A new study sponsored by Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York shows that having a traumatic brain injury does not place victims at greater risk for late-life dementia, but does increase risk of re-injury. John Demas of Demas Law Group, a Sacramento personal injury attorney, discusses the implications of these findings for those who have suffered traumatic brain injuries in accidents. Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) January 09, 2013 The studys senior author noted that many people who suffer traumatic brain injury at a young age fear that they will develop mental problems when they are older. However, the study found no link to dementia or other degenerative brain disorders in those who had suffered brain trauma. However, the study did find that, among the 4,000 adults whose records were reviewed, a traumatic brain injury was more common in those who later died of other causes. They also found the highest statistical relationship between those who sustained a traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness after age 55 and re-injury. In fact, the risk of re-injury doubled for those who sustained a TBI before the age of 25 and was four times greater for those who were injured after age 55. … Continue reading →

A man who ended up with a brain injury after being held in police cells here and who now requires full time care will not face any criminal charges. Although RCMP officers wanted Robert Wright charged after he was arrested for impaired driving last year, a government lawyer concluded there was no substantial likelihood of conviction given the level of force used by RCMP officers against Wright and because of injuries he suffered. Wright was arrested April 21, 2012 after Terrace RCMP officers responded to reports of a possible impaired driver. While in police custody, Wright, then 47, was injured and after being taken to the local hospital three times during the night, was taken to the Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster for intensive treatment. Police subsequently recommended charges of impaired operation of a motor vehicle, refusing to provide a breath sample and obstructing a peace officer. A provincial lawyer then looked at evidence from the roadside when Wright was first stopped in his vehicle, evidence from his subsequent arrival at the Terrace RCMP detachment and interaction with police while in custody and evidence of his mental and physical condition before and after he was taken to hospital for … Continue reading →

Pleasantville, New York (PRWEB) January 09, 2013 New York traumatic brain injury (TBI) attorney Shana De Caro has been chosen to moderate the annual educational program of the Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group (TBILG) of the American Association for Justice at its meeting to be held in San Francisco, California in July 2013. The all day program features attorneys discussing the latest developments in the law affecting TBI victims and updates in medical issues pertaining to traumatic brain damage. The national litigation group comprises attorneys throughout the country who represent individuals who have sustained traumatic brain injuries. The groups purpose is to provide lawyers with cutting edge education on the latest medical and legal issues in the litigation of a traumatic brain injury case. Each year the group presents an educational program at the American Association for Justice Conference. De Caro has been recognized by her peers as a leading attorney in representing victims of brain injury caused by automobile accidents, bus and truck accidents, work site injuries, unsafe buildings, and medical or hospital malpractice. She is the lead author of a leading treatise on NeuroLaw published by Psychiatric Clinics of North America and a contributor to the New York … Continue reading →