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• Traumatuic Brain Injury and Closed Head Injuries: Serious Head Injuries Can Result From Minor Auto Accidents

  David Mittleman | December 28, 2007 2:05 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  According to the National Institute for Health, a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is any injury to the brain that occurs suddenly. A TBI can occur when the head violently impacts an object, such as someone's head hitting the steering wheel or dashboard in a auto accident. Any head injury that does not penetrate the skull is referred to as a closed head injury.Unfortunately, there is no cure for a...

• Denial of transplant by health insurance company leads to death

  Devon Glass | December 21, 2007 4:37 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Nataline Sarkisyan, a 17 year old California resident, passed away on December 20, 2007, due to liver failure. She developed liver complications while recovering from a bone marrow transplant. The most remarkable part of this story is that her health insurance company, CIGNA, reversed a decision to pay for a liver transplant only hours before she passed away.Nataline's doctors wrote to CIGNA...

• Cerebral palsy and it's relation to prenatal development and delivery complications

  David Mittleman | December 21, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  In the United States, it is estimated that 1.5 to 2 million people have cerebral palsy, with an annual diagnosis rate of approximately 10,000. Cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder that causes a defect in the ability of a persons brain to control their muscle movement. There are three general categories of cerebral palsy: spastic, ataxic, and athetoid/dyskinetic. While there is no one...

• All Drivers Should Have Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage

  David Mittleman | December 17, 2007 8:58 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  The law in Michigan requires all drivers and owners of motor vehicles to carry No-Fault Insurance. But, the No-Fault Act established back in 1973 only requires us to carry a minimum of $20,000 to compensate individuals injured as a result of a negligence. That amount has never been increased and in todays dollars it is worth less than $2,500.This amount is hardly enough to adequately...

• Passengers entering or exiting public transportation can bring injury claims

  Devon Glass | December 11, 2007 8:31 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Prior to November 16, 2007, the law in Michigan did not allow an injured person to recover damages if they suffered an injury while exiting or entering a public transportation vehicle. However, the Michigan Supreme Court reversed the decision by the Michigan Court of Appeals in Martin v Rapid Inter-Urban Transit P'ship, holding that government immunity could not deny recovery for injuries...

• Busy Pharmacy and Over-Worked Pharmacist is Prescription for Error

  David Mittleman | December 07, 2007 8:25 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Pharmacy error in both the local neighborhood stores and hospital setting is on the rise. The consequences of Pharmacy errors can range from harmless to fatal. More than 100,000 Americans die each year of adverse drug reactions, according to an article in the Journal of The American Medical Association. No one knows for sure how many of those deaths are the direct result of...

• Michigan Slip and Fall Victims Are Once Again Left Out In The Cold

  Devon Glass | December 04, 2007 8:58 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  On July 12, 2007, plaintiffs all across Michigan were given a small victory in the form of a favorable Court of Appeals decision. The case, Kaseta v Binkowski, No. 273215, Court of Appeals of Michigan, dealt with a plaintiff, Michele Kaseta, who went to the defendant's home in the evening in order to execute a contract for the purchase of land. After finishing her business, Ms. Kaseta left the...