Head & Brain Injuries

• "Independent Medical Exams" are not !

  Doug Landau | November 10, 2009 11:37 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  Almost every single case involving serious injury, permanent disability, head trauma or significant wage loss is confronted by an insurance company lawyer demanding an Independent Medical...

• Defense Neuropsychologists Want to Replace Jurors

  Michael Phelan | November 09, 2009 4:14 PM | 1 CommentRichmond, VA

  Defense neuropsychologists are hell-bent on being able to testify whether they believe an injured person is telling the truth. They cannot be serious, you say. Determining the veracity or...

• Using Car Seats as Carriers, Mini Craddles Harms Thousands of Babies

  Jim Lewis | October 21, 2009 3:46 PM | 1 CommentVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Infant car seats save hundreds of babies' lives each year--when the seats remain properly installed in a vehicle. Using car seats to carry infants or hold them while doing chores or taking care of...

• NFL Players Ass'n Announces Formation of Concussion and TBI Committee

  Michael Phelan | October 05, 2009 3:32 PM | 1 CommentRichmond, VA

  Below is the Press Release from the NFLPA Communications Director: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Carl Francis Carl.Francis@nflplayers.com 202-756-9169 NFLPA ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF...

• Long Term Risks from Concussions are Real

  Michael Phelan | October 02, 2009 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  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...

• Experience Counts When Representing Victims of Brain Damage

  Michael Phelan | September 24, 2009 11:35 AM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  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...

• Virginia City Government Agrees to Settle Teenager's Brain and Skull Injury Claims

  Doug Landau | August 18, 2009 12:14 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  The City of Norfolk Virginia settled with the mother of a teenager who suffered permanent brain damage after being struck by a city truck for $7,500,000 one week prior to trial. Because the...

• New Guidelines Help ER Docs Access Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

  Michael Phelan | July 10, 2009 5:30 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have revised the clinical guidelines related to mild traumatic brain...

• Experienced Injury Lawyers in a Navy/Military Town: Why Navy/Military Families Need Top Navy/Military Town Injury Lawyers

  John Cooper | June 18, 2009 6:48 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  The Virginian-Pilot wrote about military members recovering from Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) due to battle-related injuries...and car accidents. In a Navy/Military area such as Hampton Roads,...

• Concussions in kids and teens

  Melissa Landau | June 17, 2009 10:48 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  As a mother of 4 atheltes( most specifiacally soccer players) I worry about headers and falls and what they can do to my child's brain. A friend of our daughter sustained a severe concussion last...