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
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Types of Traumatic Brain Injury in Los Angeles & Other Parts of California
Although many believe that traumatic brain injury describes a specific type of injury to the brain that is similar among all accident victims who suffer brain damage, the reality is that many types of traumatic brain injury exist. While all California traumatic brain injuries occur as the result of some form of sudden trauma or [...]
June 24, 2010
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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
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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
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California Traumatic Brain Injury Patients: Are You At-Risk of Sleep Disturbances?
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients are more likely to suffer from sleep disturbances than those without TBI, according to a new study by Shantha M. W. Rajaratnam, PhD, and other researchers (reported by the Medscape medical news source). In the study, victims of traumatic brain injury were found to suffer from reduced sleep efficiency, increased [...]
May 30, 2010
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What is Anoxic Brain Injury? | Los Angeles Brain Injury Attorneys
Anoxic brain injury is a form of brain damage that occurs when the oxygen supply to the brain is cut off completely. Anoxic brain injury can occur when there is not enough oxygen in the blood stream or in cases of no breathing at all (as in the case of drowning or strangulation). Within as [...]
May 29, 2010
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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
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