, §863Request for production, §873Sick building syndrome, §§867, 867.1Statute of limitations, §862Superfund legislation, §861Toxic mold litigation, §§867.2, 867.3

Trade Association, Liability of, §809Treasury bond structured settlements, §557Trespasser guest status, §707.3Trust agreements, sample, §514

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Underinsured motorist. See Uninsured/underinsured motoristUninsured/underinsured motorist

Arbitration, checklist, §560.1Universities

Premises security case, sample complaint, §1402.3

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Veterans AdministrationAuthorization to obtain records of, §123.4

VideosDay-in-the-life, §505Deposition of expert witness, §§331.3, 351.7.2Settlement video; checklist, §506

Vocational and rehabilitation damagesGenerally, §§252.8, 252.8.1, 351.6, 351.7Interrogatories to expert, checklist, §351.7.1

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Whiplash, §§252.5.2-252.5.4Witnesses

Expert. See ExpertsLay. See Lay witnessesMedical experts. See Medical experts

Workplace injuries, third party liability, §803.1

Wrongful death casesDamages, §252.4

Compensable elements of, checklist, §252.4.1Hedonic loss claim, §252.4