NY Brain Injury Lawyer examines recent research to see how parents can improve long-term outcomes for a child’s brain injury

Children suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) for a variety of reasons. Vehicular accidents fall, and sports are among the major causes, resulting in anything from a mild concussion to severe brain damage explains a New York brain injury lawyer at the F&A accident law firm. The Brain Injury Association of America points out that infants, toddlers, and older teenagers are especially at risk; furthermore, among children 14 years and younger, TBIs necessitate hundreds of thousands of emergency room visits and tens of thousands of hospitalizations each year. In the aftermath of a child's TBI, the primary concern parents generally have is how...

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...

28 March

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A traumatic brain injury attorney talks about brain injuries and related state laws

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A traumatic brain injury attorney knows what the law says regarding legal responsibility for an accident and the responsibilities that organizations bear for protecting people from traumatic brain injuries (TBI) while they work or participate in sports. Readers may wonder what laws states have in effect to protect both adults and students from unnecessary concussions. The short answer is that many state laws nationwide address the subject. Most of the laws specifically apply to students or to veterans. New York has the New York Education Law (also known as the concussion management and awareness act). This law requires the state commissioners of health and...

09 March

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What a brain injury lawyer would tell you about your rights

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If you or a loved one has suffered a severe brain injury through another party's negligence, you should speak with a brain injury lawyer as soon as possible. This is also true if your injury stems from participation in college or professional sports. Sports-related brain injuries have been a subject of growing scrutiny by doctors and lawyers, and have gained attention in the general public. The movie about NFL players' brain injuries, Concussion, is the most recent and high-profile example. The very existence of that movie indicates that recognition of brain injury has a hidden disease among athletes is widespread. Indeed, there is a...

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NY Brain Injury Lawyer examines recent research to see how parents can improve long-term outcomes for a child’s brain injury

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

A traumatic brain injury attorney talks about brain injuries and related state laws

What a brain injury lawyer would tell you about your rights