Life care planning and earnings capacity analysis for brain injured clients involved in personal injury litigation utilizing the RAPEL method

Issue title: Life Care Planning

Guest editors: Carol Petty ZaslerGuest Editor

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Weed, Roger O.

Affiliations: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA

Abstract: Clients who have experienced a brain injury often are damaged by a third party who is perceived responsible for the consequences of their actions. In the United States, a common method of seeking financial compensation for the injury is to file a personal injury law suit. This article will outline the RAPEL method for identifying instrumental details for settling the personal injury claim or educating a jury if a trial is necessary. Topics include identification of future medical care and related needs as well as assessing the effects of the injury on the ability to work.

Keywords: Litigation, Life care plans, Forensic rehabilitation, Earnings capacity

DOI: 10.3233/NRE-1996-7204

Journal: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 119-135, 1996