By Matt Schad on
2/21/2012 1:10 PM
By Matt Schad
I have represented a number of clients with traumatic brain injuries and handled million of dollars of settlements on their behalf. Brain injury cases are complex and difficult. Traumatic brain injury (sometimes called “TBI”) are often invisible to the casual, untrained observer because many crash victims are more worried about their painful bodily injuries than memory loss or confusion.
The Indiana Supreme Court recently ruled that neuropsychologists can give court opinions on the cause of brain injuries.
Bennett, et al v. Richmond (January 31, 2012). Neuropsychology is a specialty field of psychology that focuses on the relationship between brain impairment and behavior in individuals due to head injury. In the past, Indiana appellate courts have restricted legal opinions on head injury to medical doctors. In the Bennett case the Indiana Supreme Court found that a well qualified...