In its January 2018 Legal Bulletin, USI Affinity, which markets Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance to members of the New York State Bar Association, discusses the sharp increase in settlements of cases alleging Traumatic Brain Injury (“TBI”) and Spinal Fusion Surgery due, in large part, to the perceived high liability exposure presented by these types of claims and the difficulties inherent in defending them. The Challenge of Defending Against a TBI Claim In an article prepared by Andrew R. Jones and Nir Gadon of Furman Kornfield & Brennan LLP for the Legal Bulletin, the authors discuss how notoriously difficult it can be to defend a TBI claim because the … Continue reading →