Will Smith’s New Concussion Movies Deals With TBI and Helmets
Will Smith’s newest film, ‘Concussion’ is likely to become a major blockbuster. Following the effects of severe head trauma in sports combined with elements of a medical thriller, the movie, discussed more here, also brings light to an increasing concern. Traumatic Brain Injuries, or TBIs, are on the rise in the United States. There are many causes for these injuries, including vehicle and work accidents. However, one that is not as well researched is the role of contact sports.
Many adults go into professional sports with at least some knowledge of the risks involved. However, there is significant evidence that many football players have not been properly...
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If you have ever considered setting up your own personal injury law firm, and you are a new lawyer with no background in leadership, or military training, consider getting a partner or mentor first. Law school can prepare you to be a clock puncher and a form filler, but no way is it going to get you the PIWI Trial Attorney of the Year Award.
You really have to know what you’re doing. You have to be Gung-Ho. You have to be confident, cunning, experienced and most of all, bankrolled.
Flexible and Sometimes Vulnerable
Going solo, especially into the tort law profession, can be a momentous decision. Many attorneys choose not to, for many reasons. One of the key ones is the fear of being on one’s...
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The bottom line is that in the personal injury law profession, making a buck and protecting your client’s interests means working many more hours than the average lawyer. People see our nice cars, our hot wives and feel zero pity for us, as they watch football on the weekend, and we are preparing trial briefs, motions, and paying experts, just to name a few of the things we pi lawyers are doing when you are engaged in leisurely activities. Making a profit is getting harder and harder for both doctors and lawyers, insofar as a rear end auto soft tissue case is concerned.
Even the more severe injuries are met with a defense firm, or house counsel that will grind away at hourly billing,...
Alternate Headline: Wait, Did I Take Finance in Law School?
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Personal finance is often a strong suit of those entering into law school. The drive behind getting a Juris Doctor, coupled with a careful tabulation of student loans, expenses, and projected incomes, likely means that you are entering into the workforce with a significantly above average understanding of how a balance sheet works.
However, in the age of changing technology and for those that might have missed a lecture on staying in the black, there are some easy to learn tips for keeping your firm profitable. Of course, many of you went to work for large firms, or the government, and few of you immediately set up a shingle rights away. The cold truth is that...
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As we come into the age of electronic vehicles, we can see a point in time where there will be less car accidents. This means that traditional PI lawyers need to be considering the latest cottage industries in the injury law field, just as many doctors had to balance the value of continuing the practice of medicine after the passage of the so called “Affordable Care Act.”
Safety regulations, just like medical laws, do seem to create some new industries, while destroying others, for better, or for worse. The bottom line is that “the times, they are a changing.”
An Ever-Changing Environment
The legal field is not one for anyone afraid of change. Between...
. Many different technological devices cause accidents due to distracted driving1 and injured victims have the right to recover for their losses from the distracted driver.
Some devices and programs that regularly lead to collisions include the following:
Smartphones – Smartphones are perhaps the most ubiquitous technological device of this day and age. Many individuals are attached to these handheld devices and feel the need to be connected to others via text and social media at all times, which can include while driving. Texting, emailing, browsing the Internet, and other activities can cause cognitive, manual, and visual distractions that can lead to serious collisions.
GPS systems – GPS systems are helpful because they eliminate the...
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The integration of technology into the legal field appears to be accelerating rapidly. The modern personal injury law firm is often situated as much in cyberspace as it is in a brick and mortar building in the 21st Century. This offers a valuable opportunity for up and coming attorneys and their clients to make a more efficient, data friendly experience.
This is the case when compiling data and allowing it to be shared with interested parties. The advent of cloud technology has made this task much easier, and can keep information constantly updated and accurate. Let’s review some of the potential services that lawyers can utilize for this task.
Modern Apps for the...
There is a relatively new trend in commercial trucking involving video cameras in the trucks. Many commercial trucks have had cameras facing the road for some time, however, many companies have recently been installing cameras that face the driver. Some of the larger trucking companies have instituted this practice, thereby increasing the pressure to do so throughout the industry. [1]
While truck drivers are speaking out against these cameras and claiming they are an invasion of privacy, the cameras can be an extraordinarily useful tool in the event of a collision. According to a study published by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA),[2] truck driver error is a primary cause of accidents involving commercial vehicles....
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Car accidents are dangerous and depending on your speed at the time of collision you could incur severe injuries. These injuries can be of many kinds from as small as bruises to as big as brain and spinal cord injuries. However, one of the most common types of injuries that result from car crashes and collision is shoulder injury.
Fractures and dislocations of shoulder and the bones around them are very common even when the accidents are not that severe in nature. You should have enough information about shoulder traumas so you can act quickly if you or someone you love has a shoulder injury due to car accident.
Shoulder injuries can be of many types and so you need to have information...
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Concern about unsafe practices and ingredients in many products has been increasing. Also, there have been many high-profile cases in which companies have gotten held to account regarding millions of dollars by angry consumers who felt misled by claims. Most relevant here, thousands of injuries have made headlines across the country. Also, there is additional concern about corporate responsiveness.
Furthermore, there are many potential dangers with products on shelves and in hospitals. But most of all, there are several that stand out as the most egregious and numerous. These are the cases that are most cited in lawsuits against manufacturers or providers and most likely to be the...
