Cleveland Personal Injury Lawyer articles in category: Head & Brain Injuries

Recently, the national news media has picked up and reported on the filing of a rather rediculous law suit being pursued by an attorney, who is also a judge no less, representing himself in a claim for $650,000,000 in damages from a dry cleaner in Washington D.C. over a pair of pants. While the merit of the claim remains in question and the recovery for this judge, if anything, will likely...

Victims of traumatic brain injuries often develop epilepsy later in life as a result of their injuries. New research is tyring to discover why and see if anything can be done to prevent epilepsy. New efforts are trying seizure medications to see if they will act to prevent epilepsy from developing.Traumatic brain injury victims often see symptoms develop months or even years after their...

The Brain Injury News and Information Blog has an informative post concerning the less recognized but equally concerning consequences of a traumatic brain injury: the behavioral changes of the individual. The damage to the frontal lobes and temporal lobes causes a host of behavioral problems including emotional difficulties, personality changes and disinhibition. Oftentimes, family and friends...

Recently I took my kids (8,6,4) skiing for our annual jaunt to the Western NY ski resorts. They love hitting the slopes ! My oldest is a speed demon while my younger two are tentative and cautious in their skiing. In either case, all children, and adults for that matter, are best advised to wear helmets while skiing or snow boarding to protect from head injury. Skiers and snowboarders reduce...

I have represented a number of clients who have suffered serious head injuries after traumatic incidents. The traumatic brain injuries have resulted from car and motorcycle accidents, from falls and injury both in and outside of the workplace, and even from intentional conduct including bar fights and shaken baby syndrome. In each instance, the nature of the injury, even with competent medical...

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is caused by a blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain. Not all blows or jolts to the head result in a TBI. The severity of a TBI may range from "mild," i.e., a brief change in mental status or consciousness to "severe," i.e., an extended period of unconsciousness or amnesia after the injury. According to...

Whether you are a cyclist or motorcycle advocate, it makes good sense to strap on the helmet before setting out on the roadway. Head injury is one of the leading causes of death to those who venture out on the roadway on two wheels. For example:More than 80 percent of all motorcycle crashes result in injury or death to the motorcyclist. Per mile driven, a motorcyclist is 16 times more likely to...

A recent study by the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) in the Columbus Children's Research Institute at Columbus Children's Hospital in Ohio shows that costs associated with the care of traumatic brain injuries suffered by children exceed $1 billion in hospital charges each year. New York Attorney Mike Kaplan makes a good point in suggesting that these costs don't begin to cover...

I've been a reader of Michael Kaplen's brain injury blog for quite a while, and it looks like, once again, he's been invited to speak at the North American Brain Injury Society's annual conference. If at all possible, I'm going to see if someone from our office can get down to Miami to hear Michael's presentation on dealing with clients who are victims of head and brain injuries. Our firm has...