As medicine has advanced, it has been harder for plaintiff attorneys to causally link pre-existing conditions to minor accidents.
Disc injuries, meniscal tears, rotator cuff tears and TMJ are all areas where plaintiff attorneys have attempted to create value out of existing problems. With the advances in MRIs and more research, it is getting harder for the plaintiff to prove causation.
One area where plaintiff attorneys are trying to create value is in the brain.
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