Posts tagged Head Injury

• New Research to See if Epilepsy Can Be Prevented in Head Injury Victims

  Rebecca Castell | April 02, 2007 4:51 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  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...

• $650,000,000 Lawsuit Over Pants Is An Insult to Lawyers and Our Justice System

  Jack Landskroner | May 05, 2007 2:53 PM | 1 CommentCleveland, OH 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...

• The Unanctipated Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury

  Jack Landskroner | January 01, 2007 1:22 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  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...

• Life Care Costs For Pediatric Brain Injury Victims Top the Charts

  Jack Landskroner | August 08, 2006 5:09 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  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...

• Brain Injury Lawsuits and Legal Ethics

  Staff Writer | June 25, 2006 3:44 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  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...

• Don't Wait Too Long....Time Lines for Filing Suit

  Rebecca Castell | March 12, 2007 5:32 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  There is a clock ticking from the date you are injured....and it only hurts the victim. In Ohio, and every state, there is a "statute of limitations" which governs the amount of time which a victim has to file a complaint against the individual/s or company which caused him or her harm. This time period typically begins when the individual is injured, for example, when the car accident...

• Ski Helmets a Must for Children and a Good Idea For Adults Too

  Jack Landskroner | January 01, 2007 1:27 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  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...

• Victims of Traumatic Head Injuries Must Prepare for the Worst

  Jack Landskroner | October 09, 2006 8:07 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  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...

• Man in Motorcycle Accident loses Life

  Jack Landskroner | September 29, 2006 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 67 year old man injured two weeks ago in a motorcycle accident has died as a result of head injuries suffered in the accident. Grant Juengel died Wednesday in Akron City Hospital. Juengel was traveling east on Brady Lake Road near Red Bush Road in Portage County's Ravenna Township when he lost control of his motorcycle. He was not wearing a helmet. Juengel's wife, Marcia, 64, who was wearing...

• Traumatic Brain Injury is Often Under-Reported and Overlooked

  Jack Landskroner | September 27, 2006 7:59 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  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...