Archive for the ‘Incidents of Traumatic Brain Injury’ Category

Pizza Hut to Pay $10.8 Million for California Crash That Caused Catastrophic Brain Injury

Pizza Hut, Inc. has been ordered to pay $10.8 million in connection with a 2008 car accident involving a delivery driver that seriously injured two in San Diego, according to the PR Newswire.  The California accident occurred when the 18-year-old Pizza Hut delivery driver drifted across lanes of traffic, crashing head-on into the vehicle of [...]

July 31, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Car & Truck Accidents & TBI, Incidents of Traumatic Brain Injury  No Comments

Traumatic Brain Injury Victim Agrees to $3 Million Settlement | Los Angeles Lawyers

A young woman who was struck by a cement truck in a 2004 auto accident has agreed to a $3 million settlement in connection with her accident-related traumatic brain injury, according to the PR Web.  Although the Chinese-American woman graduated from college with an accounting degree, she has not been able to work successfully in [...]

July 30, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Car & Truck Accidents & TBI, Incidents of Traumatic Brain Injury  No Comments

Drunk Driver Sentenced 10 Years for Causing California Pedestrian’s Brain Injuries

The 47-year-old drunk driver who seriously injured a pedestrian in a 2008 vehicle-pedestrian accident has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to the Mercury News website.  The pedestrian, a 39-year-old woman from Walnut Creek, was walking in a crosswalk at dusk when the female driver’s sedan struck her, causing brain injuries to the [...]

July 29, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Incidents of Traumatic Brain Injury, Pedestrian, Bicycle, & Motorcycle Accidents & TBI  No Comments

Olympic Gold Medalist Suffers Brain Injuries in Cycling Accident With Truck

Olympic gold medalist and one of “Britain’s most successful athletes,” James Cracknell, recently suffered brain damage when a truck crashed into his bicycle as he was cycling across the U.S., according to the Daily Mail news site.  Cracknell’s wife, Beverley Turner, explained that the 38-year-old cyclist and Olympic rowing champion could take approximately six months [...]

July 28, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Car & Truck Accidents & TBI, Incidents of Traumatic Brain Injury, Pedestrian, Bicycle, & Motorcycle Accidents & TBI, Sports & TBI  No Comments

Los Angeles Jury Reaches Verdict of $16,599,394 in Brain Injury & Wrongful Death Case

A verdict has been reached in the tragic case of a California drunk driving accident that killed one and seriously injured three members of the same family, according to the PR Web news source.  The Los Angeles Superior Court Jury awarded the family of deceased Elida Sandoval $16,599,394.00 total for Sandoval’s wrongful death, her daughter’s [...]

June 25, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Car & Truck Accidents & TBI, Incidents of Traumatic Brain Injury  No Comments

Cooling Treatment Eliminates Four-Year-Old’s Risk of Brain Damage After Near-Drowning

A cooling treatment typically used only on infants and adults may have been responsible for saving the life of a 4-year-old who nearly drowned in a hot tub, according to the NBC news source.  Four-year-old Evan Martin was playing in the backyard pool with his older brother at a friend’s house on June 13 when, [...]

June 22, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Children & TBI, Incidents of Traumatic Brain Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment  No Comments

Lawsuit Settled in Brain Damage Case of 12-Year-Old Boxer | Los Angeles Brain Injury Lawyer

A boxing club and its affiliates in Lansing, MI, recently agreed to settle a lawsuit in connection with a boxing match that left a 12-year-old boy unable to speak, according to the Freep news source.  The amateur match was only the 12-year-old’s second official fight, and his family and attorneys claim that the boxing club [...]

June 21, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Children & TBI, Incidents of Traumatic Brain Injury, Sports & TBI  No Comments

Gary Coleman Dies From Brain Hemorrhage After Falling | Los Angeles Brain Injury Lawyers

Former child star Gary Coleman died Friday, May 28, from a head injury after falling in Provo, Utah, according to the NY Times.  The former “Diff’rent Strokes” actor was only 42, but had been in and out of hospitals his entire life, primarily due to congenital kidney disease.  According to the Times, the treatment for [...]

May 31, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Falls & TBI, Incidents of Traumatic Brain Injury  No Comments

College Student in Coma After Critical Brain Injury, Hit-and-Run Driver Arrested

The hit-and-run driver who is believed to be responsible for the critical brain injuries of a 22-year-old college student was arrested in Los Angeles Thursday, May 27, accordng to the NBC Los Angeles news website.  The serious Los Angeles car accident occurred around 10:40 p.m. May 19 when Benjamin Zelman, who was crossing La Cienega [...]

May 29, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Car & Truck Accidents & TBI, Incidents of Traumatic Brain Injury, Pedestrian, Bicycle, & Motorcycle Accidents & TBI  No Comments

Brain Damaged in Car Accident, High School Sophomore Moves Toward Recovery | CA Brain Injury Lawyers

High School sophomore Sarah Goone is recovering after suffering serious brain damage in an Illinois hit-and-run car accident that occurred May 14, according to the Chicago Tribune.  In the tragic accident, the 16-year-old’s skull was “cracked across her forehead,” causing the brain damage and sending her to the intensive care unit at an Evanston Hospital.  [...]

May 26, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Car & Truck Accidents & TBI, Incidents of Traumatic Brain Injury  No Comments