Here is a scientific paper presented to the Society of Automobile Engineers by the founders of a Biomechanics Research Firm: 'PAPER'
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Whiplash is a serious injury
Here is a primer on low speed impact injuries presented to the Society of Automobile Engineers:
'WHIPLASH RESEARCH PAPER'
'WHIPLASH RESEARCH PAPER'
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The Craziest Tradegy I Have Heard About Since ...
... the Toyota sudden acceleration cases last year. In this case people exposed to cleaning chemicals at a McDonald's! : Woman Dies After Going To Restroom At McDonalds
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Taco Bell® | Would it kill you to say you're sorry?
|PRATLAW| broadcasts: The Beasley Allen Law Firm is one of the biggest and best Plaintiff's Law Firm in the Country. They have been tireless warriors for justice for decades. But in this case I think Taco Bell rang the bell and BA did get it wrong - their investigation found unreliable witnesses and because there were a number of them and they were apparently unrelated they decided to 'go with it' without taking extra time to investigate the matter globally. I blogged this story for a couple of reasons. First and foremost it illustrates that even the biggest law firms get it wrong sometimes. I know several large firms, small firms and solo practitioners that are the tops in their field ... but no one gets there or stays there by playing it safe and by that I mean not taking on difficult cases that are 'thinking outside of the box' and sometimes the law and the facts just refuse to align - yes it has happened to me probably a dozen times in twenty-five years, most recently in a cause of action I constructed trying to expand liability for deadbeat dads to the enablers who help them be deadbeats - but the Appellate Courts gave 'us' a roadmap for the next round ... and so it goes. Our society is better off because of law suits that have made products much more safe, the powerful wary of abusing their power, the rich respectful of those not in their class and anarchists wary of abusing rules of society - like traffic laws. The road to our safe environment has been bumpy and full of criticism for those at the front of the battle for civil society. Plaintiff's Lawyers have endured and will continue to take the withering unjust and false propaganda put out by big money machines their talking head politicians: The tide may be turning as the foundation of conservatism respects the balance of power between the three branches, mandates that the Judiciary be left to govern itself, and realizes that the citizen is above all corporations in terms of rights and remedies.
In this instance Taco Bell deserves what it is calling for ... besides I know for a fact a huge number of poor law students lunched and continue to lunch at Taco Bell. Taco Bell made my third year better - I was out of money and every dollar was scarce: I lived on Cheesy Bean Burittos from my local friendly store. Here is Taco Bell's press release asking Beasley Allen to give them a tip of the hat and an apology. I think they should.
Car Wreck: 49 million dollar verdict
The award was large and will undoubtedly be distorted by the Insurance Industry's propaganda machine into a group of 12 insane people from that fruitcake place, California, showing why juries can't be trusted by 'normal' people. The corporate insurance mentality is bent on lying until the general public says 'uncle - enough already' we will be biased against the individual and adopt a communal mind judicial system and capitulate to free key chains and ballcaps being a just reward to we the people - we will turn away from the constitution and worship big business. To date the bombardment of propaganda has not worked. If you seek a jury of citizens to determine the proper amount of money damages to give you that will equal the misery you have endured - if you have a lawyer that knows what he is doing, you will probably come away with justice. We will supply the 'lawyering' when you supply the case.
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INTERESTING INJURY CASE
"Lawsuit over public school bullying proceeding to trial
NEW YORK — A federal judge has ordered a hearing to determine whether a 12-year-old girl with learning disabilities was deprived of "a free and appropriate education" by the constant bullying she allegedly endured at a public school.
U.S. District Judge Weinstein denied New York City's motion for summary judgment dismissal of a suit filed by the girl's parents under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act seeking reimbursement of $28,906 in private-school tuition.
"[A]n effective and appropriate education may be negated by child bullying," Weinstein wrote. "When a school fails to take reasonable steps to prevent such objectionable harassment of a student, it has denied her an educational benefit protected by statute."
