Brain Injury
Truck Accidents Can Cause Serious Brain Injuries
It is very common to see semi-trucks driving through and around Richmond to deliver products and goods to various facilities and businesses. While these large vehicles are vital to the economy, they can be dangerous for drivers who pass them and do not pay close attention or use necessary caution. When a small automobile collides…
Read MoreRepetitive Subconcussive Hits Can Lead to Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Football, a popular and beloved sport, carries inherent risks that extend beyond the immediate concern of traumatic brain injuries. While the focus on concussions and their long-term effects has gained significant attention in recent years, there is growing awareness of another potential danger: Repetitive Subconcussive Hits. These are repetitive blows to the head that do…
Read MoreThe “Other” Type of Fatal Brain Injury
A recent article in CNN calls attention to a pair of elite athletes who never met, but who had a lot in common – Catlin, a champion US cyclist, and Ellie, an up-and-coming British snowboarder. Catlin was 23 and Ellie was 18, both were young women, and both suffered serious head injuries during their short…
Read MoreBreakthrough Test for Brain Injury Receives FDA Clearance
Abbot, a company that makes everything from baby formula to cardiovascular devices, recently secured FDA clearance for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) diagnostic test. This handheld tool is both portable and it provides results in 15 minutes, providing important diagnostic data that will quickly inform healthcare providers whether the patient needs a brain CT or…
Read MoreTraumatic Brain Injury Can Affect Students’ Learning
Victims of traumatic brain injury have been referred to as the walking wounded. They often suffer in relative silence to the world outside because their injuries are invisible to and not easily understood by other people. The loved ones of the victims also suffer as a result. It can be difficult to understand the nature…
Read MoreWhat Is Post-Concussion Syndrome?
Individuals who suffer from a mild traumatic brain injury may recover in just a few months of sustaining the initial injury. Some symptoms can clear up in about 30 days. However, a percentage of concussion victims experience symptoms beyond a six-month period. When this occurs, a doctor may diagnose the patient with post-concussion syndrome (PCS).…
Read MoreThe Challenges of Proving Traumatic Brain Injury
One of the most challenging aspects to proving a case involving traumatic brain injury is rebutting the testimony of medical expert witnesses hired by the defense who claim that no such injury exists. The very defense experts who make their living testifying against plaintiffs in traumatic brain injury cases have also testified against brain-injured veterans…
Read MoreFredericksburg Traumatic Brain Injury Attorneys
Our firm handles cases throughout the City of Fredericksburg, Stafford County, Spotsylvania County, and surrounding areas. After fighting for our client for many years, we recovered $3.25 million in a Fredericksburg premises liability case for a young child who suffered a traumatic brain injury as an infant. We represented a Stafford County client in…
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