Spinal Cord Injuries

• Project to Cure Paralysis: Cooling After Spinal Cord Injury

  Doug Landau | February 12, 2011 9:13 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  The University of Miami is frequently at the cutting edge of advances in medical research, especially accidental spinal cord injury and paralysis. As an alum of the U and a lifelong follower of...

• FREE Community Health Programs at INOVA Hospitals

  Doug Landau | January 24, 2011 5:48 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  Continuing on the superb, free lectures open to the public, the INOVA hospitals of Northern Virginia invite you the Ask the Experts programs. These sessions make top doctors available for questions...

• Make Sledding Safety Part Of The Fun

  Mike Bryant | January 12, 2011 9:21 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  The large amount of snow and kids needing to get out side, has a lot of people lined up at the local sledding hills. It's a lot of fun, but there are dangers. It is important as we head out to the...

• Bride Suffers Freak Spinal Cord Injury During Bachelorette Party

  David Mittleman | December 09, 2010 3:19 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  In a tragic freak accident just weeks before her wedding day, Rachelle Friedman was pushed into a pool during her bachelorette party and is now paralyzed from the chest down. Rachelle and her...

• Amazing $30 Million Verdict Against Washington Department of Transportation

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | December 02, 2010 7:26 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  In what can only be described as a stunning verdict, a King County, Washington jury has awarded $30.2 million to musician Koti Hu, the victim of a car accident that made him a quadriplegic. Three...

• More About Facet Radiofrequency Neurotomy

  Mike Bryant | December 01, 2010 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  I've written about this topic before. But, I figured that finding a new website with updated information was worth pointed out again. Check out Spine-health.com. Great information about...

• Bachelorette Party Spinal Cord Injury: Is a Lawsuit an Appropriate Solution?

  Mark Bello | November 30, 2010 9:19 AM | 1 CommentFarmington Hills, MI

  By now, many of us have heard this tragic, yet heartwarming story. Last May, a 24-year-old bride-to-be was celebrating her bachelorette party with a group of friends, when all decided to go...

• Don't Get Stuck With the Chiropractor's Bill

  Doug Landau | November 29, 2010 9:02 PM | 4 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  In yesterday's post, we discussed some of the practices that chiropractors have used on innocent victims of car crashes. When an injured plaintiff has valid health insurance coverage, they do not...

• Social Security Disability claimants: know your lawyer, know you're ready for your day in court

  Doug Landau | November 19, 2010 10:58 AM | 3 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  Trying two Social Security Disability cases on the same morning in DC requires a lot of preparation. We had invested time, resources and money in our clients' spinal cord injury cases and felt ready...

• Can you win a Social Security "double header" ?

  Doug Landau | November 18, 2010 11:57 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  Last month the Herndon Law firm of ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. tried two DC Social Security Disability cases in the same morning. And, in a remarkable turn, Fully Favorable decisions were received in both...