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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

Possible Blood Biomarkers for TBI

Posted on July 26, 2010
Ron Hayes, PhD, Banyan Biomarkers, Inc. has written an article entitled, Possible Blood Biomarkers for TBI, which highlights Banyan Biomarkers, Inc.'s research efforts to develop a basic point of care blood test for use in emergency departments to determine if an injury occurred and its severity...

Senate Subcommittee to Mark Up Appropriations

Posted on July 26, 2010
On Tuesday, July 27, 2010, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies will begin to mark up the FY 2011 spending bill for the Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) and the Department of Education...

New Test for Brain Injury on Horizon

Posted on July 23, 2010
Over the past few years the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) has worked closely with Tim Burton, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, to advocate for continued awareness, education, research, funding and understanding of brain injury. Through this joint partnership the BIAA regularly pitches stories to Mr...

Stern Elected to the Executive Committee of the National College of Advocacy

Posted on July 21, 2010
At its annual meeting, the National College of Advocacy elected Bruce H. Stern, Shareholder and Chair of Stark & Stark's Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group to serve on its Executive Committee. The National College of Advocacy (NCA) is the educational component of the American Association for Justice charged with the responsibility to develop and provide continuing education for trial attorneys throughout the United States...

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North American Brain Injury Society & National Association of State Head Injury Administrators Call for Abstracts

Posted on July 19, 2010
The North American Brain Injury Society (NABIS) and The National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) are pleased to announce that accepted abstracts from the 2010 Joint Meeting of the NABIS and NASHIA will be published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation...

New Jersey Student Athlete Brain Injury Awareness

Posted on July 14, 2010
The General Assembly passed, by a vote of 78-0, A-2743 which requires development of a student-athlete awareness program concerning the prevention, risk, and treatment of sports-related brain injuries. The anticipated next step is that this bill will be received in the State Senate and referred to the Senate Education Committee for their consideration...

Chris Henry Suffering From Brain Damage While Playing in NFL

Posted on June 30, 2010
Chris Henry, the former Cincinnati Bengals receiver, was recently identified as the first National Football League player to have died with trauma-induced brain damage while still being an active member of the NFL. Henry died last December during a domestic dispute when he fell from the back of a pickup truck driven by his fiancée...

The Relationship Between Whiplash and Brain Injury

Posted on June 23, 2010
I found an article the other day which details a case-control study of cerebellar tonsillar ectopia (Chiari) and head/neck trauma (whiplash). The purpose of the study was to assess the frequency of CTE in traumatic vs non-traumatic populations. The investigation demonstrated a neuroradiographic difference between neck pain patients with and without a recent history of whiplash trauma...

Biomechanics of the toddler fall during low height falls

Posted on June 21, 2010
The American Academy of Neurological Surgeons has just released an in depth article on the bio mechanics of falls in infants and toddlers. The article was published in the July 2010 issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery and is entitled: Biomechanics of the toddler fall during low height falls...

Male Veterans Diagnosed With PTSD Are Twice As Likely To Develop Dementia

Posted on June 17, 2010
Male veterans diagnosed as having post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were a nearly two-fold hire risk of developing dementia compared with those without PTSD, a new study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry (2010) 67 (6):608-613. The article entitled 'Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Risk of Dementia Among U...

$3.6 Million Verdict Upheld

Posted on June 14, 2010
Last week, after a week and a half of trial, my jury returned a $3.6 million verdict on behalf of my client. This was an important victory as this was one of the first trials in the United States where the only damage issue presented to the jury was whether my client, who had sustained a mild traumatic brain injury would sustain a future economic loss, despite the fact that my client was currently employable and earning more money than he earned prior to the crash, and in what amount...

Understanding Brain Injury: A Focus on Veterans

Posted on June 07, 2010
The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will hold a seminar entitled, Understanding Brain Injury: A Focus on Veterans. The seminar will be presented in conjunction with the New Jersey Division of Disability Services Thursday June 10, 2010, from 9:15 AM – 3:30 PM at the Cherry Hill Public Library...

The Impact of Concussions on High School Athletes

Posted on May 24, 2010
The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing, Thursday, May 20, 2010 in order to discuss the prevalence of concussions in high school student athletes. The meeting also discussed the impact concussions can have on the student's academic achievement...

Major Depressive Disorder and Clinical Outcomes Following Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted on May 19, 2010
This month's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) (2010; 303(19): 1938-1945 contains an interesting study regarding the rates of major depressive disorder and clinical outcomes following traumatic brain injury. The objective of the study was to look at the major depressive disorder (MDD) rates, predictors, outcomes, and treatment during the first year following a traumatic brain injury...

Return to Play : Understanding Sports Concussions

Posted on May 14, 2010
On Thursday evening I had the pleasure of participating in a program sponsored by Neuroscience Network at the Princeton Library. Joining me was Smita Thakker-Varia, Ph.D., Carlos Salazar, A.T.C., C.S.C.S. and Niki Popyer, a student athlete. The program was sponsored by BioScience collaborative and its Neuroscience Network...

