The lawyer's guide to elder injury and accident compensation
By: James T. O'Reilly.
Contributors: American Bar Association. Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association; American Bar Association
Published: 2004
Place of publication: [Chicago, Ill.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: Personal injuries -- United States.; Older people -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.; Accident law -- United States.; Compensation (Law) -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What are the facts of elder injuries?; title: Overview of the modes of injury to elders; title: What are the problems in identifying facts about elder injuries?; title: The lawyers role in reducing elders' accidents; title: What is being done to promote safety?; title: Counseling the elder accident victim / Elizabeth A. McCord; title: Preparing the elderly client as plaintiff / Lorene Shaefer, revised by James T. O'Reilly; title: Evaluating injuries : motor vehicles and pedestrians; title: Evaluating injuries : medicine-related harm; title: Evaluating injuries : falls avoidance and compensation issues; title: Evaluating injuries : medical devices; title: Evaluating injuries : abuse, neglect, and fraud offenses; title: Evaluating injuries : nutritional supplements; title: Evaluating injuries : consumer products / Joanne E. Mattiace; title: Evaluating injuries : home, institution, and building safety; title: Nursing home responsibility for injury; title: Evaluating injuries : medical malpractice issues / Joseph Ryan.