Brain Injury News and Information: Litigation

Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Litigation Blogs

OR PHONE (866) 635-1838 for Bankruptcy Help, (866) 635-6190 for Divorce,
(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense

Find a Local Lawyer

Bankruptcy (866) 635-1838
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402

Litigation

Brain Injury News and Information

Latest news and informaton on brain injury. concussion, coma, traumatic brain injury authored by noted legal authority on brain injury who is President of Brain Injury Association of New York State and past chair, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Post Frequency: 6/day

Last Entry: April 01, 2011 at 11:31:19

Caring for family members with a brain injury

Posted on November 05, 2009
Thanks to BrainLine for providing this tip: On November 20, NOW - PBS's weekly national news magazine show - will examine the issue of families acting as caregivers for service members with TBI. The show will profile several caregivers including a former teacher with a toddler son and a former research scientist, both looking at a lifetime of caring for their spouses with brain injuries...

Some important insights into concussions from Harry Carson

Posted on November 04, 2009
Hall of famer, Harry Carson has delivered some important messages on the tragedy of concussions in professional sports today. Harry has devoted a great deal of time to alert the public and especially those participating in amateur athletics to the dangers associated with concussions...

November Brain Injury Conferences

Posted on November 01, 2009
The following brain injury conferences will take place during the month of November 2009: Nov 4 Collaborative Approaches to Rehabilitation for Adults with Brain Injury Omaha, NE 715-829-8055 click here Nov 5 Cognitive Rehabilitation: Meeting the Challenges in The Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury & Polytrauma Grand Forks, ND 715-829-8055 click here Nov 5-6 BIA of West Virginia presents "My Child Has a Brain Injury: Information for Families and Schools" South Charleston, WV click here Nov 16-18 14th Annual Brain Injury Association State Affiliate Leadership Conference San Antonio, TX 703-761-0750 ext...

Brain Injury Association Legislative Update

Posted on October 31, 2009
Her is the latest brain injury legislative update prepared by the Brain Injury Association of America (BIA) Health Care Reform Update On Wednesday, October 28, 2009, House Democrats introduced their consensus health bill, HR 3962, at a rally on the Capitol's West Front...

To access this complete feed in the blog feed reader login or register for free.

Finding statistics on disabilities

Posted on October 31, 2009
Thanks to the special education law blog for information on where to find statistics that are important in the disability arena. An important resource that provides a wealth of disability related statistics is published by the Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Disability Statistics & Demographics...

A proposal to reduce brain injuries in football

Posted on October 28, 2009
Today's congressional hearing on the prevalence of brain injuries in the NFL produced few surprises. The league unfortunately still refuses to concede the connection between chronic brain damage and repetitive concussions. This denial in the face of overwhelming medical evidence is further evidence that the league may be incapable of policing itself and may cause congressional action including the revoking of the league's antitrust exemption...

Concussions in the NFL--A problem that won't go away

Posted on October 27, 2009
On the heals of new medical evidence that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is linked to repetitive concussive injuries in football players, the House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing for tomorrow to examine the way that the NFL handles brain injuries both for present players and those who have unsuccessfully sought disability retirement benefits...

Brain Injury affects all sports

Posted on October 18, 2009
An interesting article appears in today's New York Times, after Injury, an F1 driver's mind must recover also, reporting on the testing and evaluation that takes place in formula one car racing before drivers a permitted to return to the track following any closed head brain injury...

Congress has scheduled hearings on Concussion Injuries in NFL

Posted on October 17, 2009
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith will testify at a Congressional hearing on head injuries among NFL players. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr., D-Mich., said that the committee will hold its hearing Oct...

60 minutes looks at concussions and the long term damage that results

Posted on October 11, 2009
This evening's 60 minutes report on concussions and the long term dangers associated with this injury was an excellent over view of the hazards associated with multiple concussions. Here is a brief excerpt from the show: You can't separate violence from football - it's part of the thrill of the game...

Proof that you can throw a football is not reason for parent's to allow their children to return to play following a concussion

Posted on October 11, 2009
Yes, we are all glad that Tim Tebow survived four quarters without sustaining another concussion, because if he did, those "concerned" individuals who should never have allowed him to return to play should be forever stripped of their ability to harm other players...

The Times Got It Right--Tebow Shouldn't Be Permitted To Play

Posted on October 10, 2009
The New York Times story, Florida's Decision on Tebow Should Be Obvious is right on point. Here is what the Times has to say about even thinking about letting Tim Tebow play tonight after sustaining a concussion that left him unconscious: The devastating effects of concussions are no longer a secret...

Brain Injury Legislative Update

Posted on October 10, 2009
The following brain injury legislative update has been prepared by the Brain Injury Association of America: FY10 National Defense Authorization Act On Wednesday, October 7, 2009, the House and Senate Armed Services Committees announced that they had reached an agreement on a conference report to H...

60 Minutes to Look at Alarming New Research on the Longterm Effects of Concussions and Head Trauma

Posted on October 09, 2009
60 minutes is scheduled to air a segment this Sunday at 7 PM (eastern standard time) on the most recent research linking repeated concussions with a condition known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). The condition, destroys brain tissue and causes dementia...

Brain Injury Speech and Language Conference

Posted on October 08, 2009
Thanks to BrainLine for tipping me off to the on line brain injury conference geared to audiologists and speech-language pathologists. Traumatic brain injury and concussions often lead to speech and language difficulties. This on line conference sponsored by the American-Speech Language Hearing Association is scheduled for October 13th to October 26th 2009...

Brain Injury: Active Clinical Trials

Posted on October 07, 2009
The Brain Trauma Foundation (BTF) has annouced their next interactive web based lecture topic: Current Active Clinical Trials in TBI in their Lunchtime Lecture series. The program is scheudled for October 14, 2009 from 12:00-1:00 PM EDT for a live, interactive, web-based lecture on Current Active Clinical Trials in TBI...

