Disability Law

PTSD - Genetic Link
Post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD has a genetic code that makes certain individuals more susceptible than others to stress related disorders. Scientists have identified a gene with the genetic code that makes people more susceptible to PTSD or post traumatic stress disorder...

Concussions complicated by post traumatic stress disorder and depression
A new study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine links the persistent problems following a concussion to the development of post traumatic stress disorder and depression...

Iraq Veterans Suffer Increase In Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Injuries
The Chicago Tribune reports an increase in the number of post traumatic stress disorder injuries suffered by military personnel in Iraq, coinciding with the "surge" in troop strength...

Veterans Used to Test Suicide-Linked Drugs
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...

Post-Traumatic Stress Risk Based on Genes
Whether a victim of abuse, witness to a heinous crime, or involved in some other form of trauma, your risk for post-traumatic stress disorder may depend on your genetic makeup, new research said today...

Nationwide study to examine posttraumatic stress and brain injury
A nationwide study to understand the nature behind post-traumatic stress disorder has been launched in the U.S. Funded by the Department of Defense Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program, the study will be a $60 million, five-year, 10-site Clinic consortium...

PTDS class action
Veterans Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Class Action

Plane Crashes
alleging loss of life, debilitating injuries, loss of income, traumatic stress.

Helicopter Crashes
alleging loss of life, debilitating injuries, loss of income, traumatic stress.

Washington Post WPO Securities Fraud
Washington Post WPO

Washington Post 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
Washington Post 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

US Army Helicopter Crashes On Campus
1 Crew Member dies