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Traumatic Brain Injury Law Blog

Information, news and legal updates for individuals and families who have suffered a traumatic brain injury.
By Bruce Stern

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Last Entry: April 01, 2011 at 10:02:10

Six Myths Regularly Encountered in Forensic Practices

Posted on August 27, 2008
The June issue of Clinical Neuropsychologist contains an article by Manfred F. Greiffenstein, a psychologist from Royal Oak, Michigan. In his article, Dr. Greiffenstein comments on six myths that he regularly encounters in his defense forensic practice...

Joe Reid Discredited Again

Posted on August 25, 2008
Readers of my blog will remember that last fall I was honored to speak at the annual conference of the National Association of Neuropsychology (NAN). During my presentation, I accurately indicated that Dr. Joe Reed had misinterpreted a court’s ruling in the case of Chapelle v...

The Sixth Annual NABIS Conference on Brain Injury

Posted on August 21, 2008
The Sixth Annual North American Brain Injury Society Conference on Brain Injury will be held October 2-4, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This conference is the largest gathering of brain injury professionals in North America with over 50 of the leading experts from North America scheduled to present on the latest advances in the science, rehabilitation and treatment of traumatic brain injury...

Controversies in Neuropsychology?

Posted on August 19, 2008
After reading about the outrageous amount of money the welding industry paid to Paul Lees-Haley, Ph.D., as reported by Mother Jones (July/August 2008) and The Center for Public Integrity, I decided to do a Google search of Dr. Lees-Haley. In doing that search, I came upon a 2000 article written by Dr...

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Life Challenges: Turning Disabilities into Possibilities

Posted on August 14, 2008
The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey, along with HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospitals of New Jersey invite you to join them for their full-day conference designed for people with disabilities and their families, friends, caregivers and healthcare professionals...

Another BRC Expert Barred

Posted on August 11, 2008
It seems like deja vu reporting on another Court decision in which a trial judge has barred the testimony of a “biomechanical expert” employed by Biodynamics Research Corp. out of San Antonio, Texas. This time it was the Supreme Court of Nevada and the proposed expert was Dr...

Senators Obama and Bayh Send Letter to Pentagon on Traumatic Brain Injuries

Posted on August 06, 2008
Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama, and his potential running mate, Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana, along with eight additional senators sent a letter to US Defense Secretary Robert Gates Monday urging him to increase medical coverage and care for Iraq war veterans left with serious brain injuries...

Walk for Thought/Cycle for Safety 2008

Posted on August 04, 2008
The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will host the 6th Annual Walk For Thought / Cycle For Safety event on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at the Washington Crossing State Park in Titusville, NJ and at the Saddle River County Park in Paramus, NJ. The Walk For Thought / Cycle For Safety program is designed to encourage prevention, awareness, and fundraising for those who have suffered or know someone who has suffered from a traumatic brain injury...

Paul Lees-Haley Paid $860,000 By Welding Defendants

Posted on July 31, 2008
The Center for Public Integrity has just released a shocking story disclosing that Paul Lees-Haley, Ph.D. and other researchers were paid millions of dollars by the welding industry which has been embattled in litigation over whether welding fumes contain manganese, a toxic metal that specialists suggest cause Parkinsonism...

Preparing for Life after High School: The Next Steps, Living With Brain Injury

Posted on July 29, 2008
The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey is offering a free copy of Preparing for Life after High School: The Next Steps, Living With Brain Injury. The booklet is reprinted with permission from the Brain Injury Association of America and describes the opportunities and resources available to students with brain injuries, their families, and others who care about them...

Stern Named President-Elect of the Belli Society

Posted on July 25, 2008
I am pleased to advise my readers that I have been elected as President-Elect of the Melvin M. Belli Society. The society is named after Melvin M. Belli, a founder and past president of ATLA (Association of Trial Lawyers of America) and one of the truly great lawyers of the 20th century...

American Association for Justice National Convention

Posted on July 23, 2008
I have just returned from a week in Philadelphia where I attended the American Association for Justice national convention. It was an extremely busy week starting on Friday afternoon where I was honored to be one of 35 presenters at the annual Belli seminar...

The NABIS Legal Conference on Brain Injury

Posted on July 21, 2008
The North American Brain Injury Society will hold the 21st Annual Legal Conference on Brain Injury in New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 2-4, 2008. The conference will offer detailed, practical information on every aspect of litigating a traumatic brain injury case...

Brain Injury Association of New Jersey - TREK 2008

Posted on July 16, 2008
The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey has scheduled it's annual Together in Recreation, Exploration & Knowledge (TREK) residential camp program for August 17-23, 2008. The weeklong camp will be held at the YMCA Camp Ockanickon, located in Medford, New Jersey...

Diagnosing Patients Wit Traumatic Brain Injuries in Emergency Rooms

Posted on July 11, 2008
Neuroattorneys and clinicians have long recognized that emergency room physicians often fail to diagnose a patient who sustained a mild traumatic brain injury. In the March 2008 issue of the Archives of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation, doctors from the Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry at the University of Washington conducted a study to determine how often emergency department patients meeting the CVC mild traumatic brain injury criteria were diagnosed with a mild TBI by an emergency room physician...

