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• State Rejects Memorial At Site of Trucking Accident

  Staff Writer | February 20, 2006 7:12 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  The state of Virginia recently struck down proposed memorials at the sites of three fatal trucking accidents. While this might sound ridiculous - that the state wouldn't allow memorials at the sites of fatal crashes - the catch is that the memorials were proposed by People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The animal rights group had proposed memorials at sites in Suffolk and Isle...

• New Brain Injury Imaging Method Introduced

  Staff Writer | February 17, 2006 7:23 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  Bruce Stern over at the Traumatic Brain Injury Law Blog notes that a team of doctors at Washington University in St. Louis has developed a new technique for Traumatic Brain Injury imaging.Bruce summarizes that the testshows just what the brain does when the skull accelerates. Test subjects heads were placed in the soft netting. They were then asked to raise and lower their heads about an inch...

• Basic FAQ's About Personal Injury--Car, Auto Or Vehicle Crashes

  Rick Shapiro | February 01, 2006 9:19 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  In this article, I wanted to set out some of the more common questions I receive from personal injury clients who are in car, auto or vehicle accidents and believe that they may have a personal injury claim. Probably the best way to do this is in a question and answer format as I have done below:1. What damages or monies can be recovered in a car or auto personal injury claim? ...