The lawyer's guide to elder injury and accident compensation /
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| Author / Creator: | O'Reilly, James T., 1947- |
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | [Chicago, Ill.] : Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association, c2004. |
| Description: | xvii, 276 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5369389 |
Table of Contents:
- What are the facts of elder injuries?
- Overview of the modes of injury to elders
- What are the problems in identifying facts about elder injuries?
- The lawyers role in reducing elders' accidents
- What is being done to promote safety?
- Counseling the elder accident victim / Elizabeth A. McCord
- Preparing the elderly client as plaintiff / Lorene Shaefer, revised by James T. O'Reilly
- Evaluating injuries : motor vehicles and pedestrians
- Evaluating injuries : medicine-related harm
- Evaluating injuries : falls avoidance and compensation issues
- Evaluating injuries : medical devices
- Evaluating injuries : abuse, neglect, and fraud offenses
- Evaluating injuries : nutritional supplements
- Evaluating injuries : consumer products / Joanne E. Mattiace
- Evaluating injuries : home, institution, and building safety
- Nursing home responsibility for injury
- Evaluating injuries : medical malpractice issues / Joseph Ryan.