Soldiers Get Quicker Concussion Treatment Whether the military is sugarcoating its results or not, the Army is claiming to be succeeding in its efforts to treat brain injury on-site in war zones such as Afghanistan. The Associated Press did a lengthy story Friday on the Army’s quest to treat what has..
Read more
Just weeks after Baxter International lost the first heparin suit that’s gone to trial, Congress is moving forward with its probe to determine who is to blame for contaminated batches of the blood thinner that killed what some believe were several hundred people. http://energycommerce.house.gov/News/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=8768&IID=9 In letters dated June 29 the House of Representatives Committee..
Read more
It’s time for Major League Baseball stadiums to take action to prevent horrendous deaths like the one that took place last Thursday in Texas, where a father plunged headfirst to his death trying to catch a ball for his son. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/09/sports/baseball/grief-and-questions-after-death-at-ballpark.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=josh%20hamilton%20&st=cse The death of small-town fireman Shannon Stone during a Texas Rangers..
Read more
Truth is indeed often stranger than, and more ironic than, fiction. This weekend in Onondaga, N.Y., which is near Syracuse, a motorcyclist who was part of the 11th Annual Helmet Protest Run against helmet laws died, He was killed when he flew over his bike’s handlebars and hit his head..
Read more
Two brain injury victims who made national headlines are showing signs that they are on the mend, but it remains to be seen how full their recoveries will be. First of all, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head outside a Tucson supermarket in January, is making progress..
Read more
Giant Fan Suffered Brain Damage at Dodger Game Sometimes, it looks like justice has a chance of prevailing. I hope this is so in the case of Bryan Stow. Stow, in case you don’t remember, is a San Francisco Giants fan who was brutally beaten at Dodger Stadium in Los..
Read more
New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard, who was put out of commission in December after suffering a concussion, died of an accidental overdose of the pain killer oxycodone and alcohol, according to authorities. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/21/sports/hockey/boogaard-died-from-mix-of-alcohol-and-oxycodone.html?_r=1&ref=sports Boogaard, a feared player, was discovered dead in his Minneapolis apartment May 13. He was 28. His family..
Read more
Unfortunately, it looks like it will some time before we find out the cause of death for New York Rangers hockey player Derek Boogaard, 28, who was found dead in his Minneapolis apartment Friday. On Saturday the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office conducted an autopsy on Boogaard, a fierce and..
Read more
Was New York Rangers hocky player Derek Boogaard’s death in any way linked to the concussion he sustained in December? You can bet that’s the question that’s in everyone’s mind after the news broke Friday that the 28-year-old was found dead in his Minneapolis apartment. An autopsy was set for today, Saturday...
Read more
It shouldn’t have been a surprise to anyone this week when researchers announced the findings of their examination of the brain tissue of ex-Chicago Bears star Dave Duerson: He had chronic traumatic encephalopathy. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/sports/football/03duerson.html?ref=sports CTE, as it is known, is the mentally debilitating disease that’s been found in the brains of nearly two dozen..
Read more
Brain Injury Law Group
Attorney Gordon S. Johnson, Jr.
212 Whitetail Run Ln.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
800-992-9447
Email Us
ADVERTISING MATERIAL
Brought to you by The Brain Injury Law Group, SC. The materials on this web page are provided purely for informational purposes. They are not intended to be legal advice. This information is intended, but not promised or guaranteed, to be correct, complete, and current. While this page is not intended to be a source of advertising, solicitation or legal advice, it could be deemed to be such.
TBI Voices TBI Law
Print Friendly Version
Save Page as PDF