Many Ohio car accident victims suffer head or brain injuries that can affect the rest of their lives, even with extensive medical treatment. Traumatic brain injuries can sometimes result in amnesia, or the loss of memory. While people suffering from amnesia will...
Accident victims can recover damages for catastrophic injuries
While some accident victims suffer minor injuries that heal quickly, many accident victims face catastrophic injuries that will affect them for the rest of their lives. Catastrophic injuries often involve damage to the brain or spinal cord, which could put victims in...
Brain injuries may require long-term rehabilitation
Just about any kind of accident, from car accidents to slip-and-falls at the grocery store, can result in severe injuries. Many accident victims in Beachwood suffer catastrophic injuries, including injuries to the brain. A traumatic brain injury may require months to...
Ohio woman recovers $3M in slip-and-fall lawsuit
Property and business owners generally have a legal obligation to take reasonable actions to ensure that invitees are not hurt while on their property. This may include conducting reasonable inspections of the property, posting warning signs to warn of a hazardous...
Post-concussion syndrome and TBI
Decades ago, young Ohio residents who chose to play contact sports may not have been given as stringent of protective gear as children are provided with now when they sign up for football, baseball, and even soccer. That is because medical research has shined a...
Rehabilitation and the loss of empathy after a TBI
Much like the term implies, accidents can simply be just that, an accident. However, in some cases, a person is severely injured because of the negligence of another. Whether it is in an automobile crash, workplace accident, or medical mishap, an individual can suffer...
Loss of companionship can be compensable after certain injuries
Getting the news that a loved one has suffered an accident in which they were seriously injured is many people's worst nightmare. Medical care is the best it's ever been, but there are no guarantees that someone who has suffered a catastrophic injury will ever fully...
Catastrophic injuries jump at trampoline parks
Trampoline parks have surged in popularity and became a billion-dollar industry with hundreds of children bouncing and playing tag at these parks every weekend. But at least six people reportedly died in fatal injuries over the last seven years and others have...
Mild brain injuries can have life-long impact
Widespread attention has been devoted to brain injuries and serious concussions and their long-term and serious effect on health, especially in professional sports. Yet, like these catastrophic injuries, even mild traumatic brain injury can have long-term effects on...
Carbon fiber bikes in the dock
Bike manufacturers follow the adage that a bike must have at least two of the following characteristics: being lightweight, durable or cheap. Plaintiffs have claimed that carbon-fiber bikes are lightweight and cheap but not durable. Some of these bicycles may cause...