Kansas City Personal Injury Law Blog
On behalf of Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman posted in Brain Injury on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Citizens of Kansas City, Missouri may consider the brain the main engine of the human body, which keeps it running. For this reason, damage to the brain may incapacitate a person and prevent that person from having a normal way of life. Brain injury can lead to permanent disability, memory loss and physical pain. Aside from this, this type of injury can also cause severe emotional damage. Various scientists and researchers have been doing their best to find ways to treat brain injuries.
A recent study may possibly help victims of brain injury. The study, which appears in the Journal of Neurosurgery, used a medical imaging technology to calculate the long-term effects of traumatic brain injury. In the study, the researchers examined brain scans of patients with TBI using magnet encephalography imaging. MEG imaging records magnetic fields that are produced by the brain. The researchers discovered likely long-term brain damage. They stated that an individual who sustains a mild traumatic brain injury may suffer long-term brain damage.
On behalf of Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman posted in Truck Accidents on Friday, May 17, 2013
In early April, a tragic Missouri truck accident resulted in injuries and a fatality. According to reports, a sports utility vehicle was traveling along the highway in Cape Girardeau County before the collision. A box truck, being operated by a driver from Jackson, Missouri, suddenly crossed the median and struck the oncoming vehicle. As a result, the drivers of both vehicles suffered injuries, as did the truck's passenger. Sadly, a 17-year-old passenger in the sports utility vehicle was declared dead at the scene.
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the victim's father in connection with the truck accident. The lawsuit alleges that the truck operator was under the influence of drugs at the time of the accident. Court documents confirm that this driver had prior convictions for driving while intoxicated, speeding and reckless driving. The owner of the truck, Sleepy Hollow Home Center, and its parent company, Slumberland, were also named as defendants in the lawsuit, which alleges that the company was negligent by hiring and continuing to employee the driver, when they should have known about his prior offenses.
On behalf of Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman posted in Medical Malpractice on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
It may be simple for many Jackson, Missouri, readers to trust their doctors because these professionals are required to exercise a standard of care toward all of their patients. Standard of care is the level of expertise, skill and care that doctors, surgeons and other medical professionals should possess and practice. Failure to exercise this standard of care during a surgical procedure, diagnosis or decision-making can impact the patient's life and can be consideredmedical negligence.
In Missouri, a neurosurgeon is currently being scrutinized due to alleged medical negligence. The 60-year-old doctor also was named as a defendant in numerous lawsuits filed against him. According to court documents, nearly 50 medical malpractice lawsuits have been filed against the neurosurgeon since 1987. Four of these lawsuits were wrongful death cases.
On behalf of Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman posted in Brain Injury on Thursday, May 2, 2013
Riddell is famous across the country, including Missouri, for its sports equipment, but its popularity soared when the firm became the official helmet maker of the National Football League. Riddell's helmets were brought to market with the reputation that the company made the safest sport equipment in the market. However, the credibility of this popular brand is being challenged by a number of controversies in connection with brain injury.
Although football helmets are touted to protect players from brain trauma or damage, Riddell is dealing with a number of personal injury lawsuits filed against them due to head injuries. Over 4,000 ex-NFL football players have filed a suit against Riddell. These claims may become a major setback for Riddell.
On behalf of Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman posted in Spinal Cord Injuries on Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Spinal cord injury can be a life-altering experience for Kansas City, Missouri, residents. Often, a spinal cord injury leaves the person with a permanent disability in some way or partially or completely paralyzed. Paralysis can limit the mobility of an individual when it comes to walking, running and performing everyday activities. Many doctors and researchers are doing their best to help spinal cord injury victims regain a normal life.
Studies that positively impact spinal cord injury recovery may be good news for many Missouri readers. According to the report, a new study was published in the medical journal Frontiers in Neural Circuits. The study used a macaque monkey that had a spinal cord injury. The researchers built an electrical connection between the injured part of the spinal cord and the monkey's brain.
On behalf of Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman posted in Medical Malpractice on Friday, April 19, 2013
Hospitals are supposed to be places of treatment and cure -- but sometimes they become places of malpractice and misdiagnosis. In fact, any hospital patient in the country can be the victim of a hospital error, whether it follows from a failure to diagnose properly, surgical errors or hospital negligence.
Unfortunately, medical errors often have severe consequences, worsening a patient's health or causing death. Such outcomes are often the result of medical malpractice.
On behalf of Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman posted in Wrongful Death on Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Kansas City, Missouri, just like all other American cities, has its share of fatal accidents. Often, unfortunate accidents are preventable. A case of negligence may lead to a fatality and when someone dies due to someone else's negligence, a wrongful death occurs.
Local residents may have noticed that in some incidents of fatal crashes, the driver who caused the accident flees the scene. This will contribute to the emotional pain that the family of the accident victim experiences. Ordinarily, the family may be able to seek compensation from the negligent driver. However, if the negligent driver flees the scene, they may not be awarded the compensation.
On behalf of Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman posted in Truck Accidents on Tuesday, April 2, 2013
A recent incident south of St. Joseph shows just how quickly a highway accident can happen. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, when a pickup truck hauling a farm implement slowed while traveling southbound on Highway 59, a car following the pickup was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer.
One person was injured in the commercial vehicle accident, according to a Buchanan County Sheriff's spokesman, although the person's identity and extent of injuries is unknown. It is uncertain whether the truck driver was facing charges.
On behalf of Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman posted in Wrongful Death on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Death is a sad and unfortunate part of life. However, if a person dies as a result of a motor vehicle accident and negligence can be proved, it is even more painful and can be considered a wrongful death. Such cases can devastate the accident victim's family, emotionally and financially.
Recently in Kansas City, Kansas, five vehicles were involved in an accident that claimed the life of an elderly woman. According to police, one of the vehicles was heading east as it traveled in the westbound lane on Parallel Parkway. The wrong-way driver collided with the other four vehicles. The collision near 91st Street resulted in one fatality and two people who sustained minor injuries in the accident.
On behalf of Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman posted in Truck Accidents on Wednesday, March 20, 2013
A recent collision between a truck and an automobile southwest of St. Louis left one person injured and a portion of Highway 110 closed. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the truck accident happened when a cement truck and a car collided north of Desoto around 3 p.m.
The Missouri Highway Patrol closed a section of the highway while emergency workers cleared the scene. Authorities said at least one person was injured when the passenger vehicle and truck collided, but the exact number and extent of injuries sustained had yet to be determined.
