Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

Former NFL Player Tom McHale Dies from Brain Injury

March 16, 2009 | by Moseley Collins

Many fans of professional football and hockey are thrilled when players deliver bone-crushing hits to their opponents. However, there are often serious health consequences in collision sports about which most casual fans hear little. A recent article in the New York Times reported that doctors from Boston University’s School of Medicine found another former National Football League player died from a brain injury called chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer player Tom McHale died in May 2008 at 45, from repeated head trauma. He is the sixth such NFL player known to have died from CTE.

CTE is a progressive condition that results from repetitive head trauma and can bring on dementia in people in their 40s or 50s. The condition is often associated with former boxers. On McHale, doctors used techniques that can only be administered after a patient dies. Doctors have identified CTE in all six NFL veterans between ages 36 and 50 who have been tested for the condition, further evidence of the dangers of improperly treated brain trauma in football.

These findings underscore the need for anybody suffering with a possible traumatic brain injury, whether it be apparently mild or severe, to seek immediate medical treatment. Concussions are very often the underlying injury that lead to CTE. Such injuries can occur in Car Accident “>traffic accidents or contact sports at all skill levels.

Bus crash driver sleepy, says CHP

February 23, 2009 | by Moseley Collins

According to an official CHP report delivered to the Colusa County district attorney, the driver involved in a fatal Colusa County bus crash was exhausted and dozing off at the wheel.

The case is in review to determine whether criminal charges will be pressed against the driver. The driver could be charged with either a felony or a misdemeanor.

The crash occured on October 5th near the town of Williams, north of Sacramento. The casino-bound charter bus veered off a narrow rural road into a ditch. The crash killed ten people and injured 33, including the driver.

California Medical Board Allows Doctor to Keep License After Aiding Illegal Abortions

February 23, 2009 | by Moseley Collins

The California Medical Board has permitted a doctor to keep his license after committing medical malpractice by helping an unlicensed doctor perform illegal abortions

The doctor, who runs a cash only abortion business in Torrance, was also charged with seven other cases of incompentence and negligence.

The charges against the doctor arise from actions of helping another doctor perform illegal abortions.

Sacramento Cardiologist Accused of Negligence

February 23, 2009 | by Moseley Collins

In Fair Oaks, a suburb of Sacramento, a cardiologist is being accused of negligence by the Medical Board of California.

The board, in an accusation filed by the state attorney general’s office, is asking for dicipline that could end in the doctors license being suspended or even revoked in a case of alleged medical malpractice

The board alleges that the doctor misinterpreted a test, mishandled a follow-up exam, and failed to recognize that a patient needed timely care.

Sacramento Woman Killed in Car Crash by Suspected Drunk Driver

February 18, 2009 | by Moseley Collins

A Sacramento woman was killed by a suspected drunk driver, California Highway Patrol officials said Tuesday.

The 38-year-old mother of 5 had just left her apartment in the 9100 block of Madison Avenue when, around 7:15 pm, she was t-boned by the suspected drunk driver.

Authorities said that a white Ford F-350 pickup was heading eastbound on Madison when it veered off the road and into the victim’s vehicle. The truck hit the victim on the driver’s side, causing the vehicle to spin and come to rest in a grassy area.

Whiplash Information

February 17, 2009 | by Moseley Collins

People all over Sacramento, California get into car accidents every day. Whether it’s a simple fender-bender or a serious collision, one of the most common injuries from an accident is whiplash.

Here at the Office of Sacramento Personal Injury Attorney, Moseley Collins, we speak frequently with people suffering from the pain of whiplash. The following is information we have compiled to help those sufferers we know as well as those we don’t:

According to an article entitled “Whiplash” on emedicinehealth.com, whiplash is a non-medical term used to describe neck pain following an injury to the soft tissues of the neck. It may also be called cervical sprain, cervical strain, or hyperextension injury. The injury occurs when the neck is forced to bend beyond its normal capacity.

Sacramento Teen Killed in Hit and Run Car Accident

February 17, 2009 | by Moseley Collins

The woman who struck and killed a 15-year-old cheerleader on Folsom-Auburn Boulevard in Granite Bay last June was recently found guilty of vehicular manslaughter.

The 15-year-old girl was a cheerleader from Granite Bay, CA, a suburb of Sacramento. On the day of the accident, she and several of her friends were walking from a fast food restaurant when she remembered that she had left her phone at the restaurant. As she was crossing the street to return, she was struck by 52-year-old Anna Berset, who then fled the scene. Parker was found by her friend, lying on the side of the road.

According to Sacto 9-1-1, Berset called California Highway Patrol the night of the incident:

New Treatment in Brain Injury

January 14, 2009 | by Moseley Collins

A discovery has recently been made in the treatment of brain injuries.

In an article recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, titled “Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury with Hypothermia”, researchers have found that mild hypothermia (cold temperature) can be beneficial when applied to victims of traumatic brain injury.

In a traumatic brain injury, the brain swells and thus exacerbates the injury. When mild hypothermia is applied, however, the outcome is similar to that of an iced black eye; the swelling is diminished, and the injury heals faster and better.

Sacramento Man Killed in Hit and Run

January 9, 2009 | by Moseley Collins

A Sacramento youth pleaded guilty last week to gross vehicular manslaughter and other charges regarding a hit and run collision he caused in October, 2008.

Aman Kumar Khanna, beloved husband and father of three, was struck by the teenager on October 10, 2008, and killed. The teen was driving under the influence of alcohol.

Khanna was a hardworking family man who worked two jobs to provide for his wife, children, and mother. Recently a fund has been set up in Khanna’s honor to provide for his family. Contributions can be sent to the Aman Kumar Khanna Memorial Fund at the Golden One Credit Union, Post Office Box 15249, Sacramento, CA 95851-0249.

Two Sacramento Women Hurt After Drunk Driver Runs His Car Into Salon

January 6, 2009 | by Moseley Collins

Could you imagine sitting in your lovely little Store, tending to customers or stocking the shelves with your newest products. You’re just Minding your own business, and having a regular day, when suddenly a van drives through the front door of your store. Glass shatters everywhere, Products are smashed under the tires of the van, and possibly someone is horribly injured by the van as well. To most people this sounds more like a nightmare than something that could actually happen to someone, but that wasn’t the case for two women in Sacramento CA. This nightmare became a reality when The two women were sitting in their Hair Salon working a normal day, when a man ran his van into the front window.

According to an article on New10.net:

The van careened through the front door of the salon connected to the Tops ‘n Bottoms clothing store on the 5200 block of Fruitridge Road around 3 p.m. Saturday, Sacramento police Sgt. Norm Leong said.