Matt Kahn & Jeb Butler – Butler | Kahn
$30,100,000 Settlement: Teenager Suffers Catastrophic Brain Injury in School Crosswalk Collision
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A 14-year-old girl was struck by a student driver while crossing a crosswalk at her high school. The driver was not paying attention and speeding. The collision resulted in permanent and catastrophic brain injuries for the girl, requiring lifelong medical care.
Challenge
Experts from both sides agree that the client will require 'around-the-clock' medical care for the rest of her life. However, the opposing party argued that the client was more than 49.9% at-fault, such that any recovery would be barred. Both sides hired collision reconstruction and human factors experts, who created competing reconstruction animations.
Summary of brain injuries.
Approach
As a result of the severe injuries from the collision, the plaintiff underwent two emergency, life-saving brain surgeries. The attorneys at Butler | Kahn tasked High Impact with creating demonstrative exhibits to detail the extent of the brain injuries and surgical procedures. Our illustration and animation team created the following:
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A Diagnostic Slice Chooser® to illustrate and summarize the initial traumatic brain injuries and residual injuries following the surgical procedures.
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2D animated surgical procedures to show the hemicraniectomy, lobectomy, and craniotomy for hematoma evacuation.
2D animation detailing the right hemicraniectomy and lobectomy.
2D animated sequence showing the left craniotomy for hematoma evacuation.
Result
The attorneys at Butler | Kahn took a for-trial deposition of their client's brain surgeon who walked the jury through the injuries and surgeries using the animations. With the help of the legal exhibits, the attorneys were able to successfully settle the case for $30,100,000.
“Working with High Impact was a great experience. We were able to rely on their medical expertise to create compelling and accurate animations of our client's emergency brain surgeries. 'Showing' is always more powerful than 'telling,' so we were very happy with the final result.”
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