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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

Pennsylvania Initiates Brain Injury Recovery Task Force

Posted on May 27, 2008
Estelle B. Richman, Secretary of Public Welfare, recently established the Brain Injury Recovery Task Force to address barriers and gaps in the service system for brain injury survivors and their families as part of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare...

NABIS Abstracts To Be Published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Posted on May 23, 2008
The North American Brain Injury Society (NABIS) is pleased to announce that the accepted abstracts from the Sixth Annual Conference on Brain Injury will be published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. The NABIS Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of brain injury professionals in North America...

Baxter v. Temple Overruled

Posted on May 21, 2008
The much-awaited New Hampshire Supreme Court decision in Baxter v. Temple was handed down yesterday as a unanimous New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that the trial court committed error in striking the testimony of a neuropsychologist who utilized the Boston Process Approach (BPA) in evaluating a plaintiff...

Behavioral Health & Traumatic Brain Injury Meeting

Posted on May 21, 2008
On Monday, October 13th, at the Montclair State University, an all-day continuing education program, open to all interested health professionals and the public, will take place. This landmark meeting of invited national and international expert neuroscientists, behavioral specialists, and physicians will convene at the St...

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Heparin Injury Lawyers Investigating Potential Claims

Posted on May 20, 2008
I wanted to let readers of my blog know that the injury lawyers of my firm are now investigating potential Heparin injury claims on behalf of those hurt by the administration of contaminated batches of the drug. The government issued a Heparin recall earlier this year after more than 80 people died and hundreds more suffered sever allergic reactions to the tainted blood thinning drug...

Violence and Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted on May 14, 2008
I was pleased to receive this month’s issue of the Brain Injury Professional, The Official Publication of the North America Brain Injury Society. This issue focuses on the important subject of violence and traumatic brain injury. The guest editor this month is Gene Langlois, ScD, MPH, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...

Brain Injury Basics for Families: Fall 2008 Schedule

Posted on May 12, 2008
The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey has announced the Fall 2008 Brain Injury Basics for Families schedule. These educational seminars will: Provide an overview of brain injury, including definitions and the rate of incidence Provide information on the effects of brain injury on families, including the stages of grief family members experience Provide information about the common consequences of brain injury: cognitive, physical, and emotional Provide information about strategies families can utilize and tips for caregivers Provide information on resources available through the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey and agencies throughout the stateYou can access the brochures, list of seminar dates, and registration information here.

Improvements to Medical Care for Veterans

Posted on May 07, 2008
Last Thursday, the Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General released a report calling for the need to improve the medical care provided to veterans who sustained traumatic brain injury. According to the report, Inspector General’s office studied the cases of 52 Iraqi and Afghan war veterans to determine whether or not the care they had received had improved since the Inspector General’s report of two years ago in July 2006...

Brain Injury Awareness For Older Americans

Posted on May 05, 2008
In recognition of Older Americans Month, the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will be having two Brain Injury Awareness events at the State House in Trenton. Details are as follows: From 9:00 – 2:00 on Thursday, May 8th in Committee Room 14 From 9:00 – 2:00 on Tuesday, May 13th in Committee Room 3 For additional information, please visit the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey's website here...

President Bush Passes Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008

Posted on April 30, 2008
On Monday, April 28, 2008, President Bush signed into law S. 793, the "Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008," which authorizes appropriations and will make changes to the Department of Health and Human Services programs. These programs provide grants for State programs for increased support for tracking and reporting of brain injuries and resources for brain injury rehabilitation...

After Digitek Recall Attorneys Review Possible Cases

Posted on April 28, 2008
Due to the recent recall of the drug Digitek, originally prescribed to treat heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias, the personal injury attorneys of my firm are now reviewing potential claims for individuals who have suffered a serious injury, illness or death due to a Digitek overdose...

Report on Brain Injuries in Troops from RAND Corporation

Posted on April 21, 2008
A new study released by the RAND Corporation reported that 19% of our American troops serving in Afghanistan and Iraq said that they may have experienced a traumatic brain injury yet a majority of these have never been evaluated or treated. This study further evidences the need for better evaluation and treatment for our troops...

7th World Congress on Brain Injury

Posted on April 17, 2008
I have just returned from attending the 7th World Congress on Brain Injury which was held in conjunction with the National Congress of the Portugese Society of PMR Lisbon, Portugal. This World Congress was sponsored and held under the auspices of the International Brain Injury Association...

House expands aid for brain injuries

Posted on April 14, 2008
The House of Representatives voted last Tuesday on a bill to expand research and surveillance of traumatic brain injuries. The new legislation will also help to ensure that all newborns get adequate screening for genetic or metabolic diseases. The brain trauma bill, passed 392-1 by the House, which has already been approved by the Senate, and the Senate is expected to act soon to send it to President Bush for his signature...

2008 Annual Seminar: Reconnecting Mind and Body

Posted on April 09, 2008
The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will hold the 26th Annual Seminar: Reconnecting Mind and Body. The seminar will be held May 14-15, 2008 at the Sheraton Eatontown Hotel and Conference Center. The seminar will cover topics such as, New Frontiers in Wellness Practices, Cutting Edge Research, Navigating the Legal Landscape, and Caregiving, among many others...

