My colleague Kevin Duffan has written a new post for our firm’s Virginia Beach, Cheasapeake & Suffolk, VA Injuryboard blog in which he highlights concerns that new national high school rules requiring field hockey athletes to wear protection during practice and games may actually put player at increased injury risk. DM
If you have ever shopped for football equipment, you are probably aware that many companies sell products that claim to reduce the risk of concussions. The Daily Press had an article in its October 20th issue that indicated these products may not be as effective as their manufacturers say in reducing concussions. Dr. Jeffrey…
My colleague John C. has written a new post for our firm’s Virginia Brain/Head Injuries blog site about how a U.S. congressman is seeking better care for brain injury victims. The effort is part of a move to increase the levels of treatment for victims of head injuries in conjunction with the gradual implemetation of…
School is the last place you would expect to suffer a traumatic brain injury, broken ribs, a fractured foot, and incomplete paraplegia, but that’s what happened to a 58-year-old student at a vocational school with a faulty roof. According to October’s issue of Trial magazine, the student’s attorney contended that the roof that collapsed on…
In his latest post to our firm’s Virginia Brain/Head Injury Lawyers blog site, my colleague John C. wrote that he is both encouraged and worried by a new report showing U.S. children are increasingly receiving emergency room treatments for concussions. John knows it is a positive trend for parents, coaches and doctors to treat blows…