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You may recall that the previous settlement agreement between the National Football League and a class of former players was scrapped by the judge, who was concerned that there wouldn't be enough funds to fully compensate the injured players who sustained head injuries. Yesterday, the parties entered into a new...

I love baseball, and I like hot dogs, and I was surprised to see them intersect in a personal injury case. But yesterday, I saw that they did. Yesterday, the Missouri Supreme Court held that the "baseball rule", which protects teams from being sued for fan injuries caused by events...

CBS Boston ran a story about one of the Boston Marathon survivors.  Titled "Marathon Bombing Survivor Struggles With ‘Invisible Injury’," it describes what many of our brain injured clients have to deal with.  If you or a loved one has suffered from a concussion or other brain injury, it's worth...

It's not enough to have the life jacket.  You need to make sure you have the right life jacket for your size, your activities, and the water conditions you might be encountering. The Safe Boating Council has these guidelines: Try It On Check the manufacturer’s ratings for your size and...

Why is Safe Boating Week important?  Here are the statistics from the Safe Boating Council. All figures are from the U.S. Coast Guard’s 2012 Recreational Boating Safety Statistics, the latest official record of reported recreational boating accidents. The full report is available online at: www.USCGBoating.org/statistics/accident_statistics.aspx. Drowning was reported as the...

I'm going to talk about statistics later in the week, but I wanted to start with the most important safety advice for boating: WEAR YOUR LIFE JACKET. U.S. Coast Guard statistics show that drowning was the reported cause of death in almost three-fourths of recreational boating fatalities in 2012 and...

This year, May 17-23 is National Safe Boating Week.  Having represented those involved in boating and water based accidents, I know the importance of these safety measures. Over the course of the week, I'll have a few posts detailing the dangers and safety measures related to safe boating.  For today,...

I'm in the process of getting organized to help teach a bunch of Boy Scouts about water safety for their swimming merit badge class.  And it appears that the lessons are as important as ever. It's not even mid-May yet, and Austin has apparently had its first summer drowning.  Earlier...

I’ve had the pleasure of helping those who have suffered from head injuries for almost twenty years now. But my perspective on these things changed about six weeks ago.  At that time, my son was playing baseball, fell and hit his head, and he sustained a concussion. Naturally, because of...

Today, there was another horrific dog bite attack.  This time, the dog attack happened in League City, when Chelsi Camp and her two year old daughter were attacked by a pit bull owned by Ms. Camp's boyfriend. This is another reminder that these types of cases are terrible.  The injuries...