Patrick Hindert over at his blog Beyond Structured Settlements has an interesting post that lists some recommended articles and resources relating to personal injury settlement planning. Among these are:
Getting To Yes: Helping Reluctant Clients See The Benefits Of Settlement, Elaine McArdle, Lawyers Weekly USA (11/2004) offers up tips on bringing clients around to settlement. As the article discusses, some clients simply need time to accept that settlement might be optimal; for others, an explanation of financial benefits or talk with an impartial third party like a mediator or another lawyer may work.
— Database of judicial decisions on expert testimony, available at reasonable prices, via the “Daubert Tracker” at mdexonline.com .
CrossExam.com database to review an expert’s deposition transcripts from prior litigation.

The Shigley Law Firm represents plaintiffs in wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases statewide in Georgia, and in other states subject to the multijurisdictional practice and pro hac vice rules in each state. Ken Shigley was designated as a “SuperLawyer” in Atlanta Magazine and one of the “Legal Elite” in Georgia Trend Magazine. He is a Certified Civil Trial Advocate of the National Board of Trial Advocacy, Chair of the Southeastern Motor Carrier Liability Institute and former chair of the Georgia Insurance Law Institute. He particularly focuses on cases arising from truck wrecks and accidents (tractor trailers truck wrecks, semi truck wrecks,18 wheeler truck wrecks, big rig truck wrecks, log truck wrecks, dump truck wrecks).