Archive for April 2013
Gas station lies about selling booze and jury returns 15 million dollar verdict in wrongful death case
Sometimes it is the little things in life that, once discovered, change the outcome of a trial. This particular case took seven years to finally offer the family some sense of closure over the death of their 13-year-old son. The young boy was killed in a car wreck, as the drunken driver of the vehicle…
Read MoreBrain Injury Basics: Neuropsychological Testing
If you have suffered a brain injury, you might be referred to a neuropsychologist, who will often recommend neuropsychological testing. A neuropsychologist is a psychiatrist with a specialty in the science of brain-behavior relationships. In other words, they deal with how brain function affects your behavior. The neuropsychologist uses a number of methods, including neuropsychological testing,…
Read MoreConstruction Injuries: Construction Industry Booming, But It's Often Costly For Workers
As the Texas economy booms, so does the construction industry. But recently, that’s coming at a high cost to workers. Recently, the University of Texas and the Worker’s Defense Project released a study showing the costs — primarily in on-the-job injuries and wage theft — to workers. An NPR story describing the report notes in…
Read MoreTragic Texting While Driving Story
In an effort to reduce texting while driving deaths, a mother and father are releasing photos of the text message their son was typing at the time he lost control of his car and died. Watch this tragic story from the Today Show. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the…
Read MoreShould Facebook be used during a wrongful death trial?
Is using Facebook during a wrongful death trial an ethics issue or a legal issue? This is one of those cases that make waves — not so much for the case itself, but for the presence of and use of social media during a trial by the jury foreman. The case itself related to the…
Read MoreBrain Injury Basics: Brain Injuries In Children
Brain injuries are devastating in children. Today, traumatic brain injuries remain the leading cause of both death in children. For those children lucky enough to survive, an early brain injury can have life-long consequences. Brain injuries often affect a child’s ability to learn even years after the injury. Young victims are particularly vulnerable because most…
Read MoreBrain Injury Basics: Causes of Brain Injuries
A common argument that we hear from insurance companies is that our client’s brain injury couldn’t have been caused by the accident because the client’s head didn’t hit anything. That is a fallacy. It is true that most head injuries are caused by a trauma to the head. For example, in a car wreck, the victim’s…
Read MoreBrain Injury Basics: Symptoms of Brain Injuries
If you think you or a loved one has sustained a head injury, it’s critical to know potential symptoms of brain injuries. Knowing the symptoms can help you understand when a brain injury is possible so that you know to speak to your doctor about it. A 2003 Centers For Disease Control report to Congress…
Read MoreBrain Injury Basics — New Series
Over the years, we’ve been fortunate to help a number of clients who have suffered brain injuries in various types of accidents. After speaking to some recent clients, one of their biggest frustrations is that it’s difficult to find easy to understand information about brain injuries, brain injury treatment, and brain injury prognosis. As a…
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