Close Coordination With Experts Leads To A Favorable Settlement

September 20, 2018

Patton & Ryan obtained an outstanding settlement in a clear case of liability after uncovering a secretive plot between the Plaintiff’s attorneys and her neuropsychologist to work hand-in-hand through litigation. The Plaintiff, a 65-year-old female, was a passenger in the insured’s bus at the time of a collision. She sustained musculoskeletal injuries and also claimed traumatic brain injury based solely on her own treating neuropsychologist. Patton & Ryan retained their own expert neuropsychologist and doggedly sought all information related to the treating neuropsychologist. By obtaining records that are rarely produced to the opposition, it was discovered that the treating neuropsychologist had conspired with the Plaintiff’s attorney to assist him in questioning experts. The resultant embarrassment and the collapse of the Plaintiff’s claim for neurological deficits enticed Plaintiff to accept a reasonable settlement offer.