Brain Injuries – The Hidden Disability
Over the years, I have had the privilege of representing several victims of negligence who have suffered traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Each year, millions of people in the United States sustain a...
View ArticleTraumatic Brain Injuries | Statistics
Traumatic brain injuries, (TBI) lead to a considerable amount of deaths and instances of permanent disability. Every year, about 1.7 million individuals sustain TBIs. Of these: 1.365 million are...
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Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries (MTBIs) Can Have Harsh Consequences
The words “mild brain injury” or “mild traumatic brain injury” sound like words describing an injury that is not very serious. However, “mild” does not necessarily describe the seriousness of the...
View ArticleMarch is Brain Injury Awareness Month
The lawyers of Willens Law Offices have seen a wide variety of personal injury cases involving an even wider variety of injuries. Some of the more disturbing cases we have seen over the years involve...
View ArticleSevere Traumatic Brain Injuries
Each year, Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) contribute to a large number of cases involving permanent disability and deaths. The traumatic brain injury victim’s ability to work is often affected as well...
View ArticleSymptoms of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) – What to Look For
For many years, I have had the privilege of representing people who have suffered TBIs caused by the negligence of others. Often these injuries are a result of car, motorcycle, or truck accidents,...
View ArticleHigh School Athletes and Concussions – Not Just for Football Anymore
A study in a recent American Journal of Sports Medicine shows that while football accounts for almost half of all concussion injuries to high school athletes, other sports carry significant risk as...
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Helmets Protect from Brain Injuries
Brain injury can be life-altering. People who suffer brain injury may suffer anything from depression to impaired function to disability to death. Helmets are effective at preventing brain injury, and...
View ArticleConcussions and Brain Injuries from High School Ice Hockey
Concussions are getting more attention at all levels of contact sports, including high school. A concussion is often described as a mild traumatic brain injury, but concussions need to be taken...
View ArticleSigns to Look for with a Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury can be a truly life-changing injury, resulting in disability, permanent reduction of your quality of life, or even death. Part of what makes brain injury so scary, though, is...
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Traumatic Brain Injury Increasingly Common as Public Becomes Increasingly Aware
When people think of injuries suffered from car accidents, they often picture blood and broken bones. Our minds tend to fill in the blanks of that we cannot see, and if the unseen thing is something...
View ArticleWhat are Traumatic Brain Injuries?
What are Traumatic Brain Injuries? Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are injuries to the brain that occur when sudden force impacts the head. A video on this subject can be found here. TBIs are...
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Common Questions Answered Regarding Chicago Birth Injury Lawsuits
The main objective of a Chicago birth injury lawyer is to ensure that the future care of your child is provided for. When something goes wrong during the birth of a child, it is easy for parents to be...
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Were You Injured in a Chicago Car Accident by an Aggressive Driver?
A maneuver that can negatively affect your safety and that of others can be considered aggressive driving. The National Highway Traffic safety Administration defines aggressive driving as an act...
View ArticleChicago Car Accident Attorneys – Living with Lung Injuries After an Accident
Muscles and bones protect delicate organs such as the lungs; however, the lungs may still get injured in a car accident. There are many ways the lungs can suffer an injury during a car accident. For...
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What You Need to Know About Rollover Accidents – Auto Accident Lawyer Chicago
Rollover car accidents are responsible for 35% of passenger fatalities. Rollover accidents cause more than 10,000 deaths in the United States every year, according to the National Highway Traffic...
View ArticleChicago Personal Injury Attorney – Living with Disfigurement After a...
Motorcyclists are exposed to a higher risk of facial disfigurement as a result of a road accident. Any severe burns or jagged wounds from a motorcycle accident may result in deformity or disfigurement....
View ArticleChicago Auto Accident Attorney – Distracted Driving Laws in Chicago
In 2013, distracted driving accidents caused a total of 3,154 deaths. The number of injuries caused by distracted driving increased to around 424,000 in 2013. Of the drivers ages 20 or younger who were...
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Chicago Motorcycle Accident Lawyer – Neck Injuries
There are a variety of injuries that a motorcyclist can suffer in a crash and neck injuries are among the most common ones. Motorcycle accidents often lead to serious injuries, because of the fact that...
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Chicago Head-On Collisions – Automobile Accident Attorneys
All types of car accidents are dangerous but there are few that are as dangerous as head-on collisions. A head-on crash concentrates the maximum amount of momentum and energy into the collision,...
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