Colorado Brain Injury Association Annual Conference

Posted on October 05, 2009
The Brain Injury Association of Coloardo (BIAC) will hold its 27th annual conference at the Marriott Denver Tech Center on October 7-9, 2009. The conference will be held in conjunction with the meetings of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Society of Neurorehabilitation at the same hotel...

NPR Radio explores concussion issues in NFL

Posted on October 03, 2009
NPR Radio's sports program Only A Game aired today, October 3, contains portions of an interview with me in their segment which explores the recent study which showed that former NFL players were much more likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer?s and dementia than the non-football playing public...

NFL Players Association and Congress to Take a Closer Look at Concussions

Posted on October 03, 2009
Following stories in the New York Times earlier this week on the studies sponsored by the NFL which show a link between repeated concussions and early on set dementia, the NFL Players Association has formed a committee to address the issue of head trauma among players...

NFL Study Finds Rate of Dementia In Retired Players 19 Times Higher Then General Population

Posted on September 30, 2009
The New York Times has exposed a study commissioned by the NFL which found that Alzheimer?s disease or similar memory-related diseases appear to have been diagnosed in the league?s former players vastly more often than in the national population ? including a rate of 19 times the normal rate for men ages 30 through 49...

Conan O'Brien: Concussions are no joking matter!

Posted on September 29, 2009
The video clip of Conan O'Briens fall on last week on the set of the Tonight Show is now available on You Tube. By watching the clip you can clearly see Conan striking the back of his head against the ground and then rebounding forward. The fall is then played in slow motion and the impact becomes even more dramatic...

What hemet does the best job in preventing brain injury?

Posted on September 26, 2009
An article appears in today's on line edition of the New York Times discussing the continued debate on what is the best standard to determine the safety of motorcycle helmets and their ability to prevent or reduce the severity of brain damage. The artlcle is entitled, Sorting Out Differences in Helmet Standards and reviews the debate between Federal Department of Transportation helmet standards, the Snell Standard and an new safety standard being introduced by Snell...

Celebrating with Dorothy and the team at Wizard of Oz anniversary celebration

Posted on September 25, 2009
We had a great time last night celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Wizard of Oz hosted by Warner Bros. Entertainment last evening. I am hopeful that my conversations with executives of Warner Bros.explaining the significance of this film to those who suffer from a traumatic brain injury will lead to future collaboration between the producers and the Brain Injury Association of New York State.

Wizard of Oz 70th anniversary celebration

Posted on September 23, 2009
We're off to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Wizard of Oz tomorrow evening and the release of the remastered edition of the film. Shana and I are honored that we have been invited to attend the Warner Brothers 70th anniversary celebration tomorrow evening in New York City...

Preventing Infections in Brain Surgery

Posted on September 22, 2009
The Brain Trauma Foundation has announced that their next interactive, web based lecture will cover the important topic of Infection Prophylaxis in severe head injury cases undergoing brain surgery. The web based lecture will be held on September 23, 2009 from 12:00-1:00 PM EDT...

When are CT scans necessary for children in the emergency room?

Posted on September 21, 2009
More than one-fifth of children who receive CT scans following head trauma don't need them, researchers found in an article published this week in The Lancet. Previous studies have suggested that CT scans were being overused for pediatric head trauma, but they were subject to various limitations, including small sample size and lack of validation or independent assessment in children younger than 2, according to the researchers...

New York State Governor Patterson

Posted on September 20, 2009
New York State Governor Patterson has just signed into law the Nursing Quality Protection Act which requires hospitals and other heath care facilities to report information about nursing staff levels and certain data regarding the quality of patient care to State agencies as well as members of the public that request this information...

BrainLine receives 2009 Freddie Award

Posted on September 18, 2009
Congratulations to BrainLine for being the 2009 recipient of the Freddie Award for having the best health and medical information web site. My partner, brain injury attorney, Shana De Caro and myself are proud to participate in Brain Line's Ask The Expert page where we have answered many questions on legal issues pertaining to traumatic brain injury...

International Brain Injury Association International Congress Preliminary Program Now Available

Posted on September 17, 2009
The preliminary program for the International Brain Injury Association?s Eighth World Congress on Brain Injury is now available for viewing on-line. The Congress will be held in Washington, DC, March 10-14, 2010. There will be over 100 world renowned experts in the field of brain injury presenting on a variety of topics across the continuum of care...

More brain donations to Sports Legacy Institute

Posted on September 16, 2009
The Sports Legacy Institute has announced that three active NFL players will donate their brains and spinal cord tissue to a Boston University medical school program that studies sports brain injuries. The Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy ? a collaborative venture between BU Medical School and Sports Legacy Institute whose mission is to better understand the long-term effects of repeated concussions...

Previous | Next

Related Law Bulletins

Summary Judgement for Dismissal of Personal Injury Lawsuits Require Establishment that Defendant didn't Create the Dangerous Condition of have actual or Constructive Notice of its Existence.
After picking up lunch from the deli counter of a local ...

Ruth’s Chris Steak House Employees in Baltimore, Maryland File $64 Million Personal Injury Lawsuit Over Carbon Monoxide Leak
In Baltimore Circuit Court on Tuesday, 16 Ruth’s Chris Steak Hou...

Bill Proposes to Allow Sex Abuse Victims to File Injury Lawsuits in Maryland
In Maryland, Baltimore County legislator Eric M. Bromwell has intr...

Injury Verdict Upheld in Chicago Police Department Auto Accident
A verdict awarded from a personal injury case in Chicago against t...

Faking Personal Injury Accidents Won't Lead To Recovery
I would like to think that I can procure a recovery for one of my ...