Personal Injury Law

Personal Injury Trial Techniques - Evidence of Damages and Getting Medical Issues Across to the Jury - St Louis Missouri Bike Accident Lawyer

By Benjamin J. Sansone, Esq.

Recently I took a case to trial in St Louis Missouri regarding a bicycle accident and injury of a broken elbow. The bicyclist underwent surgery and had a bolt put into her arm to secure her bone as the fracture was complex. See Image Below.

On the day of trial often and victim of personal injury, as in this bicycle accident injury case, will look like they are in good health, primarily because it is usually several years since the injury and they have had time to heal from the external and more obvious symptoms. Additionally, the injured party is sitting in a comfortable chair most of the time. This often creates a disconnect in the mind of the juror. Jurors have told me before that one of the difficult issues during deliberation was that the Plaintiff did not look hurt. St Louis Missouri Personal injury trial lawyers need to use demonstrative evidence to get the severity of a client's injury across to a jury when it is not visually obvious.

In the above referenced Missouri bike accident injury case, the injured cyclist's broken elbow at the time of trial, 2 years after the bike accident, was not obvious and the illustration used was very effective in explaining to the jury the severity of the injury. Demonstrative evidence and courtroom technology are very important personal injury lawsuit trial tools. Elaborate presentations, videos, audio, and graphics grab the attention of the jury and the visual impressions make a more profound impact on jurors.

Full post as published by Missouri Injury Law Blog on March 18, 2008 (boomark / email).