All posts tagged 'brain injury lawyer'

Boxing Club Settles Lawsuit Where Youth Suffered Brain Damage

Posted on June 28th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

There’s been a settlement in a case involving a Lansing, Mich., boy who sustained traumatic brain injury during a boxing match. http://www.freep.com/article/20100616/NEWS06/100616115/Boxing-club-settles-lawsuit-over-Lansing-boy-s-injury The negligence lawsuit had been filed in 2008 by the family of Juan Contreras against the Crown Boxing Club in Lansing and its affiliate, USA Boxing, which governs amateur boxing. The amount..
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Girls More Susceptible To Concussions Than Boys In Soccer

Posted on June 22nd, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Girls are more likely than boys to get concussions while playing kids’ soccer, according to The Wall Street Journal. So maybe it’s time to think twice about having your daughter play the sport. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704895204575320661089359330.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_sports There are a number of differences between the kinds of injuries that boys get versus girls while..
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Woman With Brain Injury Sues Over Foreign Accent Syndrome

Posted on June 9th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

It sounds unbelievable, and even doctors said they thought it was a joke. But there is a unique phenomenon where those who sustain a traumatic brain injury wind up speaking with a foreign accent.  The Washington Post recently did a story on Foreign Accent Syndrome, which  the  paper described as a “a rare and little-understood..
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Massachusetts Senate Approves Sports Concussion Bill

Posted on June 7th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

The Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed a bill regarding sports concussions in student athletes. http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1259191&format=text The proposed legislation would set up a head-injury safety training program for coaches, trainers and parent volunteers who take part in school athletics. Doctors and nurses employed by a school would also be trained to spot signs..
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Oregon College Football Player Dies Of Brain Injuries From Scrimmage

Posted on May 10th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Another tragedy has struck a young football player on the field. Dylan Steigers, a 21-year-old Eastern Oregon University football player, died a day after he sustained brain injuries after being struck in the head during a scrimmage Saturday. Steigers, who had been a football star at Sentinel High School in Missoula,, Mont., walked off the field..
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Pentagon To Study Using Hyperbaric Chambers To Treat TBI

Posted on April 1st, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

The Defense Department is doing an 18-month-long study to determine if hyperbaric chambers, typically used to treat carbon monoxide poisoning, can also help those with mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/03/defense-dept-to-study-effect-of-hyperbaric-chamber-on-traumatic-brain-injury/1 News of the study was first reported by the Army Times, which said that 100,000 troops have been diagnosed..
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Snowboarders Start To Wise Up To Repercussions of Concussions

Posted on March 20th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Even after the Winter Olympics, discussion of the topic of snow boarding and concussions is far from dead. The New York Times offered its take on the subject in its sports section Friday, in a story headlined “As Snowboarders Soar, So Does Concern.” http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/sports/19snowboard.html The gist of the story is..
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N.Y. Gov. Paterson’s Unwise Quest to Legalize Mixed Martial Arts

Posted on March 10th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

New York Gov. David Paterson, who is in the midst of a huge scandal regarding not only his alleged interference in an assault case but also getting free Yankee tickets, is making another controversial move. With New York State facing huge financial woes, Paterson is seeking the repeal of the..
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College Basketball Sees An Increase in Concussions

Posted on March 6th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Football isn’t the only sport that is causing concussions in players: There has been a rise in head injuries for college basketball players. In a detailed story, the Associated Press suggests that college hoops has gotten more physical and fast-paced with more massive players, and this is leading to more..
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NFL Players Agree To Donate Brains For Concussion Research

Posted on February 1st, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

CTE Autopsy Studies May be Key to Long Term Understanding of Brain Injury More than a dozen present and former NFL players have pledged to donate their brains for research on concussion, the Associated Press reported Monday. http://www.latimes.com/sports/football/nfl/wire/sns-ap-fbn-nfl-concussions-players-brains,0,1348935.story The players, who include Hall of Fame member Mike Haynes and Chicago..
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