2010 NATIONAL BIGGEST VERDICTS
Call Prater, Duncan & Craig today: 770-253-7778: Thought we would post the largest verdicts for 2010. Almost all these verdicts are based on the Defendant just being a horrible person or entity and are "Anger" verdicts. Also note that most are company against company. Finally a lot of them were for "SHOW" and were not and never will be collectible.Anyway: Here they are:
A Simple Primer on Whiplash, a/k/a "snap the whip"
THE DIFFERENCE IS IN THE ENERGY BEING TRANSFERRED INTO THE HUMAN BODY
In a high speed vehicle collision, defined as a collision in excess of 7 miles per hour, a common personal injury that will occur is whiplash. It is the simple physics phenomenon in the old child's game 'Snap The Whip' seen in the above pastoral painting WITH ONE MAJOR DIFFERENCE: THE MILES PER HOUR OF THE ENERGY TRANSFER!
Our experienced attorneys have seen hundreds of cases where whiplash caused a head to violently hurl backwards, and then forward; your neck and shoulder muscles just are not strong enough to hold the old bowling ball still when you have the energy that 5+ miles per hour creates. Medical doctors call this injury a “hyperextension” from being jerked forward, and a “hyperflexion”, for being jerked backwards. Getting jerked like this will cause serious injuries to a neck and upper torso, like the upper rhomboids, and trapezium. Injuring your neck in such a way is commonly known as ‘whiplash’. The damage caused by whiplash can include inter-vertebral joint damage, disc damage, damages to the ligaments, cervical spine injury, other orthopedic injury, headaches, loss of sleep that then results in a domino series of events that sometimes leads to being fired and even divorced in rare cases. Whiplash can even cause traumatic and mild traumatic brain injury! I am not talking about what lawyers as a group think here but what medical doctors have objectively found in many cases.
Muscles and nerves can often become damaged in such a way as to cause future pain and suffering. Whiplash may be coupled with a mild traumatic brain injury such as a concussion, or a more serious traumatic brain injury, even skull fractures in rare cases. This is because passengers and drivers of passenger cars often hit their heads on the inside of the car they are riding in at the moment of impact. Whiplash in high speed collisions [7+ miles per hour] often present situations where the injury causes future pain and suffering; in lower mph collisions most typically when the injured person didn’t see it coming and did not brace at all. Some whiplash accidents may permanently damage the tissues around the neck. This could make it more likely you will be injured again, need money for prescription drugs, and be forced to take drugs to control your neck pain. This is all part of the civil claim for damages for lost wages, lost income and past, present and future pain and suffering damages. can be short term or life long, and can leave the neck forever vulnerable to injury. The tort injury can also manifest itself to the deltoids, biceps and triceps muscles and even your hands.
Tutorial Review - Ten Percent of all Whiplash Injuries Result in Permanent Disability in Car Crash Cases
Every year,10 percent of all car crash victims in the United States who receive a whiplash injury - which amounts to about 1,000,000 people - are long term injuries like brain injuries that will result in future medical care and loss of earnings to the tort victim. About twenty five (25) percent of those injuries will require medication for chronic pain. It will usually be impossible to work in a meaningful job when trying to undergo pain management simultaneously.
Our whiplash attorneys recognize that one out of about every seven whiplash cases show the plaintiff’s physical and mental pain and suffering is significant for longer than three (3) years from the date of the tort. Whiplash is easily diagnosed by an experienced medical physician. This is done by the rendering of a physical examination and usually includes the taking of x-rays, and sometime a cat-scan or mri. This way, the whiplash doctors can check and see if the films or computer animation shows a fracture, broken bone, and a problem with the cervical spine and the discs of the vertebrae. The procedure will also usually pick up objective problems like neck alignment as well.
Sometimes the spine will actually reverse from its natural curve may be reversed. This will usually cause uneven distribution of body weight. This can cause even more serious injuries requiring a chiropractor. This is because it will exacerbate and misalign the veterbrate. Later in life these injuries often result in painful bursitis. This condition can lead to arthritic degeneration and recurring pain. Many professional athletes have this condition, often known as bursitis and it is very painful. Fortunately for these athletes, many of them can afford top rate medical care and don’t need to work when they retire. If that’s not you, you need an experienced car accident attorney.
