Personal Injury Law

Brain injuries more prevalent than previously thought
A new study by researchers from Mayo Clinic has found that the incidence of traumatic brain injury is likely greater than has been estimated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...

New brain injury registry to track victims of brain trauma
The University of Iowa has launched a brain injury registry to track and study traumatic brain injury, ranging from mild to severe and will include concussions incurred in sporting activities, brain injury from accidents including car accidents and falls and brain injuries sustained by returning military service members...

Mayo Clinic extends its free base line concussion testing
The Mayo Clinic has announced the extension of its statewide high school baseline concussion testing initiative to include all youth hockey players in Arizona. In early June, Mayo Clinic announced that it would provide baseline concussion testing to all high school athletes in Arizona at no cost...

Arizona expands baseline neurocognitive testing to middle school students
The Mayo Clinic announced the extension of the statewide baseline cognitive concussion testing initiative to middle school students in Arizona. In early June, Mayo Clinic announced that it would provide baseline cognitive concussion testing to all high school athletes in Arizona at no cost...

Can a blood test detect mild traumatic brain injury
USA Today reported yesterday that Army researchers are reporting that they have found a simple blood test that can be utilized to diagnose brain damage associated with a concussion or a mild traumatic brain injury...

New Ways To Demonstrate Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
An article in USA Today, "Mild Brain injuries are now easier for doctors to detect" reports on research presented to the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. The researchers reported that by combining tow advance brain scanning techniques, MEG (magnetoencephalography) and DTI (diffusion tensor imaging), they were able to discover brain injury that conventional MRI and CT studies had missed...

Vioxx Lawsuits
Vioxx personal injury suits are a seroius concern for Merck and patietns

Mesothelioma Law Suit
Asbestos Exposure

Gallbladder Surgery Errors Damage Bile Duct
X-ray Procedures Can Reduce Gall Bladder Surgery Error Rates

Construction Site Accidents
Lawsuits related to accidents

Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Accident Injuries
Automobile and Truck Accidents May Result in Law Suits or Insurance Claims

Bextra Injury Risks
Bextra Increases Risk of Fatal Heart Attack

Burger King
Settles Brain Injury Suit for $20 Million

Birth Injury - Birth Injury Malpractice, Birth Injury Lawyer, Birth Injury Claims
Birth Injury alleging injuries resulting at birth from medical malpractice or negligence.

California Fertility Clinic Warned
For Not Screening for Sexually Transmitted Diseases

The Cleveland Clinic
$10 million settlement reached in medical malpractice suit.

Cell Phone Use
Can Increase Risk of Brain Cancer 5 Times

Cipro
The FDA is seeking to add black box warnings of the risk of tendon rupture associated with Cipro and Levaquin. The ruptures can involve Achilles tendon, shoulder, hand, bicep or thumb tendons, and is especially increased in patients older than 60, or people who have received kidney, heart or lung transplants, as well as people on steroid therapy...