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Concussions and brain injuries can adversely affect the emotional state as well as the mental state. Professional football player, Dave Duerson, spent close to a decade on the football field taking and delivering hits and we wish that his career could have ended on a positive note. Instead, Duerson committed suicide last year, and his […]

The least predictable of all medical maladies are brain injuries. Brain trauma can result in unexpected behavior and rage in individuals that never was associated with the individual prior to the injury. A New Jersey man was struck by a vehicle operated by a drunken driver and his body was thrown 26-feet before striking pavement. […]

A New Jersey college student suffered a brain injury when a deck at a Scranton home collapsed and fell down upon him. A lawsuit has been filed against the landlord of the property, the contractor that built the deck, and six other college students that were standing on the deck when the accident occurred. The […]

It would be practically impossible to overstate the impact that a brain injury would have upon the development of a child. No matter how long the child lives after sustaining a brain injury, it is still conceivable that child will suffer some sort of intellectual or physical impairment for the majority of their lives. Brain […]

In a pedestrian accident that occurred in Paterson, a woman was run over on a crosswalk by a New Jersey Transit bus. Because of the accident the woman had her left leg and right foot amputated, and she is no longer able to speak because of brain damage suffered during the incident. A settlement with […]

Hockey fans everywhere, including in New Jersey, love to watch a good fight on the ice. They argue that it makes the game more exciting, and that fighting is simply part of the game. But what cost is the cost of this thrill? Is a good, aggressive game of hockey is worth a player’s life? […]

With the snow and holiday season upon us, many vacationers will be heading out to the New Jersey ski slopes. Yet skiing also will mean an increase in personal injuries including concussions suffered by individuals falling down and striking their heads. It was in response to the likelihood of this type of injury occurring that […]

The NFL is being sued in New Jersey federal court for policies implemented by the league that may lead to a player’s concussions. The NFL has for quite some time prescribed anti-inflammatory drugs to its players prior to the start of each game. One drug in question, Toradol, is a painkiller that was given to […]

New Jersey student athletes often have suffered from head injuries or concussions but have continued participating in the athletic event. Though concussions and head trauma have always occurred in athletic events, concussions are beginning to now be recognized as dangerous injuries. The number of concussions reported has gone up, but this probably is not because […]

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