Los Angeles Football Player Suffers Permanent Brain Injury, Lawsuit Filed Against Helmet Manufacturer

A brain injury lawsuit was filed late this month in connection with the permanent and catastrophic brain damage suffered by a Garey High School high school football player due to a defective helmet, according to the Salient News website.  Edward Acuna, now 18, suffered a permanent brain injury during a 2009 football game when he [...]

August 29, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Incidents of Traumatic Brain Injury, Sports & TBI  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