Brain Injury Awareness: The Latest in the NFL and NCAA Concussion Lawsuits Each year, millions of Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI), which is caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head, or by a hit to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. Even […]
GPW is Helping Former Football Player with ALS Sue the NCAA
GPW is Helping Former Football Player with ALS Sue the NCAA A Goldberg, Persky & White, P.C. client is suing the NCAA for not informing him of the dangers of playing football. He now has Lou Gehrig’s disease as a result of playing the sport, and his case is going to trial in January. A […]
With the New Football Season, Parents Need to Watch for Serious Head Injuries
With the New Football Season, Parents Need to Watch for Serious Head Injuries With youth tackle football starting and professional football players starting the regular season this week, people need to watch out for head injuries. If the proper steps are not taken to prevent a head injury from happening, people can be injured, and […]
A New Device Could Reduce the Need for CT Scans when Diagnosing TBIs
A New Device Could Reduce the Need for CT Scans when Diagnosing TBIs According to the Centers for Disease Control, around 138 people die in the United States every day due to some type of Traumatic Brain injury (TBI). When diagnosing brain injuries, people have to get Computed Tomography (CT) scans, exposing them to radiation […]
The Cause of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
The Cause of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a degenerative brain condition caused by repeated blows to the head. These impacts do not have to create immediate symptoms for CTE to show up later in life. It was famously discovered in Mike Webster, a former center for the Pittsburgh Steelers, by the […]
How the NFL Concussion Litigation Started
How the NFL Concussion Litigation Started Concussions and repeated blows to the head have been problematic for National Football League (NFL) players for a long time. When players lead with their heads, concussions and head injuries are bound to happen. Mike Webster, a former Pittsburgh Steeler, exhibited symptoms after receiving many head injuries including depression, […]
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month Today starts Brain Injury Awareness Month. Every March for the last 30 years the Brain Injury Association of America has helped spread awareness of the devastating effects of brain injuries by educating the public about them and the needs of the brain injured and their families. The current campaign, […]
Post-Mortem CTE Found in 87 Percent of Former Football Players
Post-Mortem CTE Found in 87 Percent of Former Football Players Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is known by many names, including punch-drunk syndrome and dementia pugilistica (DP), but the definition remains the same. It’s a type of neurodegenerative disease or dementia caused by repeated concussive or sub-concussive blows. For years, former players in the National Football […]
Goldberg Persky & White, PC Wins Prestigious 2015 Litigator Award
Goldberg Persky & White, PC Wins Prestigious 2015 Litigator Award Goldberg Persky & White, PC named 2015 Litigator Award Winner™. Having been conferred this prestigious National Award, the firm ranks among the Top 1% of all lawyers for: Asbestos & Mesothelioma, Medical Malpractice and Brain Injury Litigation. BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON: JAN. 14, 2016 Goldberg Persky & White, PC, a trial […]
‘Concussion’ movie is the result of the NFL concussion litigation
‘Concussion’ movie is the result of the NFL concussion litigation This Friday, ‘Concussion’ is premiering nationwide. The film, starring Will Smith as Dr. Bennet Omalu, details Dr. Omalu’s discovery in the brain of former Pittsburgh Steeler Mike Webster that eventually led to the NFL concussion litigation. Despite the massive scale of the case, it hits home […]