Q: What are your fees?
A: Please call to discuss.

Q: How much does it cost to work-up a case?
A: Costs are controlled by the length and complexity of the analysis, as well as the magnitude of the tasks assigned and materials provided by the attorney.

Q: How long does it take to complete a case analysis?
A: This depends entirely on the complexity of the task. Simple analyses can often be accomplished within a week if all pertinent information is provided and the information is organized prior to delivery to Medical-Legal Consultants.

Q: Do you restrict your work to a particular part of the country?
A: No. We are available worldwide.

Q: What is biomechanics?
A: Biomechanics represents the interface between mechanical engineering and medical science and thus can answer the question of exactly how an injury occurs. Biomechanics correlates the physical facts of the accident to the physical facts of the injury. Biomechanical analysis may include means of preventing injury.

Q: What does injury reconstruction add to a case that accident reconstruction alone may not offer?
A: A description of human kinematics and forces acting on the body to produce specific injuries.

Q: What issues can often be resolved by injury reconstruction?
A:

• Identify the seating location of vehicle occupants and identify the operator of the vehicle.
  
  
• Evaluate the quality of emergency care rendered.
  
  
• Quantify the force(s) required to produce an injury.
  
  
• Evaluate the role of pre-existing medical conditions and injuries on the nature and severity of a subsequent injury.
  
  
• Evaluate the benefits of safety devices used, or available but not used.
  
  
• Evaluate the injury analyses of other experts.
  
  
• Establish the kinematics leading to an injury.
  
  
• Evaluate descriptions of kinematics by the injured party or parties.
  
  
• Evaluate the likelihood that a described kinematic pattern would produce the claimed injuries, or any injury.