Effectiveness of MRI's on Diagnosing Spinal Problems- June 30, 2008 We have a guest post from David Ketroser. J.D., M.D. an attorneydoctor from Minnesota gives the following advice on backs and imaging: There is extensive literature documenting that spinal imaging is essentially worthless for anything but showing what is causing the radiculopathy after the clinical diagnosis of radiculopathy has been made. Of the two causes for 98% of the patients with chronic headaches, neck andor upper back pain (facet joint or discogenic pain), an MRI, CT or...http://www.sctriallaw.com/medical-info-effectiveness-of-mris-on-diagnosing-spinal-problems... Making Money by Not Taking Cases- June 21, 2008 I did a very difficult thing yesterday. I turned down a case of a friend’s son. The facts aren’t important, other than it wasn’t a good case. Liability and causation of injuries were not there. There was a significant gap in treatment and even pain symptoms and the young man worked in construction. In days gone by, I would have oredered the accident report, got the initial meds and seen what we could do with it. But in the long run, we really wouldn’t be able to do.http://www.sctriallaw.com/practice-management-making-money-by-not-taking-cases.html What is Your Average Case Settlement- June 4, 2008 I’ve been working with Cheryl Leone of Catalyst Group and one of the metrics that she harps on is the average case settlement. After being an injury lawyer for a period of time, I’ve noticed that if I divide the cases into smaller, medium and more substantial cases that they tend to follow the same pattern. For example, I know any case over $100,000 will require filing suit and conducting discovery. The only way a larger case will settle early is if we clearly have a...http://www.sctriallaw.com/practice-management-what-is-your-average-case-settlement.html Should Lawyer's Use Facebook- June 2, 2008 A friend recently asked with the advent of social networking, whether he should be on Facebook and what good is it Here's an example of the power of social networking from Seth Godin's Blog. The flipside A friend got into college last week. The university gave her a list of the kids from our state who also got in. Within 24 hours, they were all friends. ALL of them! They knew who knew who, what they looked like, what their histories were. Facebook to the rescue. A new network built on...http://www.sctriallaw.com/tech-trends-should-lawyers-use-facebook.html |