Just as was the case with disease caused by asbestos exposure, the medical community has long known that repeated concussions, even minor ones, can result in long term brain damage. Even before the 1900s, there was evidence that boxers and footballers were sustaining head injuries that could have lifelong effects. According to this week’s excellent article in…
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The Abrams Landau team will once again distribute free bike helmets to children at local elementary schools who could not otherwise afford them. In keeping with his firm’s mission of “putting lids on kids,” bike safety lawyer Doug Landau is scheduled to give two bike safety presentations and distribute bike helmets at schools in Fairfax…
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If you’ve ever had a concussion, or known or cared for someone who has, then you know that objective measures seem to be lacking when it comes to diagnosing and treating traumatic brain injury (TBI). That may be about to change. TBI lawyer Doug Landau was intrigued by an article about a new device called…
Continue readingHere is an interesting hypothetical case which, unfortunately, sometimes really happens: You are watching a sporting event when something comes flying into the stands. It could be a puck at an ice arena, a foul ball at a baseball stadium, or even a flying bat (baseball bat, that is!). Whatever the object, let us…
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