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Common Seatbelt Injuries in Motor Vehicle Collisions

By FG / April 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Common Seatbelt Injuries in Motor Vehicle Collisions

People in motor vehicle collisions often suffer various injuries from the very thing that is supposed to keep them safe…seatbelts. While their injuries may be less severe than they would have been without a seatbelt on, they nevertheless have suffered trauma that may require immediate and/or long-term care. This should not be overlooked when contemplating…

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$1.5B in Verdicts and Settlements in 2023

By FG / February 9, 2024 / Comments Off on $1.5B in Verdicts and Settlements in 2023

We worked on projects for some of the best attorneys in the country during 2023, resulting in over $1.5B in verdicts and settlements! Thanks for working with us and putting your faith in our ability to help your cases. We love to show off the amazing work our visual experts do for our clients, so…

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Generic or Lookalike? Selecting 3D Characters for Your Visuals

By FG / November 16, 2023 / Comments Off on Generic or Lookalike? Selecting 3D Characters for Your Visuals

When you come to Focus Graphics to create illustrations or animations for your cases, there are a lot of options to consider. One of those options is whether to have us use a generic character that resembles your client using gender, skin tone, hair color, and build as a guide; or to go with a…

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Effective Sound Design in Legal Animations

By FG / October 6, 2023 / Comments Off on Effective Sound Design in Legal Animations

Visual aids in mediation or in the courtroom – animations, illustrations, PowerPoint presentations, 3D printed exhibits, and more – are proven to increase results for many reasons. For mediation, it may show defense that you are prepared to take them on in a courtroom, or show them aspects of the case in a way they…

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How Visuals Make Your Expert Look Like an Expert

By Sean Claggett / August 26, 2023 / Comments Off on How Visuals Make Your Expert Look Like an Expert

Medical illustrations and animations are used regularly by top trial lawyers during their expert testimony. The question is WHY these top trial lawyers feel that it’s necessary to use medical illustrations and animations during trial with their experts. Can’t an expert explain it all without such visuals? The answer is simple, we want our experts…

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Know Your Case (Part 3) – Medical Cost Projections

By Dr. Sam Colarusso / July 29, 2023 / Comments Off on Know Your Case (Part 3) – Medical Cost Projections

In our last article, we discussed the importance of having a clear picture of your client’s medical history, including past and current treatment for their injuries related to their personal injury case. How you use this information is crucial to settling the case before litigation, but it is also the foundation for a successful lawsuit.  …

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Know Your Case (Part 2) – What Should a Lawyer do with Medical Records?

By Dr. Sam Colarusso / June 20, 2023 / Comments Off on Know Your Case (Part 2) – What Should a Lawyer do with Medical Records?

In our previous article, we discussed the importance of obtaining all of the medical records from your client’s treating providers for their personal injury claim and completing a comprehensive chronological medical summary. The foundation of any personal injury case is understanding the extent of your client’s injuries, the impact upon your client’s life, and possible…

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Know Your Case (Part 1) – Pretty Pictures Won’t Save it, so Know Your Client’s Medical History

By Dr. Sam Colarusso / May 23, 2023 / Comments Off on Know Your Case (Part 1) – Pretty Pictures Won’t Save it, so Know Your Client’s Medical History

PowerPoint presentations with fancy screen fades and bullet points for a trial were once considered on the cutting edge. Now PowerPoint presentations are almost necessary to captivate and focus the jury on your argument. We’ve learned over time that a professional presentation using technology can significantly increase your chances of winning. We have also learned…

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Dog Bite Surgical Repair

By FG / April 25, 2023 / Comments Off on Dog Bite Surgical Repair

Our last post showed the devastating effects of a dog bite suffered during an attack. Showing mechanism of injury (MOI) is often important so that the jury can see exactly how the injury occurred. It is also important to show what comes next, which is where medical illustrations and animations come in. Depending on budget…

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Dog Bite Animation Shows Attack and Resulting Injury

By FG / April 12, 2023 / Comments Off on Dog Bite Animation Shows Attack and Resulting Injury

A walk down a quiet street on a beautiful day was all a young woman had in mind for the morning. At a walled home up ahead, the gate opened to allow a vehicle to leave. The woman thought nothing of it as she approached the home until she heard some yelling, and a large…

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TBI Essentials

By Sean Claggett / March 29, 2023 / Comments Off on TBI Essentials

We all know traumatic brain injury cases are often the most valuable cases we will have at our firms. It is also a fact that many of our traumatic brain injury cases are not the type that are obvious on first blush. So how do we prove our traumatic brain injury cases? The first thing…

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Pain Management Winning Visuals

By Sean Claggett / March 2, 2023 / Comments Off on Pain Management Winning Visuals

It is easy to read the medical records of our clients and lose track of how much treatment they have actually received as a result of being hurt. Years ago, I had a case in which my client had received several injections, and when reading the records, it looked like there were eight days in which he had injections from his pain management doctor.

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