Presentation on Mild and Acquired Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted on March 28, 2008
Yesterday morning I attended a fascinating presentation by Anne Forrest, Ph.D. which was sponsored by ReMed in West Conshohocken, PA. Dr. Forrest received her Bachelor of Arts from Yale University and her Ph.D. in Economics from Duke University...

NABIS Holds 6th Annual Conference on Brain Injury

Posted on March 27, 2008
The North American Brain Injury Society will hold it's 6th Annual Conference on Brain Injury October 2-4, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The conference is the largest annual gathering of North American professionals working in the field of brain injury...

New Life Expectancy Tables

Posted on March 25, 2008
For many people with acquired traumatic brain injury, an adequate life care plan is essential. In personal injury cases, where the value of a life care plan is part of the damages, an essential ingredient is the life expectancy of the individual. In New Jersey and many other states, the Courts utilize a gender, race and ethnic neutral life expectancy, utilizing one life expectancy table regardless of gender or race...

The International Rehabilitation Conference

Posted on March 18, 2008
On Wednesday, March 12, 2008 I had the pleasure of presenting a seminar at the International Rehabilitation Conference (NeuroHabana 2008) in Havana, Cuba. My presentation was on the topic of “Third Party Observers During Neuropsychological Testing”...

New Website for Teens

Posted on March 17, 2008
The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey is pleased to announce its new resource website targeting teenagers in order to develop feedback from teens, addressing traffic safety and brain injury prevention. The website is a new way to reach teens, who currently are at highest risk for suffering from a brain injury...

Sports and Recreation Related Concussions

Posted on March 12, 2008
“According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 1.6 to 3.8 million sports-and recreation-related concussions occur in the United States each year, including those for which no medical care is sought” writes Ronald Savage, Ed...

Fake Bad Scale Illegitimacy Update

Posted on March 11, 2008
In prior blog entries, I have discussed the illegitimacy of the Fake Bad Scale used by defense neuropsychologists to deprive worthy claimants of fair compensation. Last week, David Armstrong, a Wall Street Journal reporter, after a multi-month investigation, revealed the scientific invalidity of the Fake Bad Scale, exposing how the University of Minnesota press convened a panel of “experts” who failed or simply chose to ignore numerous studies in its analysis in deciding to include the FBS as part of the decision to make the Fake Bad Scale a subset of the Minnesota Multifacet Personality Inventory (MMPI)...

IBIA Mourns the Passing of William Bryan Jennett

Posted on March 10, 2008
The International Brain Injury Association is sad to announce the passing of William Bryan Jennett, CBE, M.D., FRCS. Jeanette not only distinguished himself as a clinician and scholar but lectured and wrote extensively on issues relating to brain injury...

Brain Injury Association of New Jersey Launches New Website

Posted on March 07, 2008
I am pleased to announce the newly redesigned website for the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey. Along with a new look, the website will include additional features to assist the public in accessing information and resources on traumatic brain injuries...

Review of Casuality of Psychological Injury: Presenting Evidence in Court

Posted on March 06, 2008
What do you expect when a defense-oriented forensic neuropsychologist writes a book review?Obviously, you get a defense-oriented review. My recent issue of Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 23 (2008) 221-227 recently arrived on my desk...

What Was Georgia Tech Thinking?

Posted on March 03, 2008
At the end of the first half of the Georgia Tech-Duke basketball game, point guard Matt Causey violently collided with Duke’s point guard Greg Paulus. Causey was knocked to the ground sustaining a concussion as the horn sounded. Despite visual evidence provided by close-up camera shots, Georgia Tech permitted Causey to go in and continue playing, thus jeopardizing his future health as it is well recognized and accepted that a player having sustained a concussion is more susceptible to further concussion...

Stars ride bikes to assist wounded veterans

Posted on February 29, 2008
I saw in interesting article today where star of the recent movie Cloverfield, Mike Vogel, and a group of pro cycling legends, veterans advocates and the Pentagon, are working to help wounded military heroes. Vogel will serve as chairman of the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans and is participating in a series of "Road 2 Recovery" bike rides across the country to assist wounded veterans as they leave the military and begin rehabilitation...

The National TBI Caregivers Conference

Posted on February 26, 2008
The National Resource Center for TBI is proud and pleased to join with other leading organizations in presenting a national conference for caregivers of persons with Brain Injury. The National TBI Caregiver's Conference will be held Saturday June 7, 2008 at the Hospitality House Hotel in Williamsburg, Virginia...

American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology Files Amicus Brief in Support of the Use of Flexible Battery Approach in Neuropsychological Testing

Posted on February 21, 2008
Not long ago, a New Hampshire trial court barred the introduction of the Boston process testing approach in neuropsychological testing. There, the trial court also found that while this flexible approach in clinical neuropsychology was scientifically valid in the clinical setting, it was not valid in the forensic context and that data-based clinical judgments do not meet legal admissibility standards...

Children & Adolescents Committee of the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey Seeking New Members

Posted on February 20, 2008
Since its inception in the early 1980s, the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey has been dedicated to addressing the needs of children with brain injury. In the mid 1980s, the Association formed the Education Committee, known today as the Children & Adolescents Committee, from a group of passionate professionals and parents of children and adolescents who had sustained a brain injury...

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