MEDICOLEGAL NEWSLETTERS
NEW! Go to the section on Important Reports and Articles and review the list of peer-reviewed scientific journal studies in the ACS Library. The capsule summaries are very valuable.
2007
Mechanisms of injury following rear-end collisions are well understood
Defense biomechanists and accident reconstructionists regularly underestimate Delta V by up to 50%, February, 2007
The best peer-reviewed medical journal whiplash review article ever, January, 2007
2006
The best medical journal low speed impact studies ever, December, 2006
Factors predicting outcome after whiplash injury in subjects pursuing litigation, September, 2006
Summary of recent medical journal studies regarding low speed impacts and injuries, April, 2006
"You can't predict the past" -- a low speed impact automobile accident commentary, March, 2006
Still another new low speed impact article published in peer reviewed medical literature, February, 2006
New low speed impact article published in peer-reviewed medical literature, January, 2006
2005
Excerpts from a rebuttal to a defense accident reconstructionist/biomechanical engineer, November, 2005
Review of medical journal article "Seeing through the MIST (minor impact soft tissue injury," October, 2005
Circular Letter from Arizona Department of Insurance provides strong ammunition in low speed impact cases, September, 2005
Is cervical spinal manipulation contraindicated due to risk of stroke? August, 2005
New 2005 Journal Article: "A Review of the Literature Refuting the Concept of Minor Impact Soft Tissue Injury," July, 2005
What is your response when a defense lawyer shows pictures of minimal property damage to an arbitrator? June, 2005
Major flaw found in defense engineers' analyses, May, 2005
New research ends the debate on low speed impacts, April, 2005
Breakthrough low speed impact article published in The Spine Journal, March, 2005
How to respond when an IME doctor concludes that a patient "has subjective complaints with no objective findings," February, 2005
U.S. Department of Transportation issues new vehicle head restraint requirements which comport with our conclusions regarding whiplash injuries, January, 2005

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