If you have been in a collision that exceeds in your opinion 5 mph we advise you to take drive in the ambulance to a hospital. There your neck can be stabilized and you will be given a hard or soft collar depending on your condition. You will need to tell the doctor about how the other driver caused the accident and make sure to tell your doctor how seriously you have been hurt. Later your doctor may be called as a witness. If all of your complaints are not written down in a medical record, the defense attorneys will say you weren’t hurt as bad as you are claiming and that on that basis, you lack credibility. If a jury finds that your lack credibility in a jury trial, you will seriously hamper your whiplash attorneys when they litigate your car accident. This could cause a defense verdict, leaving you with medical bills and future pain and suffering. If you were set on a back board, this is because the ambulance and EMT thought your injuries might be serious.
Our whiplash lawyers have seen that treatment for whiplash is based upon many factors. One of those factors is how much the forces involved will jarred your head and neck, spine joints like discs, muscles ligaments and nerves: You will need to undergo physical therapy. This will sometimes consist of cold and hot treatments, electric muscle stimulation like traction. You may have to wear a cervical collar for a long time, or worse. You may require a stiff collar. There are also other methods such as ultrasound, massage, trigger point conditioning. Getting a physical therapist is a good way to go. This can help realign your neck without further injuring the surrounding muscle and tissue. You will need to see a neurologist and take pain meds like Vicodin. These are narcotics and my cause chemical dependency.
Contact our whiplash attorneys in Newnan to discuss this very common personal injury known as whiplash. Let our experienced whiplash attorneys help you find a good medical doctor to get physical therapy if you are experiencing “hyperextension” and “hyperflexion” before the nagging pain in your neck develops into chronic myofascial pain syndrome Call our attorneys hotline now: 770-253-7778
When Humpy's Been A Bad Dog
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The general rule used to be that a dog was entitled to its first bite and that any bite thereafter could mandate compensation to the victim of the bite. Times have change. The seminal decision Clark v. Joyner, 242Ga App 421, 422 - 423, 530 SE2d 45 (2000), which declared that henceforth in Georgia liability attaches to the owner of a biting|attacking dog upon proof of superior knowledge of the dog’s vicious or dangerous temperament, not the issue of whether or not the dog has ever bitten in the past. Accord, Suppan v. Griffin, 238 GaApp 404, 406, 519 SE2d 22 (1999); Thurmond v. Saffo, 238 GaApp 687, 688, 520 SE2d 43 (1999). Further, liability can arise from a dog that causes injury being allowed to run free or being negligently supervised without a fence. O.C.G.A. § 51-2-7, titled “Liability of owner or keeper of vicious or dangerous animal for injuries caused by an animal”, was amended on July 1, 1995 to include a cause of action [reflecting our societal concern over vicious dogs being kept in the state] for violating any county “leash law”: The statue being based upon strict adherence to the growing societal intolerance for stray dogs and dogs running at large. All dogs have to be on an owner’s property, on a leash, or at heel: No exception. And when you contemplate it at length, that is the way it should be. I like dogs a lot but I want to walk, ride my bike, my motorcycle, walk my dog on a leash without being accosted by dogs at large. Don't you
The general rule used to be that a dog was entitled to its first bite and that any bite thereafter could mandate compensation to the victim of the bite. Times have change. The seminal decision Clark v. Joyner, 242Ga App 421, 422 - 423, 530 SE2d 45 (2000), which declared that henceforth in Georgia liability attaches to the owner of a biting|attacking dog upon proof of superior knowledge of the dog’s vicious or dangerous temperament, not the issue of whether or not the dog has ever bitten in the past. Accord, Suppan v. Griffin, 238 GaApp 404, 406, 519 SE2d 22 (1999); Thurmond v. Saffo, 238 GaApp 687, 688, 520 SE2d 43 (1999). Further, liability can arise from a dog that causes injury being allowed to run free or being negligently supervised without a fence. O.C.G.A. § 51-2-7, titled “Liability of owner or keeper of vicious or dangerous animal for injuries caused by an animal”, was amended on July 1, 1995 to include a cause of action [reflecting our societal concern over vicious dogs being kept in the state] for violating any county “leash law”: The statue being based upon strict adherence to the growing societal intolerance for stray dogs and dogs running at large. All dogs have to be on an owner’s property, on a leash, or at heel: No exception. And when you contemplate it at length, that is the way it should be. I like dogs a lot but I want to walk, ride my bike, my motorcycle, walk my dog on a leash without being accosted by dogs at large. Don't you
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