On April 12, 2018 a Massachusetts jury returned a verdict in favor of Brian Goodrich in the amount of $8.25 million. The award comes after years of litigation beginning in 2013 when Mr. Goodrich’s head was nearly crushed because the jack holding up a piece of equipment failed. He suffered…
In a recent opinion from the California Court of Appeal, student was injured during a high school football game. During the game, he suffered a severe impact and began complaining that he was in serious pain. At that point, his coach shined a flashlight in his eyes, and it made…
Football is a tough game for anyone who puts on a uniform and heads out on the field each week. However, for decades, the public and National Football League (NFL) was willing to just consider that part of the game. In fact, it is nearly impossible to watch an entire…
We have heard a great deal about the dangers of head injuries, including concussions. For those who are not aware of what a concussion is, it is essentially a brain injury that occurs when the victim is hit in the head or even the victim of a whiplash type accident…
In the last five years, we have seen a lot more media coverage involving traumatic brain injuries and concussions. While we have seen a lot of talk about head injuries suffered by our brave service members, we are now hearing a lot more about head injuries in professional sports and…
Over the past decade, scientists and doctors have made many advances with regard to how head injuries, including traumatic brain injuries, are treated. One major reason for this was that in the global War on Terror in Afghanistan and Iraq among other places, we have had thousands of brave men…
We have seen a lot of news coverage around the country about police-involved shootings and the protests that increasingly follow. One recent shooting in Charlotte that has led to considerable protests from the community and across the nation was partially captured on cell phone video where the wife of the decedent can…
A recent news feature from the New York Times takes a look the number of reported head injuries as a result of stroller accidents and how those numbers are on the rise. National reporting statistics show that on average, 50 children each day will be seen in the emergency room…
While it may seem strange to think of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as being mild, neurologists routinely distinguish between the different degrees of brain damage a person can experience. One of the reasons doctors are now doing this is because they know a lot more about the human brain…
There has been an increasing amount of awareness raised about the dangerous effects of repeat head injuries, suffered by athletes. It’s extremely common in what are known as “contact sports,” or those sports in which the body routinely comes in hard contact with other persons or objects. The greater awareness…