Litigation Experts in Future Care Costing
Founded in 1998 by Carol Bierbrier, Carol Bierbrier & Associates (CBA) has become synonymous with integrity, fairness, and balance in the complex field of life care planning. CBA has built a distinguished reputation for impartial and defensible expert testimony for both Plaintiff and Defence Counsel in personal injury litigation. CBA’s future care costing services are designed to quantify the needs of individuals who have sustained injuries due to accidents or medical negligence, ensuring they receive appropriate compensation.
Our team of consultants comprises well-established experts with decades of clinical experience and specialization in the development of detailed future care reports, supported by defensible cost projections. We support litigation involving personal injury damage quantification, establishing ourselves as trusted industry leaders in this field.
Life Care Planning for Complex Litigation
Birth Injury + Obstetric Malpractice
At CBA, we specialize in developing comprehensive life care plans for individuals affected by birth injuries and obstetric malpractice. Our team brings extensive experience in assessing the lifelong needs of children and families impacted by conditions such as cerebral palsy, brachial plexus injury, and other complications arising from negligent prenatal or perinatal care.
CBA provides expert life care planning for individuals affected by surgical errors, offering comprehensive assessments that account for the long-term medical and rehabilitative needs resulting from these incidents. Whether dealing with complications such as nerve damage, infections, or anesthesia errors, our team specializes in creating detailed life care plans that project future care costs and support needs.
We collaborate with legal teams to deliver clear, evidence-based life care plans that outline the lifelong impact of hospital or clinical negligence, including misdiagnoses, medication errors, and inadequate care. Our expert team carefully evaluates the full range of the client’s future medical, rehabilitation, and supportive care needs, ensuring that every aspect of ongoing treatment and recovery is accurately projected.
Losing a family member due to personal injury is a devastating experience, and surviving family members often face significant economic losses alongside their grief. At CBA, we provide expert support through a Loss of Service Analysis, helping to determine the value of services the deceased provided to the household.
In a sexual abuse claim, life care planners play a vital role in assessing the long-term physical, emotional, and psychological impact on the survivor. At CBA, we develop comprehensive life care plans that outline the future medical, therapeutic, and support services the survivor may require, including ongoing counseling, psychiatric care, trauma therapy, and other rehabilitation services. Our expertise strengthens the legal case by clearly documenting the lasting effects of the abuse and the resources required for recovery.
At CBA, all of our Certified Life Care Planners possess the necessary accreditation to serve as expert witnesses, with many having testified in court. We recognize the unique pressures and meticulous nature of medical-legal matters. To ensure the integrity of our reports, each undergoes a rigorous peer review process, confirming that our foundations and recommendations can withstand intense cross-examination.
In estate litigation, particularly when a surviving family member has a disability, a life care planner provides critical support by assessing the individual's current and future care needs. AT CBA, we develop a detailed life care plan outlining the medical, rehabilitative, and supportive services required for the disabled family member throughout their lifetime. This plan includes projected costs for healthcare, personal assistance, home modifications, and specialized therapies, ensuring that the estate is appropriately structured to meet these long-term needs.
After a personal injury, individuals may require various services and accident benefits due to physical, emotional, or cognitive impairments. At CBA, our life care planners project the long-term costs of care, rehabilitation, and support services that clients will need throughout their lives. By developing evidence-based life care plans, we help ensure that injured individuals receive the compensation required to cover these future expenses, promoting their long-term well-being and overall quality of life.
Housekeeping + Homemaking Analysis
Following a personal injury, an individual's ability to perform housekeeping and home maintenance tasks may be significantly affected. To evaluate the nature and extent of these losses, one of our expert Occupational Therapists or Certified Life Care Planners will review the medical documentation and conduct an assessment of the individual within their home environment. This process helps determine whether services or assistive devices are necessary to address any functional limitations. The report will also include accompanying tables of costs.
Life care planners play a crucial role in helping slip and fall victims by assessing their long-term care needs and projecting future costs related to their recovery. After a slip and fall injury, individuals may require ongoing medical treatment, rehabilitation, and support services due to physical, emotional, or cognitive impairments. Life care planners develop comprehensive plans that outline these future needs, ensuring that these individuals can focus on recovery and maintain their quality of life.
In class action lawsuits, life care planners provide essential expertise by assessing the long-term medical, rehabilitation, and support needs of multiple plaintiffs affected by a common injury or harm. They create individualized life care plans for each participant, outlining future care requirements and projecting costs related to medical treatment, therapies, and assistive services. This ensures that compensation awarded in the class action accurately reflects the ongoing needs of all plaintiffs.
Our expert consultants provide services for both Plaintiff and Defence Counsel, specializing in the review and critique of third-party Future Care Cost Reports. These critiques can be conducted through in-person assessments or comprehensive file reviews. In both cases, our Certified Life Care Planner will deliver a detailed report accompanied by comparison tables of costs. Our reports utilize clear, concise, evidence-based arguments to effectively challenge opposing expert opinions, ensuring that our critique is robust and defensible.
Award-Winning Team
CBA is thrilled to announce its inclusion in the 2024 Canadian Lawyer Readers’ Choice Awards, a prestigious recognition highlighting the best in the legal industry. This honor reflects CBA’s commitment to excellence and integrity in life care planning and future care costing.
The Readers’ Choice Awards, organized by Canadian Lawyer, are based on an exhaustive research study. This rigorous selection process involves interviews with objective industry professionals and a thorough examination of top performers across Canada. Only those who meet Canadian Lawyer’s high standards of impartiality and excellence are chosen as winners.
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CBA has been recognized by the legal community as an industry leader in personal injury damage quantification and expert witness.