Like many Americans, I enjoyed throwing and watching football with family this Thanksgiving. Even my folks went outside to throw the pigskin around with me ! We all cheered when the Indians (the Washington Redskins) beat the Cowboys for a change. My father always taught me that if you practiced, played fair and gave your…
Continue readingDoes a spectator sitting in the grandstand hit by a ball at a baseball game stand a chance at a lawsuit? In the summer of 2010, a trip to the ball park for a Georgia man and his 6-year -old daughter turned disastrous. According to an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a “line drive sliced…
Continue readingA new bicycle can be a wonderful gift. As the holidays approach, you may find yourself shopping for a new bike for someone you love. A word of caution: sometimes a recreational cycling injury is not caused by another biker, an unsafe motorist or a defective product, but by the failure to assemble the sports…
Continue readingHere’s the facts, since the Reston Triathlon 9/9/12, I have not engaged in ANY run training on dry land. AND, even though I raced in several 5kms and Sprint Triathlons in order to get in the minimum 5 races in the Virginia Triathlon Series, I have not done ANY running since 10/7/2012 !!! In fact,…
Continue readingPerhaps if you are hot and sweaty, the election staff will move you through the line quickly. Otherwise, use the time to stretch ! Election Day is tomorrow, Tuesday, November 6th, so get out and VOTE ! Even an inactive couch potato knows that this is a critical election year and we urge all registered…
Continue readingNorthern Virginia Multisport athletes, this is the event for you. You can stay warm, not wake up early and even film the entire race ! The Aquathon returns to Herndon in Memory of Jack Corkey. Come out December 8th for our all-water biathlon. Swim a half mile, then run a half IN THE POOL !…
Continue readingWhile American Football helmets are increasingly sophisticated, at the end of the day, they are designed to reduce the incidence of skull fracture. They are not made to reduce traumatic brain injury or cumulative concussions. During the Sports Concussion presentation at the Brain Injury Services 2012 Bi-Annual Conference, Dr. Jeffrey Barth noted that helmets cannot
Continue readingChildren with “Attention Deficit Disorder,” Learning Disabilities (“LD”) and “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder” appear to recover more slowly from concussions. This delay in recovery after mild traumatic brain injury was one of the topics covered in the Brain Injury Services‘ Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents 2012 conference. As an invited guest, trial lawyer Doug…
Continue readingAfter last year’s success in educating students about brain injury and giving out free bicycle helmets, a goal of 365 helmets was set for 2012. The campaign was to be “a helmet a day” to protect school children from preventable head injury. Setting goals and achieving them is a common occurrence at the Herndon law…
Continue readingMayor Merkel and local bicycle police visited two Herndon elementary schools today in order to protect sixth graders from bike crash injuries. In its second year, Herndon lawyer Doug Landau’s “put lids on the kids” campaign has a goal of 365 free helmets, or “one a day.” The Town of Herndon bike police answered questions…
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