(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this brain injury/personal injury case and its proceedings.) After Paul was discharged from the hospital, he attended outpatient rehabilitation for approximately three months. At this point it was clear that…
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Car Accident Leaves Sacramento Boy With Brain Injury, Part 2 of 7
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this brain injury/personal injury case and its proceedings.) FACTUAL BACKGROUND On the date of the collision Plaintiffs had stopped at the intersection of White Road in the left turn lane…
Sacramento Teen Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury, Part 1 of 7
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this brain injury/personal injury case and its proceedings.) PLAINTIFF’S TRIAL BRIEF INTRODUCTION & FACTUAL BACKGROUND On November 2, 2005, at 11:35 a.m., 14-year-old Paul Martin was a passenger with his…
Three Injured Sacramento Men Sue Radio Station For Deadly Contest, Part 4 of 4
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this brain injury/personal injury case and its proceedings.) The following blog entry is written from a defendant’s position as trial approaches. Reviewing this kind of briefing should help potential plaintiffs…
Sacramento-Area Radio Station Sued For Contestant’s Death/Brain Injury, Part 3 of 4
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this brain injury/personal injury case and its proceedings.) The following blog entry is written from a defendant’s position as trial approaches. Reviewing this kind of briefing should help potential plaintiffs…
Radio Contestants From Sacramento Suffer Possible Brain Injuries, Part 2 of 4
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this brain injury/personal injury case and its proceedings.) The following blog entry is written from a defendant’s position as trial approaches. Reviewing this kind of briefing should help potential plaintiffs…
Sacramento Woman Dies From Brain Injury, Part 1 of 4
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this brain injury/personal injury case and its proceedings.) The following blog entry is written from a defendant’s position as trial approaches. Reviewing this kind of briefing should help potential plaintiffs…
Elder Abuse Action Filed By Sacramento Family, Part 6 of 6
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this brain injury case and its proceedings.) On that issue, defendant has failed to meet her prima facie burden because her moving papers do not include any evidence, admissible or…
Roseville Hospital And Nursing Facility Sued For Woman’s Brain Injury, Part 5 of 6
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this brain injury case and its proceedings.) THERE IS A TRIABLE ISSUE OF FACT AS TO WHETHER THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE DEFENDANT WAS A CAUSE OF MS. SMITH’S DEATH WHERE…
Family Of Sacramento Woman Sues Nursing Home For Her Death, Part 4 of 6
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this brain injury case and its proceedings.) In Hastie v. Handeland (1969) 274 Cal. App. 2d 599, a case involving a vehicular collision and subsequent death of the victim following…