Catastrophic Personal Injury Cases: Proving your Case & Protecting Your Vulnerable Client’s Interests

Chaired by Paul McGivern QC & Dr. Manraj Heran 

About This Course:
This conference is for any personal injury lawyer dealing with catastrophic injury cases for children and adults. It addresses key concepts in brain injury and spinal cord injury, as well how to assemble and admit the expert evidence you need to prove your client's case. Faculty will address the important underlying psychological issues unique to certain health care specialists and how to obtain the best results from your experts. The nuances of settling cases for minors and for adults without capacity will also be addressed.

SEE BELOW FOR TWO-STEP REGISTRATION DETAILS

Program Topics:

9:00 - 9:10 am - Opening Remarks

Panel: Expert Evidence

9:10 - 9:30 am - Choosing and Instructing Experts in Traumatic Injury Cases: How to Avoid Having Your Expert's Testimony Ruled Inadmissable
PAUL MCGIVERN QC, Pacific Medical Law Corporation, Vancouver

9:30 - 10:00 am - Expert Evidence at Trial
CHIEF JUSTICE HINKSON, Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver

10:00 - 10:20 am - Getting the Most Out of Medical Experts
CHRIS ROKOSH, Connect Medical Legal Experts, Calgary

10:20 - 10:45 am - Q&A

10:45 - 11:00 am - Coffee break

Panel: Settling Cases For Vulnerable Clients - Minors and Adults Lacking Capacity

11:00 - 11:30 am - Protecting the Rights of Minors When Settling Cases
BARBARA LEGATE, Legate Personal Injury Lawyers, London (ON)

11:30 am - 12:00 pm - Making Infant Settlement Submissions to the Public Guardian and Trustee
DANA KINGSBURY, Deputy of Public Guardian and Trustee, Vancouver

12:00 - 12:20 pm - Q&A

12:20 - 1:00 pm - Lunch

Panel: Brain Injury

1:00 - 1:30 pm - Understanding Brain Injury Imaging
DR. MANRAJ HERAN, Vancouver General Hospital - Department of Radiology, Vancouver

1:30 - 2:00 pm - Clinical Indicia of Traumatic Brain Injury and How This May Assist with Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis
DR. JAMES SCHMIDT, Schmidt Trentadue & Associates, Langley

2:00 - 2:20 pm - Q&A

2:20 - 2:30 pm - Coffee Break

Panel: Spinal Cord Injury

2:30 - 3:30 pm 
Spinal Cord Injuries: Understanding the medicine 
DR. NAVRAJ HERAN, New Westminster
Spinal Cord Injuries: Communicating the issues  
STEPHEN MADER, Artery Studios, Toronto

3:30 - 3:50 pm - Q&A

Panel: The Physician's Perspective on Why Medical Errors Occur and Their Impact on the Physician

3:50 - 4:40 pm - Why Lawyers Should Care How Doctors Feel 
CHRIS ROKOSH, Connect Medical Legal Experts, Calgary
DR. LAURA HAMBLEY, Calgary Career Counselling, Calgary

4:40 - 4:55 pm - Q&A

4:55 - 5:00 pm - Closing Remarks

By registering for this conference, you agree to allow TLABC to include your name, firm and city in the seminar roster. If you do not wish to be included in this list, please contact us at 604-682-5343.

Credits:
LSBC Continuing Professional Development: This seminar qualifies for six hours of structured legal education for 2020, including one embedded hour of ethics.

Disclaimer
These presentations and any accompanying materials are intended for the sole use of the registrant. It is not permitted to reproduce and/or share in any format without the express written permission of Trial Lawyers Association of BC. By registering, you agree with the aforementioned terms and conditions.

STEP ONE:
Complete the registration on this event page.

STEP TWO:
You must ALSO enroll via Zoom using this link: 
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ld-mvqj0jH9CXqqPXBwEJIwUs8GqLqnso 

Upon completion of BOTH STEPS and receipt of payment, a confirmation email containing your unique link to access the seminar will be sent.

If you have any questions, contact TLABC at tla-info@tlabc.org.

Cancellations received at the TLABC office by 23 November 2020 will be subject to a $50 administration fee. After 23 November 2020 requests for refunds will not be honoured. Substitutes are always welcome. TLABC reserves the right to cancel or reschedule courses, refuse admission or change speakers, location or content.