It is common to find that trauma involving the upper body results in injury to not only the neck (cervical spine) but also the head. It is now universally recognized that a concussion – regarded by many as the least serious form of brain injury, can occur in the absence of a […]
PROTECT YOUR FAMILY AND YOURSELF BY INCREASING UNINSURED/UNDERINSURED MOTORIST PROTECTION: MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS WHEN PURCHASING AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE© I. Introduction In 1993, Connecticut lawmakers abandoned a twenty-year unsuccessful experiment with no-fault insurance, enacting sweeping reforms in the laws governing automobile insurance designed to provide cost savings to consumers while at […]
OUCH. There is nothing worse than back pain when you have it and it’s chronic. Of course, that’s not true, because even when I was suffering from back pain for more than two years, I was well aware that there were many medical conditions that were worse. As an injury […]
In a pre-trial decision on November 1, 2016, trial judge Irene Jacobs ruled that defense expert Kenneth W. Reagles, Ph.D’s reliance upon The Healthcare Bluebook in his calculations for future medical costs of the plaintiff was inadmissible. The Healthcare Bluebook markets itself as a transparent system that can be used by all players in the […]
After your child suffers a concussion, don’t be misled by the part of the emergency room examination that includes the eyes. That examination is generally limited to an assessment of extraocular movements and the pupils (equal and reactive to light). A normal eye examination in the emergency room following a […]