Posts tagged injury

• Geoffrey M. Trachtenberg

  Staff Writer | February 16, 2007 7:35 AM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Areas of Practice: Construction Defects Employment Discrimination / Sexual Harassment Intellectual Property Legal Malpractice Personal Injury Product Liability Wrongful Death Bar Admissions:California State Bar, 1997Arizona State Bar, 2000U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1998U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1998U.S. District Court, District of Arizona,...

• Levenbaum & Cohen, Attorneys and Counselors at Law

  Staff Writer | February 15, 2007 8:23 AM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Personal injury laws cover a wide range of physical and emotional injuries suffered by a person as a result of the wrongful conduct of another. We will develop your case so that we can convincingly prove that the wrongdoer is legally responsible for your injuries. We will also work with you to establish the full extent of your damages--including pain and suffering, disfigurement, medical bills...

• Former Eagle Waters Suffered Brain Damage

  Christina Cole | January 22, 2007 9:12 AM | 0 CommentsTucson, AZ Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  According to a forensic pathologist who studied Waters' brain tissue, brain damage caused on the football field led to the suicide of the former NFL defensive back Andre Waters.Bennet Omaul of the University of Pittsburgh told the New York Times that Waters' brain tissue resembled an 85-year-old man and there were characteristics of early stage Alzheimer's. Omalu believed the damage was related...

• Doctor Surrenders License to Avoid Discipline

  Christina Cole | January 16, 2007 11:17 PM | 0 CommentsTucson, AZ Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  After the state accused him of prescribing controlled substances while his license was suspended, a Delray Beach doctor who was the center of one of the biggest medical malpractice verdicts in Palm Beach County history, has agreed to give up his medical license.The State Board of Medicine is expected to accept the deal with Dr. Attila Eagleman when they convene on February 2nd in Orlando,...

• Lawsuit Settled in Death of Woman on Disneyland Ride

  Christina Cole | January 05, 2007 11:34 PM | 0 CommentsTucson, AZ Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  A lawsuit brought on by the heirs of Cristina Moreno, against the Walt Disney Co. has reached a settlement, according to their attorney, prompting cancellation of scheduled pretrial motions and the start of jury selection.Moreno, from Spain, was on her honeymoon when she suffered a fatal brain hemorrhage after riding the Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland. Immediately after getting off the...

• Suit Settled in Gymnast's Paralyzing Injury

  Christina Cole | December 19, 2006 7:26 PM | 0 CommentsTucson, AZ Category: Spinal Cord Injuries
  

  A settlement has been reached this month in a lawsuit between a 17-year-old gymnast and the gym where she suffered a paralyzing spinal cord injury last year. The details of the settlement are sealed. Circuit Judge W. Lowell Bray Jr. signed off on the agreement this month.The settlement with /suncoast Gymnastics Academy Inc. can could aid funding for the parents of Samantha Slusak to help with...

• Founder of Atlantic Records Dies of Head Injury

  Christina Cole | December 18, 2006 9:48 PM | 0 CommentsTucson, AZ Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Ahmet, Ertegun, mentor and founder of Atlantic Records, died at age 83. Ahmet Ertegun, fell backstage in October during a Rolling Stones concert at the Beacon Theatre in New York. He injured his head causing major brain injury that caused his death. After being taken to the hospital, Eretegun slipped into a coma on October 29th. Ertegun turned Atlantic Records (Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin,...

• Preventing Spinal Cord Injuries

  Staff Writer | August 10, 2006 6:39 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Spinal Cord Injuries
  

  According to the Arizona Governor's Council on Spinal and Head Injuries, in the United States, about 10,000 people each year suffer from a spinal cord injury. The Governor's office defines a spinal cord injury as, a severance or injury to the spinal cord, which may result in partial or total paralysis of the arms, legs or both and may also impair vital functions.The Governor's Council suggests...

• Head Injuries Often Cause Death in Motorcycle Accidents

  Staff Writer | August 04, 2006 2:25 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  According to the Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety, head injury is a leading cause of death in motorcycle crashes. That's why two of the most important parts of a safe motorcycle ride are proper helmets and riding gear.If you are wearing a helmet while in a motorcycle accident, you will have a 29% better chance of surviving than if you were not wearing a helmet. This is according to...