You’d think a traumatic brain injury lawyer from Michigan wouldn’t be so wrapped up in crime, but I came across this intriguing CNN story that unfortunately, links TBI and violence together: Insights on why people ‘snap’ and kill.

The article starts by outlining a couple of sudden, murderous rampages across the country, such as that of a University of Georgia professor, who shot and killed his wife and two other adults in late April. It went on to explain that psychiatrists have some sense of why some people “snap” and become violent. I want to share this because many of my clients have sustained mild traumatic brain injury from car accidents.

In Michigan, Independent Medical Examiners Are Anything But

Our auto accident attorneys frequently help victims of car accidents and truck accidents after they’ve been “cut-off” by their own no-fault insurance companies. After someone has been in a crash, it’s usually a matter of time before an insurance company tries to stop paying medical bills and lost wages and sets up a so-called “independent” medical exam, or IME for short.  When this happens, you will be required by the language of your insurance policy to see a doctor who was handpicked and hired by your insurance company.

The Interplay of Pain and TBI after a Car Accident

This is my second blog on TBI for traumatic brain injury attorneys, based on part of three seminars I will be speaking in this summer. I have said before that lawyers who represent victims of traumatic brain injury have a special obligation, because TBI can be utterly devastating, yet difficult to prove. Today’s blog is about understanding the interplay of pain and TBI after a car accident and how it relates to your traumatic brain injury case.