Diagnosing Patients With Traumatic Brain Injuries in Emergency Rooms

Growing Pains for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Posted on July 09, 2008
I recently read a very interesting article in the June 13, 2008 issue of Science published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The article is entitled “Growing Pains for FMRI.” Of interest to neuro-attorneys was a small article outlining a recent psychological study that was performed by Dr...

Brain Injury Partners: Navigating the School System

Posted on July 07, 2008
“Brain Injury Partners: Navigating the School System,” is designed to give parents of school-aged children with a brain injury the skills they need to become successful advocates. This program was evaluated in a clinical trial with 174 parents of school-aged children with brain injury...

A Survey of Medical Brain Injury Programs

Posted on July 02, 2008
The Center for State Health Policy, the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University has recently published an issue brief, "A Survey of Medicaid Brain Injury Programs" by Leslie Hendrickson, Visiting Professor at Rutgers Center for State Health Policy, and Randall M...

Disaster Care for Those with Special Needs

Posted on June 30, 2008
In preparation for 2008 Hurricane season as well as any potential emergency event, the counties of Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Monmouth, Ocean and Salem, in partnership with the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management and the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, have created New Jersey's Special Needs Registry for Disasters, a free, voluntary and confidential program designed to assist people with special needs who may find it difficult to get to safety in the event of an emergency...

Another BRC Expert Barred From Testifying

Posted on June 26, 2008
Readers of this blog are familiar with my efforts to bar defense biomechanical engineers and accident reconstruction “experts” from providing invalid biomechanical testimony that people cannot be injured in low-impact collisions. Recently, I served as amicus counsel for ATLA-NJ before the New Jersey Supreme Court...

Baseline Cognitive Testing For High School Athletics

Posted on June 24, 2008
In February 2006, the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey announced the availability of grant funds for New Jersey high schools to implement computerized preseason baseline and concussion management for athletes. Initially, 35 high schools in New Jersey implemented ImPACT which stands for Immediate Postconcussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing, a computerized testing developed by Micky Collins, Ph...

Brain Injury Association of New Jersey - Event Update

Posted on June 20, 2008
On Wednesday June 18, 2008 I attended the Board of Trustees meeting of the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey. It is an extremely exciting time at BIA-NJ. Most recently, we have moved into our new offices located at 825 Georges Road, North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902 (telephone number 732-745-0200)...

New Jersey Division of Disability Services Presents Resources 2008

Posted on June 19, 2008
The New Jersey Division of Disability Services has created Resources 2008, a comprehensive statewide directory of programs and services for individuals with disabilities, living and working in New Jersey. The directory provides easy access to concise information on services and resources available at all levels of government, or through advocates, community organizations and professionals working to assist people with disabilities...

Veterans Used to Test Suicide-Linked Drugs

Posted on June 17, 2008
I've written several times before on the effects of and links between post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries. The staggering number of soldiers returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan having suffered a traumatic brain injury and/or post-traumatic stress disorder has sparked concern over our troops' safety and mental health...

Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted on June 16, 2008
I recently read with great interest a new research study entitled “Extent of Microstructural White Matter Injury in Post-Concussive Syndrome Correlate with Impaired Cognitive Reaction Time: A 3-T Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury” which appeared in the May 2008 issue of the American Journal of NeuroRadiology (29:967-73) (May 2008)...

New Jersey Self-Help Clearinghouse to Hold Free Workshop

Posted on June 12, 2008
The New Jersey Self-Help Clearinghouse will hold a free workshop Friday June 27, 2008 from 12:30-3:30PM at the Brick Branch County Library in Brick, New Jersey. This workshop is designed for self-help support group leaders who are interested in learning new techniques on shared leadership, getting the most out of group discussions, and infusing a little “pizzazz” into their group...

Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Education Program Town Hall

Posted on June 10, 2008
Do you or someone you know care for a service member who has a traumatic brain injury from military service in Iraq or Afghanistan? We want to hear your experiences with being a caregiver. Your experiences and knowledge will help create an educational curriculum, which will assist families in providing care for service members who have sustained a traumatic brain injury in conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan...

Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania to Hold Conference June 23-24

Posted on June 06, 2008
The 8th Annual Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania Conference is your opportunity to connect with colleagues, survivors, families and friends! The theme of the conference, "Best Practices in Brain Injury: Meeting the Challenges of Role and Life Cycle Changes," recognizes that needs after brain injury may continue throughout an individual's lifespan...

President Bush Reauthorizes Traumatic Brain Injury Act

Posted on June 02, 2008
Recently, President Bush reauthorized the Traumatic Brain Injury Act through signing it into law. This is certainly a step forward for the brain injury community. Now, our objective as a brain injury community is to ensure funding for the TBI Act. As such I encourage you to urge your Representatives in Congress to Increase Federal Funding for TBI Programs...

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