Category Archive: Traumatic Brain Injuries

2018 Year in Review

In 2018, we won landmark and precedent-setting trials. We fought hard for gender equality and consumer rights. We took on companies that sell bad drugs and dangerous medical devices, and we helped people that very badly needed our help. We made a difference for the better. Read more in our 2018 Year in Review Brochure.

$16.2 Million Bakersfield Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Verdict

GTA proudly announces that Founder John Gomez, Partner Jessica Sizemore, and firm friend Matthew Faulkner obtained a $16.2 million verdict for William and Elaine Kidd this past week in Bakersfield, California. The case involved a slip and fall at an El Pollo Loco. The defense denied responsibility for the fall, instead blaming the bottle of Read More

A Head Injury Examined: Technology Makes Tracking Brain Trauma Possible

Recent years have brought a lot of attention to the sport of football because of the risk of concussions, severe traumatic brain injuries, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE and other serious problems.  By now, most of us understand that playing football can and many times does inflict long-term damage on the brain.  There is a Read More

Study: Concussion Test Could Be Possible With Simple Blood Analysis

For decades, the only ‘concussion test’ administered on people who had suffered a blow to the head involved asking them to describe what if any symptoms they were experiencing.  Even as the world of medical science advanced at a remarkable rate, almost any concussion test one could find was relatively rudimentary in nature.  This became Read More

Study: Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery May Be Assessed By Sleep Patterns

Medical researchers are focusing intensely on the challenge that is traumatic brain injury recovery.  The medical science world has learned a lot in recent years with regards to diagnosing traumatic brain injuries.  Treating traumatic brain injuries is another matter entirely.  One struggle that exists involves measuring the post-injury progress of a patient.  Traumatic brain injury Read More

Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer? Study Links TBI More Common in Prisons

Traumatic brain injuries can lead to years if not a lifetime of consequences.  We’ve covered some of those potential consequences recently.  However, that list was far from exhaustive.  The more we learn about traumatic brain injuries, the more we are able to identify what can happen to people who endure them.  Based on the results Read More

Sports Concussions – Troubling Concussion Rates For Different Activities

Sports concussions are a much larger problem than many of us thought 20 years ago.  Concussions affect young people as much as they do adults if not more so on a long-term basis.  Parents are becoming increasingly concerned about the dangers their children face when they play certain collision sports such as football or ice Read More

Study: Treating Severe Traumatic Brain Injury With Stem Cells Shows Promise

Researchers have studied the brain intensely in recent years.  We have learned a lot with regards to recognizing warning signs for traumatic brain injuries.  The medical research community has taken positive steps towards diagnosing more cases of brain trauma.  Scientists have also moved forward with regards to treating head injuries successfully.  Humanity continues, however, to Read More

Not Just Concussions – Study Shows Head Injuries in Youth Football Change Brain

Researchers have learned a lot about the problem of concussions in football in recent years.  The issue has become so prevalent that it has changed the perception of the game for many people.  While fans of the game will make their own choice as to whether or not to continue to follow it, there are Read More

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Update: Major Increase in Concussion Diagnoses in US

Many people refer to a concussion as a mild traumatic brain injury.  That may be accurate in some situations.  However, research is coming out  that may show that concussions are anything but mild.  Several studies show that even one concussion can have a lasting negative impact, particularly on a young person.  As such, when statistics Read More


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