29 March

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New York Brain Injury Lawyers Discuss TBI after Car Accidents

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When you’re in a bad car accident, your brain can suffer serious damage -- especially if your head hits hard against a steering wheel, dashboard or windshield explains Arkady Frekhtman, one of the New York brain injury lawyers at the F&A Accident Law Firm. However, even badly shaking the human brain can cause permanent damage. It’s a delicate organ composed of soft tissues and only weighs about 3.4 pounds. It stays afloat inside your skull in cerebrospinal fluid. Although falls precipitate the largest percentage of America’s traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) – car accidents are the second main cause of them. In...

17 March

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New York Brain Injury Lawyer Discusses the NFL Concussion Settlement

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in Brain Injuries, NFL Concussion Lawsuit

The National Football League (NFL) has settled concussion and head injury lawsuits filed by players explains a New York brain injury lawyer at the F&A injury law firm in Manhattan. Back in December of 2016, the U. S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal stemming from the 2015 class-action settlement agreement between the NFL (National Football League) and more than 20,000 retired players regarding past concussion injuries. This critical ruling has now made it possible for all seriously injured former players who meet the criteria set forth in the settlement to begin filing their claims based on their qualifying...

25 January

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New York Traumatic Brain Injury Attorneys Discuss Common Causes of TBI

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About thirty percent (30%) of all annual injury deaths in America involve traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Furthermore, approximately 138 people die each day due to injuries that are either directly or indirectly caused by a TBI. These alarming statistics make it critical for all of us to learn more about the best ways we can protect ourselves and our loved ones from suffering a TBI or other serious bodily injury. Current Centers for Disease Control (CDC) statistics indicate that TBIs are generally caused by: Falls (40.5 %) Motor vehicle traffic accidents (14.3%) Being struck by or against an object (15.5%) Assaults...

18 January

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NY traumatic brain injury attorneys examine the evidence: What can sleep cycles tell us about TBI recovery?

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Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) can result in a variety of painful, disruptive, and protracted symptoms, including loss of consciousness explains one of the New York traumatic brain injury attorneys at the F&A injury law firm in Manhattan. For people with moderate to severe TBIs, loss of consciousness is a significant effect that can be measured in minutes, hours, or days, depending on the scope of the injury. Among its other disruptions, it interferes with people's sleep-wake cycle. What effect can this have on recovery? One avenue of research is exploring the connection between the sleep-wake cycle and improvements in consciousness and cognition...

03 January

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New York Brain Injury Attorney Explains How Concussion Injuries Can Lead to More Complicated Medical Conditions

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While most of us were growing up, we often heard adults say that our high school football players and other athletes needed to avoid suffering any serious concussion injuries. However, since most of our young friends who incurred head trauma seemed to do fine afterwards – we mistakenly assumed that concussions rarely cause long-term difficulties explains Arkady Frekhtman, a New York brain injury attorney at the F&A accident law firm in Manhattan. Today, our society is aware that nearly all head injuries must be taken seriously. Furthermore, nearly all of us are susceptible to suffering serious head injuries – either due...

06 December

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New York Brain Injury Attorney Discusses Traumatic Brain Injuries in Children

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Children’s Traumatic Brain Injuries Every year, a large percentage of children’s disabilities and deaths are caused by traumatic brain injuries. These tragedies usually occur before age four – or between the ages of fifteen and nineteen. Perhaps the saddest additional fact is that too many caring parents, teachers, and other caregivers fail to notice the rather subtle signs that these injuries have occurred explains a New York brain injury attorney at the F&A accident law firm in Manhattan. While most children’s traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are due to vehicle accidents – many of them are also caused by sports injuries, general falls,...

28 October

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When Mild Doesn’t Mean Gentle from New York Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyers

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Mild. What does it mean? We'll save you a Google search or trip to your bookshelf. "Mild" is an adjective that means: "Gentle and not easily provoked" "(of a rule or punishment) of only moderate severity" "not keenly felt or seriously intended" Okay, but what does "mild" mean in the context of a "mild traumatic brain injury?" In our experience as injury lawyers serving the interests of brain injury victims and their families, "mild" does not begin to describe the dramatic effects these injuries can have on individuals and their loved ones. There is nothing "gentle" about a traumatic brain injury, and they can...

12 October

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What You Need To Know Before Hiring Brain Injury

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A brain injury is one of most devastating injuries that a New York resident or any other individual can suffer. There are a limited number of brain damages that are reversible and a brain injury can yield to a variety of problems ranging from trouble in performing the easiest and the simplest daily tasks to paralysis. Brain damages have devastating and catastrophic effects to not only the victims but also their families. When the brain injury is caused by negligence, then a brain injury lawyer in NYC will offer knowledgeable counsel and ensure that victims and their families get a...

28 July

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Brain Injury Lawyer Notes Case Of Bedridden Boxer

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Prior to a heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden, Magomed Abdusalamov was unbeaten in 18 matches. In fact, no bout had gone past the fifth round. His fight against Mike Perez was one that promised to launch him on a trajectory toward a possible heavyweight title fight explains a NYC brain injury lawyer at the F&A injury law center. Undetected Brain Injury However, this boxing match was different, very different. First, it went the full 10 rounds, and Perez prevailed in a unanimous decision. Second, it was a particularly rough fight for both boxers. As state-paid doctors examined the men in the...

12 July

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Brain Injury Lawyer Discusses $51.5 Million Award In Defective Truck Brake Case

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A jury cited a deficient parking brake system on a large truck in awarding the family of a severely brain-damaged woman $51.5 million explains a brain injury lawyer at the F&A injury law firm in New York City. The jury returned the verdict on April 12, 2016, in Orleans Parish Civil District Court in New Orleans, Lousiana. Woman Dragged by Truck The suit alleged that the woman suffered a variety of severe injuries in 2012 when her husband's 2007 Freightliner semi-tractor trailer moved despite the fact that the parking brake was engaged. After he set the brake and the truck began to...