A new president should bring hope for a better economic future, but the Dow Jones average has been dropping steadily since the day after Barack Obama‘s election in November. On November 5, a day when the excitement of a new administration coming to Washington should have given the market a big boost, the average fell […]
Brain Injuries Ruin Lives and Families Beyond Imagination
In an instant, a traumatic brain injury changes a life. Serious brain injuries are obvious and treatment comes immediately, but “mild” injuries are difficult to diagnose. Frequently, brain injury survivors have no visible signs of injury, and doctors tell them that they’ll quickly get better. Some symptoms of brain injury are also the symptoms of […]
Unsafe Schools: Avoidable Personal Injuries
School should be a place where students can learn in an atmosphere of security and safety, but every year school districts in California and across the nation pay millions of dollars on settlements and lawsuits for personal injuries to student they have caused. Approximately 4 million students suffer personal injuries at school every year. That […]
Drug Manufacturers Causing Personal Injuries and Wrongful Deaths
Lucia Paccione’s conscience earned her a much greater financial reward than her sales skills possibly could have, even in her best selling years. Paccione was a pharmaceutical sales representative for Cephalon of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and unlike many of her bosses, she wasn’t willing to check her ethics at the door every morning to help […]
Cheerleaders: Dangerous Acrobatics Cause Lifetime Personal Injuries
A referee signals a timeout in a middle school basketball game, and 8 young girls run onto the floor to perform their choreographed cheer. Meanwhile, one girl remains in her chair. She looks sad as she watches her friends perform. She tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) when she landed awkwardly after a jump, and […]
