The use of experts in Ottawa personal injury actions
Chances are that if you have retained a personal injury lawyer to handle your personal injury claim, your lawyer will require written evidence confirming your medical diagnosis, treatment, symptoms and prognosis amongst other medical issues.
In most cases, your personal injury lawyer will obtain a copy of your healthcare providers’ clinical notes and records in order to prove what care you have received as a result of the injuries you sustained in an accident. In addition, your lawyer will also seek to obtain the opinion of various non-medical experts such as engineers and accountants to calculate losses and compensation. Your lawyer will also seek to obtain the professional opinions of medical experts retained specifically to assess your medical condition and provide a professional medical opinion. In most cases, the opinions are sought from healthcare providers that specialize in a specific area of medicine applicable to your case and have extensive experience in conducting assessments and writing medical opinions. Your personal injury lawyer will ensure that the expert assessor chosen is a healthcare professional who is experienced and knowledgeable in the medical field at issue and experienced and knowledgeable regarding expert witness procedure, specifically pursuant to rule 53 of the Rules of Civil Procedure.
The types of expert assessments that can be conducted are extensive. They include biomechanical medical assessments, vehicle modification assessments, home modification assessments, attended care assessments, home accessibility assessments, home safety assessments, expert discharge planning assessments, functional assessments, physical assessments, cognitive capacity assessments, job site assessments, vocational assessments, psycho vocational assessments, loss of earnings assessments, serious injury assessments, catastrophic declaration assessments, disability assessments, health and independence forecast assessments, life care plan assessments, treatment plan assessments, psychiatric assessments, orthopedic surgery assessments, neurological assessments, psychological assessments, neuropsychological assessments, psychiatric assessments, plastic surgery assessments, physiotherapy assessments, occupational therapy assessments, chiropractic assessments and the list goes on.
As part of the expert opinion being sought in most personal injury actions, the aim is to receive a comprehensive medical report that addresses the medical issues in the action and one which correlates the medical claims of the injuries to the incident causing the injuries. It is vital to every personal injury action that an expert review and prepare an opinion of the components of the medical issues on your file is that definitive, accurate and objective.
To learn more about how we can assist you in processing a personal injury action from beginning to end with the support you require to successfully obtain fair compensation, contact one of our personal injury lawyers free of charge. Our lawyers provide free consultations and work on a contingency basis, meaning that they charge no fee until you win your case.
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