Traumatic Brain Injuries on MTV

Posted on May 03, 2010
MTV will feature a 'True Life' Documentary focusing on traumatic brain injuries tonight at 10:00 PM. Neil Stone, a young man from Bridgewater, New Jersey, will be featured in the documentary. The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey connected MTV with Neil and his family in order to raise awareness about brain injuries...

Stern and Donahue Elected at New Jersey Association for Justice Convention

Posted on April 29, 2010
I am very pleased to announce that this past Thursday, April 22, 2010, I was re-elected by the members of the New Jersey Association for Justice to serve as one of its three National Governors to serve on the American Association for Justice Board of Governors...

Traumatic Brain Injury and Olfactory Deficits

Posted on April 27, 2010
I just read a very interesting article which appeared in the January 2010 issue of Brain Injury. The article entitled 'Traumatic Brain Injury and Olfactory Deficits: The Tale of Two Smell Tests!' by Fortin, Lefebvre and Ptito, from Montreal, Canada, compared two smell tests that are used in clinical setting...

Brain Injury Association of America to Host Aphasia and Brain Injury Webinar

Posted on April 21, 2010
The Brain Injury Association of America will host a webinar in conjunction with their Caregiver's Education Series entitled, Aphasia and Brain Injury. The webinar will be held Tuesday May 11, 2010 from 3:00-4:00 PM. The presentation will cover topics such as: what is aphasia, what causes aphasia, the different types of aphasias and other important facts...

Court Finds Mild TBI Meets Tort-Claims Verbal Threshold

Posted on April 13, 2010
In order to recover non economic damages against a New Jersey public entity. a claimant must demonstrate that he/she has sustained a permanent loss of a bodily function which has been defined as requiring a claimant to show that he/she has sustained an objective permanent injury and a permanent loss of a bodily function that is substantial...

Insider Secrets to Winning Your Personal Injury Battle - Albert Stark

Posted on April 12, 2010

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Posted on April 09, 2010

Link Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Alzheimer's Disease

Posted on April 08, 2010
In the May 2010 issue of 'Nature's Review/Neuroscience' Victoria E. Johnson and Douglas H. Smith of the Penn Center for Brain Injury and Repair, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine with William Stewart of the Department of Neuropathology, Southern General Hospital, University of Glasgow, discuss the association between traumatic brain injury and the development of Alzheimer's disease later in life...

Brain Injury Myths

Posted on April 01, 2010
In this video, Bruce Stern, Chair of Stark & Stark's Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, discusses the differences between mild, moderate and severe traumatic brain injuries. Mr. Stern also discusses several common myths associated with brain injuries, including the belief that you must strike your head in order to sustain a traumatic brain injury...

Stark & Stark's Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group

Posted on April 01, 2010
Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation - Part 1 from Stark & Stark on Vimeo.

North Carolina Advocates for Justice Traumatic Brain Injury Seminar

Posted on March 30, 2010
On Friday morning I had the pleasure of lecturing at the North Carolina Advocates for Justice Traumatic Brain Injury seminar held at the Charlotte School of Law in Charlotte, North Carolina. My topic was handling the traumatic case. The keynote speaker was Dr...

Senator Menendez Introduces Senate Bill No. 2840 U.S.

Posted on March 26, 2010
Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) introduced legislation in the United States Senate to create a grant program that would help ensure proper prevention, diagnosis and treatment of sports-related concussions in U.S. high schools and middle schools. The Concussion Treatment and Care Tools (ConTACT) Act establishes a five year grant program, authorized at $5 million for the first year, to be distributed to states to implement proven concussion management strategies...

New Jersey Special Education and Traumatic Brain Injury Bill Becomes Law

Posted on March 24, 2010
Acting Governor Stephen Sweeney signed into law General Assembly Bill No. 4270 on January 16, 2010. This bill, authored by Assemblywoman Mila Jasey and Senator Shirley Turner, would create the New Jersey Special Education and Traumatic Brain Injury Task Force...

Final Blog from IBIA 8th World Congress on Brain Injury

Posted on March 22, 2010
I have now had an opportunity to return home from the IBIA 8th World Congress on Brain Injury. I have now had time to reflect on the wonderful lectures I attended at the Congress. What struck me is the disconnect between the field of neuropsychology and the other scientific fields...

Ruff Disputes Claim That Everyone Gets Better (Part 2)

Posted on March 18, 2010
Dr. Ruff concluded his presentation by discussing the controversy over whether the residuals of mild TBI can be permanent. Quoting Tom Kay, Ph.D., Dr. Ruff said there were believers and non-believers. The non-believers do not believe that the effects can be permanent, relying on various meta-analysis papers and sport concussions studies...

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