California Car Accident Causing Pedestrian’s Brain Injury to Cost San Francisco $2.4 Million

The city of San Francisco has been ordered to pay $2.4 million in connection with an auto accident involving a police patrol vehicle that seriously injured a pedestrian 6 years ago, according to The Examiner.  Then 21-year-old Carlos Garcia was reportedly walking in a crosswalk around 7:45 p.m. when a police vehicle struck him.  According [...]

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

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

Los Angeles Brain Injuries: Birth Injuries & Cerebral Palsy

Although many types of brain injury result from auto accidents, falls, and other accidents involving an impact to the head, some forms of brain injury result from medical malpractice.  One of the more common brain injuries that occurs at birth, during pregnancy, or within a child’s first three years is cerebral palsy, which can result [...]

July 30, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Children & TBI, Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury, Types of 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

Symptoms of Head Injuries That May Indicate Brain Injuries | Los Angeles Lawyers

Although the signs or symptoms of California head injuries vary depending on the point of impact, the type of accident or injury, and the severity of the injury, some of the more common symptoms of head injuries that may indicate a serious brain injury are the following:

headaches (either lasting four hours or more after the [...]

July 29, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury  No Comments

5-Year-Old Abusive Head Trauma Victim Writes Letter to President Obama

Sarah Jane Donohue was only 5 days old when she was shaken by her nurse and sustained a severe brain injury, 4 broken ribs, and the fracture of both collarbones.  Now 5 years of age, little Sarah Jane, the namesake of The Sarah Jane Brain Foundation,  has “written” a letter to President Obama proposing [...]

July 28, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Brain Injury News & Medical Research, Children & TBI  No Comments

NFL’s New Poster Uses Harsher Language to Describe Effects of Concussion

The NFL’s new poster on the dangerous side effects of concussions uses “much harsher language” than earlier posters given to all teams, according to the Associated Press.  All NFL teams will read the words “traumatic brain injury” (or TBI) can “change your life and your family’s life forever,” and the poster also warns that TBI [...]

July 27, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Sports & TBI  No Comments

Wii Fit to Rehabilitate Brain Injury Victims? Diffuse Axonal Injury Patients See Dramatic Difference

Wii Fit has become the latest craze in getting bodies into shape, but can it get your brain in shape after an injury?  According to the WCBSTV news source, yes.  Brain injury victims are experiencing significant improvement after participating in the unusual therapy procedure, especially those who have suffered brain injuries in car accidents, motorcycle [...]

June 30, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Brain Injury News & Medical Research, Car & Truck Accidents & TBI, Pedestrian, Bicycle, & Motorcycle Accidents & TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment  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

Los Angeles Slip & Fall Accidents & Traumatic Brain Injury in California: Do You Have a Case?

Among the most common causes of traumatic brain injury in California are Los Angeles slip and fall accidents.  Whether you or a family member fell in an accident at work, slipped or tripped on the sidewalk, fell from a ladder, or suffered a blow to the head in another type of slip and fall accident, [...]

June 23, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Falls & TBI, Work-Related Accidents & TBI  No Comments