Category Archives: Traumatic Brain Injury
Woman Alleges Pastor’s Blessing Caused Her Brain Injury
A woman who is a member of a megachurch in Georgia is suing her pastor. The woman alleges that the pastor pushed her forehead so violently that it caused her to fall to the ground where she struck her head. The woman is contending that the force of the fall caused a traumatic brain… Read More »
Robbed of Your Future – The Devastating Effects of a Spinal Cord Injury
Approximately 10,000 to 12,000 people suffer serious spinal cord injuries every year in the United State, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes (NINDS). A shocking 40 percent of spinal cord injuries occur in major auto wrecks and 35 percent are related to workplace accidents, slip and falls, and accidents during… Read More »
How a Head Injury Can Affect You for the Rest of Your Life
If you or a loved one suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a car accident, motorcycle accident, or any other accident caused by the carelessness of another individual, you need to pursue compensation through a personal injury claim. Why? Because serious brain injuries can have life-altering effects that will remain with you for… Read More »
No Joking Matter
Comedian Tracy Morgan showed his forgiving side when he said that he was not mad at the truck driver who was behind the wheel during a severe car accident several years ago in which Morgan nearly lost his life. The truck driver did not receive the same leniency from the jury and, in fact,… Read More »
Traumatic Brain can Lead to Apraxia
Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, occurs when an external force, or object, impacts the head and affects brain function. These type of injuries often happen during car or other types of accidents Many Floridians may not understand the extent to which traumatic brain injuries impact public health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… Read More »
Traumatic Brain Injuries: What to Do if You’ve Been Injured
A traumatic brain injury is an injury that occurs when there is a sudden physical trauma to the brain. Most often, traumatic brain injuries are caused by impact during fall, work-related accidents or auto accidents. The effects of a traumatic brain injury differ for each individual and can vary in intensity over time. Traumatic… Read More »
Federal and State Laws Regulate Commercial Trucks
An accident with a commercial truck can be life changing. An accident with a truck could result in spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury or wrongful death. The process of gaining compensation for these injuries is influenced by a complex set of administrative regulations, state and federal law. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration… Read More »
Traumatic Brain Injury & The Law
A traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is the source of long-term catastrophic injury to the brain that can require lifetime care. A brain injury this severe is often caused by medical negligence or blunt force trauma to the head in an auto accident, sporting injury, or fall. Litigation surrounding this type of brain injury… Read More »