Legal nurses play several crucial roles in personal injury cases by offering specialized medical expertise to attorneys and clients. At RN Legal Partners here are some of the ways we assist in personal injury cases in Florida:

• Case evaluation: The most important decision you, as an attorney will make about a case is whether or not you should take it on. We know you are taking on a substantial amount of risk in any case because you only get paid if you win the case. Our nurses help you evaluate the merits of each personal injury case by providing insights into the medical aspects of the case. Our expert merit review includes assessing the severity of injuries, causation, and the long-term impact on the victim’s health and quality of life. We provide the expertise to help you make the right intake decisions.

• Preparing motions, pleadings, and trial documents: We know your ultimate goal is to win the case without even going to trial. We collaborate with healthcare providers to gather additional information, clarify medical terminology, and obtain expert opinions when necessary. We conduct research on medical literature and standards of care relevant to the case. This helps in building a strong legal argument and supporting the claims of your client’s case. Our nurses at RN Legal Partners thoroughly review all medical records related to the injury. We analyze these records to identify key medical facts, discrepancies, and potential areas of negligence. Then we assist in documenting injuries, treatments, and medical expenses, ensuring that all relevant information is accurately recorded to be presented in court. Our goal is to prepare you for trial in a way that forces the insurance company to make an offer to avoid going to trial. Some of the documents we help you create:

1. Statements of merit
2. Summons and complaint statements
3. Bill of particulars
4. Opposition to motions to dismiss
5. Settlement packages

• Expert witness preparation and being an expert witness: If your personal injury case does proceed to a trial, you’ll need healthcare professionals to serve as experts to testify at the trial about your client’s injuries. As professional medical staff members, our nurses are well-prepared to be expert witnesses in your case. We can also help to prepare you and your other expert medical witnesses for depositions and trials by explaining complex medical issues clearly and understandably to judges and juries in court. Here are some of the ways we do that. We will help you thoroughly understand the medical terminology used to both describe and treat your client’s injury, as well as the treatment that’s typical for it. We will go through how long treatment for this injury usually lasts, as well as your client’s prospects for full recovery. We will outline the common permanent deficits and the likelihood of permanent or extended disability from said injury. We will ensure that you and your expert witnesses are thoroughly prepared to testify in a way that will result in victory for you and the highest possible verdict for your client.

• Manage medical records and write case memos: We know that as a successful personal injury attorney you likely have 100s of active cases in your office. While your legal secretaries and paralegals regularly request medical records and keep the records up to date, they don’t understand the medical terminology well enough to understand the significance of those files. Our legal nurses can not only manage your medical records, we can add a case memo or summary to each client’s file so you can quickly retrieve it when consulting with clients. Case memos help you improve your relationship with your clients, as well as helping you know when a case is ready for settlement negotiations. At RN Legal Partners we are dedicated to helping you manage and prosecute your personal injury cases to achieve the highest possible verdicts and settlements

• Settlement Negotiations: As a personal injury attorney you are always preparing each case for trial, while at the same time continually negotiating for the best settlement offer you can get from the insurance company. Our legal nurses contribute valuable insights during settlement negotiations by explaining the medical aspects of the case and advocating for fair compensation based on the extent of the injuries and their impact on your client’s life. Many attorneys have found that because of our deep medical knowledge we are more likely to notice incomplete records or missing evidence in the case, and will be sure to complete all of it to strengthen your settlement packages. 

At RN Legal Partners, our legal nurses are ready to play a vital role in your personal injury cases by bridging the gap between medicine and law, ultimately helping to ensure that your clients receive appropriate compensation for their injuries here in Southwest Florida. We are here to empower your legal team with medical insight.