Spinal disc injury cases are common in many personal injury practices. Issues such as causation, pre-existing conditions (such as degenerative disc disease), and accusations of malingering are frequent—as is the threat of a low or even zero-dollar outcome in the event of litigation.

Join Robert Simon, author of the new book Trying Disc Injury Cases: Defeating the Degeneration Defense, for a webinar that will arm you with tools to effectively try disc injury cases. Simon will explore a range of topics including treatment, discovery tactics, and expert depositions to help you beat the defense, including:

• The defense’s use of biomechanics
• How to counter pre-existing conditions and lifestyle factors that may be used as a defense wedge (e.g., physical labor, genetics, smoking, or obesity)
• Medical evidence and expert testimony that establish causality
• Successful lines of questioning and deposition examples
• Plaintiff’s expert ownership in the surgery center
• Inconsistent radiculopathy noted at appointments
• Countering liens, Medicare value discounts, and other common defense arguments
• Arguments that surgery was not a reasonable treatment
• The subjective nature of pain (and how to make your case without concrete evidence like diagnostic imaging)

This webinar will reinforce your legal arguments and show you how to confidently take on your next disc injury case.

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