Traumatic brain injury and its true costs on society: $76.3 billion per year in lost productivity
March 27, 2012
Doctors and brain injury lawyers agree: When TBI isn’t recognized and treated, we all pay We’re in our last week of Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month. But just because it’s the end of March, doesn’t mean our brain injury lawyers are going to stop talking about this important subject. Today I’d like to discuss how […]
Traumatic brain injury could increase stroke risk times 10
March 19, 2012
Study identifies TBI as a risk factor for stroke Almost 20 years ago, I saw my first case where someone was hurt in a car accident, and then shortly, a few days later, suffered a stroke. The adjuster for the insurance company was quick to point out that this stroke was a superceding, intervening event […]
How traumatic brain injury victims face driving dangers
March 12, 2012
Diminished attention and concentration frequently challenge Michigan auto accident victims suffering from TBI Dangerous driving is an obstacle that many Michigan auto accident victims suffering from traumatic brain injuries (TBI) must overcome. According to Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where the doctors and therapists specialize in treating auto accident-related TBI injuries: […]
Help raise money for traumatic brain injury survivors — without paying a dime
March 5, 2012
For Brain Injury Awareness Month in March, lawyers at Michigan Auto Law will donate $1 to the Michigan Brain Injury Association for every “Like” on Facebook March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. And while our lawyers are very familiar with the devastating effects traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have on a person, many people in […]
Marriage counseling helps traumatic brain injury car accident victims
February 10, 2012
Studies say more help needed for behavioral and personality changes inTBI survivors Our office helps a number of brain injury survivors. It’s an area of injury that Michigan Auto Law has become known for, and we receive a number of referrals from other Michigan personal injury lawyers for people who have suffered brain injuries in […]
Traumatic brain injury: How common is TBI, who’s getting it and how?
January 10, 2012
Michigan brain injury lawyer, CDC estimates 1.7 million traumatic brain injuries occur in the U.S. each year Our Michigan brain injury lawyers are constantly learning and teaching other lawyers about new developments in the field of traumatic brain injury so we can better help our clients, many who also suffer from TBI from auto accidents. […]
Michigan brain injury attorney discusses importance of DTI MRI brain scan in TBI cases
November 3, 2011
Michigan Lawyers Weekly article on traumatic brain injury diagnosis with diffusion tensor imaging Last week, I was on the front page of Michigan Lawyers Weekly in a very important story about traumatic brain injury diagnosis and imaging technology called diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). The story was called Brain scan key for closed-head injury. The topic, […]
How brain injury attorneys can use DTI to prove a case
November 2, 2011
Brain injury attorney interviewed by Michigan Lawyers Weekly on TBI diagnosis with diffusion tensor imaging brain scan Steven M. Gursten, partner of Michigan Auto Law, was featured in a Michigan Lawyers Weekly article about an imaging tool to detect traumatic brain injury, called diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). Gursten told the newspaper that although DTI is not […]
TBI attorney discusses the relationship between traumatic brain injury and depression
October 28, 2011
Don’t let the defense IME “independent” medical examiner defame your client by calling deterioration malingering! Of all the notorious independent medical examiners (IMEs) out there who are paid a fortune by defense lawyers, insurance companies, and workers comp carriers to say there is nothing wrong with truly injured people so benefits can be stopped, the […]
What brain injury attorneys should know about fatigue and TBI
October 8, 2011
Car accident victims with TBI fatigue easily and take longer to recover I recently blogged about better ways for brain injury lawyers to help TBI survivors injured in car accidents. Here are some interesting facts from a presentation I did for the Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer Litigation Group for American Association for Justice in Philadelphia. […]
Better ways for lawyers to help brain injury survivors in car accident cases
September 16, 2011
Steve Gursten will be speaking to brain injury lawyers on higher settlements in auto accident cases and TBI I’ll be speaking this week in Las Vegas as part of the 360 Advocacy Institute’s Insurance, Settlement and Mediation conference seminar. My presentation is about teaching lawyers how to build damages in car accident injury cases involving […]
Help for Michigan brain injury lawyers: new strategies for winning TBI lawsuits
September 9, 2011
I’ll be speaking at the Michigan Association for Justice No-Fault insurance seminar today on how to help brain injury lawyers Today I’ll be speaking to my fellow Michigan injury lawyers about updates in the law for auto accident victims with traumatic brain injury (TBI). This presentation is part of the Michigan Association for Justice Annual […]