Archive for May, 2012

Michael – Return to College After Brain Injury

Posted on May 31st, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 14 of 36 in the series Michael Part Fourteen By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   Ultimately you left Louisville and went back to college.  So what’s it like going back to college?  It was hard for me I know at least for the first two or..
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Family Of Texas Brain-Damaged Boy Settles Lawsuit Against Applebee’s

Posted on May 30th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

The family of a Texas boy, who sustained traumatic brain injury in a traffic accident,  has reached a confidential settlement of a lawsuit that charged that an Applebee’s restaurant served more than 20 drinks to a patron, who later caused the crash. http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/30/4525576/family-of-brain-injured-child.html Abdallah Khader, now 6, suffered extensive brain..
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Michael – Frustrations Set off TBI Temper

Posted on May 30th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 13 of 36 in the series Michael Part Thirteen By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   What other issues did you have with your friends in Louisville? These other friends that I had in Louisville, the biggest one is they didn’t know how to deal with me..
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Almost Half Of Recent War Vets Are Filing Disability Claims

Posted on May 29th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

It was not good news for Memorial Day:  about 45 percent of the 1.6 million veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are seeking disability benefits for injuries, psychological and physical, from combat. http://www.htrnews.com/article/20120528/MAN0101/205280404/More-veterans-filing-disability-benefits The figure emerged following three months of reporting and digging by the Associated Press, a..
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Michael – TBI Moods Disrupted Relationships

Posted on May 29th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 12 of 36 in the series Michael Part Twelve By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447 Before we spend more time talking about Oshkosh, let’s talk about your Louisville friends and the challenges and the problems you had with them in that time before you went back to..
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Rutgers Gets $2.4 Million To Study Soldiers’ Genetic Link To Suicide

Posted on May 28th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

As part of the largest study of mental-health risk ever done by the U.S. military, Rutgers University  in New Jersey has been awarded $2.4 million to research the genetic make-up of soldiers at risk for suicide or psychological issues, the school announced Saturday. http://news.rutgers.edu/medrel/news-releases/2012/rutgers-receives-2-4-20120526/ Jay A. Tischfield, a Rutgers professor..
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Vilma Sues NFL Commissioner For Defamation Over Bounty System

Posted on May 28th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

In New York, we call it’s chutzpah. I don’t know what you call it in the Big Easy.   Suspended New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a libel and defamation suit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, according to the Associated Press and many other media outlets.. http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/7942639/new-orleans-saints-jonathan-vilma-sues-commissioner-roger-goodell-defamation The..
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Extra on ‘Transformers’ Gets $18.5 Million Settlement For TBI

Posted on May 27th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

An extra in the third “Transformers” movie, who lost about a third of her skull during an accident on the set, will receive $18.5 million as part of settlement, according to The Chicago Tribune.http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-transformers-lawsuit-20120524,0,2278975.storyThe woman, 26-year-old Gabriela Cedillo, will be receiving the compensation  from Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Studio Productions,..
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Bronx Jury Awards N.Y. Brain Damage Victim $120 Million

Posted on May 27th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

In one of New York’s largest medical malpractice verdicts ever, a Bronx jury Friday awarded $120 million to a woman who suffered brain damage after hospitalization in three medical facilities, according to The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/26/nyregion/woman-wins-malpractice-suit-against-three-city-hospitals.html?_r=1 The verdict in state Supreme Court was for a lawsuit lodged on behalf..
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Should Fear Of Concussions Keep Kids Off The Football Field?

Posted on May 24th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

USA Today did a thought-provoking story about whether parents should allow their kids to play football, in light about all the talk abut concussions and the long-term brain damage they can do. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/story/2012-05-16/Parents-weigh-youth-football-risks/55150850/1 The story led off with the fact that ex-NFL quarterback Kurt Warner would rather that his three..
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