29 Sep, 2025

Obtaining an Expert to Support Complex Litigation Claims for Injuries and Death

Author Todd A. Strong
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Strong Law Offices endeavors to retain the best experts available to support complex personal injury claims and wrongful death claims.  Obtaining a highly regarded expert is a very important component to establishing the proof and evidence necessary to litigate a successful personal injury or wrongful death claim.

Medical malpractice claims, products liability claims, serious damages clams, wrongful death claims, trucking accidents, and fleet management accidents are all examples of complex litigation.  Juries are made up of members of the public.  Members of the public and your potential juries have varying degrees of education and oftentimes limited skills in evaluating liability and damages issues.  Medical issues can be extraordinarily complex with difficult medical terminology to understand.

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    Establishing liability oftentimes involves evaluation of governmental standards and laws, and applying the facts of an accident to various industry standards to determine whether a person, corporation or large business deviated from industry standards or violated safety ordinances, premises liability ordinances, motor vehicle codes, or other types of laws.  An expert can help present a complex litigation or injury issue to a lay and uneducated jury using simple terminology and analogies to help the jurors understand why a doctor, corporate, business, or trucking company was at fault.  Medical experts can also help explain the nature and extent of the injuries as well as complex medical causation issues and other injuries or death caused by the negligence of another.

    The Role of Expert Witnesses in Complex Litigation

    Strong Law Offices endeavors to research and locate highly qualified experts who can act as a quarterback when presenting evidence.  Experts oftentimes review the pleadings or complaint that is filed.  Experts also review the evidence in the form of medical records, police report, accident reconstruction reports, accident scene investigations, vehicle inspections, contracts, protocols, rules or guidelines to present and support the basis for the expert’s opinions.  Those expert opinions will be highly scrutinized by the courts to ensure that the opinions of the expert meet certain evidentiary standards.  If the expert’s opinions do not meet the evidentiary standards set by the court, those opinions potentially could be barred and precluded from presentation to a jury.

    Strong Law Offices works to investigate complex personal injury claims to maximize damages and attain the highest settlements possible by utilizing experts to support complex personal injury claims and wrongful death claims.

    If you have been the victim of the negligence of another involving a complex litigation claim, trucking accident, medical malpractice claim, products liability claim, or serious injury, please reach out to Strong Law Offices for a consultation on your or a loved one’s complex litigation claim.

    About The Author

    Todd Strong
    Personal Injury Lawyer Todd A. Strong Illinois workers’ compensation and personal injury lawyer Todd A. Strong is the founder of Strong Law Offices in Peoria, Illinois. Todd brings considerable legal knowledge, experience, and skill to the table to ensure injured victims throughout the state are treated with respect, dignity, and fairness.
    Years of Experience: More than 20 years
    Illinois Registration Status: Active
    Bar & Court Admissions: Illinois State, 1994
    U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, 1994
    U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2022
    U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, 2023
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    About The Author

    Todd Strong
    Personal Injury Lawyer Todd A. Strong Illinois workers’ compensation and personal injury lawyer Todd A. Strong is the founder of Strong Law Offices in Peoria, Illinois. Todd brings considerable legal knowledge, experience, and skill to the table to ensure injured victims throughout the state are treated with respect, dignity, and fairness.
    Years of Experience: More than 20 years
    Illinois Registration Status: Active
    Bar & Court Admissions: Illinois State, 1994
    U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, 1994
    U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2022
    U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, 2023