Legal Forms that Apply to Bodily Injury Litigation.

There are a number of legal forms that apply to the injuries themselves, not to the cause of the bodily injuries. We call this grouping our suite of personal injury litigation forms.

The primary form in the BI suite is the Plaintiff's Bodily Injury Deposition or Testimony Checklist.  Prepare the questions to ask the injured plaintiff about his/her injuries  --- in less than half the time.

Every defense attorney in a motor vehicle, premises liability, or product defect case -- any tort BI case --- will want Plaintiff's Bodily Injury Deposition or Testimony Checklist.  It is a complete checklist for the bodily injuries portions of your questions outline for the deposition of an injured person in any type of tort personal injury case.

       Plaintiff's Bodily Injury Deposition or Testimony Checklist

There is also a separate checklist for deposition testimony of a spouse.  It's designed to be used by plaintiff's counsel in personal injury litigation.  But defense attorney for insurers tell us they also use this form, for taking the deposition of the spouse.  It is the Spouse's Bodily Injury Deposition or Testimony Checklist. 

Every plaintiff's attorney will want Plaintiff's Bodily Injury Deposition or Testimony Checklist, but for two different reasons than the defense wants this form.  As the lawyer for the injured person you will use this this checklist to prepare your personal injury lawsuit client for his/her deposition by the defense.  And you will use this as your guide as your outline for asking your client questions at trial, to get the best direct testimony about the injuries into evidence.

Is the plaintiff married?  Then consider two different outline checklists of questions regarding the bodily injuries to the plaintiff. Both give you the questions to ask with the speed of pulling the checklist off your computer.  They give the jury a different approach to injury testimony through a different pattern for the direct testimony of the spouse.

	Plaintiff's Bodily Injury Deposition or Testimony Checklist
	Spouse's Bodily Injury Deposition or Testimony Checklist.

For the first five years doing defense work, I never could understand why most plaintiff's attorneys never had their client spend much time on the witness stand telling the real details of the injury that mean so much to the jury.  When I started doing more plaintiff's work than defense work, I realized why:

Most plaintiff's attorneys never took the time to develop a complete checklist of the injury questions to ask their client on the witness stand at the trial. 

And, on the other side of the table, most defense attorneys never took the time to develop a complete checklist of the injury questions to ask the plaintiff at the deposition.

That does not have be you!  You can buy a complete bodily injuries questions outline checklist form and save yourself the hours of drafting time to produce a checklist form.

If you are a plaintiff's attorney, there are more forms in our suite built for you thatn for defense attorneys.  Basically, that is because the plaintiff's counsel has a broader range of activities to accomplish before trial.  The plaintiff-side forms  range from handouts to give an injured client before a defense medical exam  (IME) to a letter of protection regarding medical bills. 

Below are brief descriptions and entry links to some of the other legal forms or checklists that involve bodily injuries. 

	The IME Stipulation is a "must have" for a BI plaintiff lawyer's practice, a form that you can use to gain a quick written agreement to your benefit for the physical examination of the plaintiff.
	And Client Handout for IME is what you need when defense counsel demands a medical exam of your client. Give your client great advice by means of our Client Handout for IME.
	A plaintiff's busy law office can use Plaintiff's Request for Admissions Re Medical Expenses  in the first 60 days after the defendant has answered, to prove up medical expenses and eliminate worry just before the trial about foundations for admission.
	The Letter of Protection is a form letter you send the doctor who refuses to treat your client / her patient unless you agree to pay the doctor our of the settlement proceeds.
	The BI Client Checklist is a compact one page form with three vital parts which you can hand to your client if you are a plaintiff's attorney.
	The Bodily Injury Claimant Take-Home Form is four single spaced pages of items you should ask your plaintiff client to bring you, plus some standard advice you do not want to forget to give your client.
	More. And, in addition, at the Medical Testimony and Medical Discovery portion of  our catalog, we have a whole group  of deposition checklists targeted on  deposition and trial testimony of medical doctors and medical personnel. Separate suite of Medical Depositions advice, forms, and questions outline checklists.
	And More. Letter of Protection - BI Case - Plaintiff to Doctor  In today's world of lien-savvy doctors and hospitals, plaintiff's BI attorneys always need this form letter. Plaintiff’s Request to Medical Providers for Amount of Medical Bill.  Use before giving final settlement advice.

As in all the Lawyer Trial Forms™ litigation forms, advice, and checklists, we aim to give you the best advice, forms, and checklists, as though you had a senior litigator sitting in your office and giving you the benefit of years of experience.

All the best,

Leonard Bucklin

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