In personal injury and medical malpractice cases, even the most skilled attorney can struggle to explain complex medical concepts to a jury. Medical jargon, radiology images, and surgical terms often go over jurors’ heads. If they don’t understand the injury, they can’t fully grasp the impact on your client’s life.
These are five of the most difficult injuries for juries to grasp, something both attorneys and medical experts frequently report. And that confusion can cost you in the form of lower settlements or lost verdicts.
The problem: Most jurors can’t picture what’s happening when blood pools between the skull and the dura mater. The term sounds vague, and CT scans don’t help much.
The solution: Our animations vividly show the progression of bleeding, increasing pressure on the brain, and potential consequences like herniation or death. By visualizing the mechanism, juries understand the urgency and severity immediately.
The problem: Jurors may not understand why a “back injury” can cause leg pain or mobility issues.
The solution: We animate the herniation compressing the spinal nerve roots and track how this leads to radiating pain and weakness. It’s far more effective than pointing to an MRI and hoping the jury sees the same thing.
The problem: Jurors often assume the brain is only injured at the point of impact, missing the fact that damage can occur on both sides of the brain when it moves inside the skull.
The solution: Animation can show the brain’s motion and how it strikes both sides of the skull, clearly illustrating the severity of this injury.
The problem: Jurors often don’t understand the complexities and risks involved in injections like epidural steroid injections or nerve blocks, which can lead to complications such as nerve damage, infection, or improper placement that are not visible on scans.
The solution: Animation can visually demonstrate the injection process, showing how the needle is inserted, the medication is delivered, and how complications (like nerve injury or infection) can occur, making the risks clear and understandable to the jury.
The problem: Without animation, explaining bleeding in the subarachnoid space feels abstract. Jurors don’t fully grasp the danger or its effects.
The solution: Our visualizations show the bleeding pattern, its proximity to vital brain structures, and how it leads to increased intracranial pressure and long-term damage.
Jurors aren’t medical experts, and they don’t need to be. But to deliver a fair verdict, they must understand the complexities of your client’s injuries. That’s where medical animation goes beyond just a visual aid, it becomes your most persuasive storytelling tool.
