A new study confirms something I have been aware of for years, given my experience with traumatic brain injury cases. Toddlers are at a higher risk for head injuries than any other age group. Many such injuries occur to that demographic due to falls. Just over half the injuries happened in the home, with school, […]
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The plaintiff was injured in a car wreck while on the job. The Plaintiff recovered from the at fault driver and his own underinsured (UIM) motorists coverage. The plaintiff also received Worker’s Compensation benefits. The Worker’s Compensation carrier claimed on a lien on the funds collected from the at fault driver. The lien was $182,961.
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Yet another article touting the dangers of cyclists failing to wear helmets. Personally, as a cyclist, I don’t understand the ignorance of someone wanting to ride a bicycle on the same road as cars and failing to protect themselves from traumatic brain injury, but I guess some of them are out there. Someone once told
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Apparently there are some who believe helmets are not necessary in female lacrosse. I find that incredible, because my belief is that safety is the ultimate priority. One of the arguments against helmets in that venue is that “girls aren’t strong enough to cause head injury with a lacrosse stick.” Such an argument is counter
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The North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation has closed the Floyd McKissick Senior Assisted Living Center in Norlina, which received zero stars under the state’s adult care licensure rating system. In the entire state, only two other facilities, Sunshine Family Care Homes in Eden and the WNC Family Care Home in Leicester, also received
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This is very exciting news for those suffering from traumatic brain injuries. A new procedure performed for the first time at an Indian hospital involved the implantation of stem cells into the injured brain of a teenage girl. Apparently the girl improved “from a condition of altered sensorium, severe cognitive dysfunction and no movement of
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I just read another story that reminds me of how many returning war veterans are suffering with head injuries and their consequences. Many vets cannot find the support they need to reintegrate into their environment, unemployment rates are skyrocketing, and many are homeless. Traumatic Brain Injuries are devastating, and nowhere is this more apparent than
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Injuries to the back are treated differently. Generally an accident must occur for an injury to be covered under the Worker’s Compensation Act. Accident is defined as any “variance” from the normal work routine. However, the Worker’s Compensation Act does cover injuries to the back when there is no accident or “varriance” from the normal
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Business owners beware, unless you specifically include yourself as a covered employee on your business’s Worker’s Compensation Policy, you are most likely not covered as the owner. The majority of Worker’s Compensation Policies contain an exclusion which generally reads that if you are the owner of a business, you are not covered under the policy
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