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The Emergency Room Didn’t Say Anything About A Concussion. Does That Mean I Don’t Have A Brain Injury?
This is a question I’ve seemed to be answering for clients lately. You are in a wreck or other event. You go to the emergency room. They look you over, they never say anything about a brain injury, and they send you home. Does this mean you don’t have some type of brain injury? Absolutely…
Read MoreNo Pokemon (ing) While Driving
Fairly typical questions we ask and investigate in car wreck cases are whether the driver was distracted by talking on the phone or texting while driving. Now, I might have to start another series of questions after the introduction of Pokemon Go. Pokemon Go is an app game that was released a few days ago,…
Read More"Independent" Medical Exams Going Rogue
A constant problem that we face in cases are doctors who perform “independent” medical exams. In many cases, insurance companies hire doctors to review our clients’ medical records or to have a one-time exam of our clients and then write a report on how bad our clients are hurt and/or whether our clients’ injuries are…
Read MoreI Am Humbled
In the summer of 2012, I visited the West African countries of Liberia and Guinea to investigate a project involving a local school and health clinic. I came back thinking that I felt more humbled than I would probably ever feel. I was wrong. For the past twelve days, my family has hosted one of…
Read MoreSorry For The Lack Of Updates
I know it’s been over a month since I have posted to the site. But as a trial lawyer, I’ve been busy actually getting ready for trials. You might think that’s normal, except it’s not. I recently read a study that most lawyers who call themselves litigators have not had more than one jury trial. …
Read MoreVA Misses Mark In Brain Injury Research
Over the years, I’ve had the pleasure of helping a number of clients who have suffered from brain injuries. And as I’ve written before, I hoped that one small benefit of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan was that the Veterans Administration and others would use the opportunity to conduct meaningful research on brain injuries…
Read MoreCar Wrecks: Avoiding Road Rage
My favorite example of Dallas traffic happened several years ago during Texas/OU weekend. We were in college, driving on I35 (no doubt with the radio blaring), and I saw a driver four lanes over start screaming because he thought someone cut him off. But he was screaming so loud that we could hear him, through…
Read MoreAmusement Park Safety
Earlier this week, several people were injured in a roller coaster accident at Six Flags in Valencia, California. Apparently, a tree fell on the track, injuring two people and causing a number of others to be stranded for hours. That’s tragic. Amusement park injuries occur more than we think, and they are often severe. But…
Read MoreGet Ready To File Your Chrysler Ignition Switch Claims
As you probably know, Chrysler admitted earlier this year that just over 2.5 million of its vehicles had defective ignition switches. The switches were faulted in at least 165 deaths and countless more serious injuries. In an effort to control litigation costs, Chrysler has set up a claim process that will serve as an alternative…
Read MoreSorry For The Lack Of Articles, But…..
I had the pleasure of spending the last week at Camp Emerald Bay on Catalina Island with about 35 members of my son’s scout troop. It has taken time away from the office and my family, and it’s certainly made things more hectic, but it was worth it. Over the course of the week, our…
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