Posts tagged brain Injury

• Watch for Symptoms of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

  Karl Truman | October 21, 2009 1:00 AM | 1 CommentLouisville, KY Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  When presenting a case involving a brain injury, I will often hear from insurance adjusters, insurance doctors and insurance lawyers, but the MRI and CT was normal so there can't be a brain injury....

• Good Samaritan Hurt While Helping Another Motorist

  Karl Truman | October 16, 2009 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Steven Fry of Louisville Kentucky was on his way home when he saw an automobile accident involving another car that had flipped over on the Watterson Expressway near Southern Parkway. Fry and his...

• $7 Million to Target Shopper Who Received Brain Injury From Faulty Automatic Door

  David Mittleman | October 07, 2009 8:09 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  An elderly woman who suffered a serious brain injury while trying to enter a Target store has settled her case for $7 Million. 81-year-old Claire Putnam was simply entering Target, like millions of...

• Brain Injury Conference to be Held in Salt Lake Tomorrow

  Bret Hanna | October 06, 2009 7:34 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  The Brain Injury Association of Utah (BIAU) is holding its Families & Professionals Conference 2009 tomorrow at the Miller Campus of Salt Lake Community College. If interested, you can still...

• Long Term Risks from Concussions are Real

  Michael Phelan | October 02, 2009 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  As scrutiny of brain injuries in football players escalated the past three years, with prominent professionals reporting cognitive problems, academic studies supporting an association, and autopsies...

• Questions to Ask a Potential Lawyer in a Brain Injury Case

  Mike Bryant | September 25, 2009 1:00 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  I saw this list when Injuryboard member Timothy Smith originally answered these questions. His answers demonstrate a lawyer that people in his area should be talking to when they are injured. As Tim...

• Experience Counts When Representing Victims of Brain Damage

  Michael Phelan | September 24, 2009 11:35 AM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1.4 million people suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBI). This number is a conservative estimate as brain injuries often go...

• Michael Sincic: Brain Injury Survivor & Artist

  Timothy Smith | September 18, 2009 11:49 AM | 2 CommentsTraverse City, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  One of the nicest things about editing the Traverse City InjuryBoard.com blog is the people I've met and the relationships I've developed as the editor of this site. One of those people is local...

• Conceptualizing Brain Injury as a Chronic Disease

  Timothy Smith | September 17, 2009 5:05 PM | 1 CommentGrand Rapids, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  “Man is not a rational animal, he is a rationalizing animal.”---Robert A. Heinlein As a species we naturally try to find patterns out of chaos. From the Biblical story of...

• A Guide to Selecting Legal Representation for Brain Injury Cases

  Timothy Smith | September 17, 2009 4:55 PM | 1 CommentGrand Rapids, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  With any injury resulting from the negligence of another person or company, victims may seek restitution for the damage caused. In many cases injuries are relatively minor, pain and suffering is...