Brain injury lawyer tip: the significance of seizures following TBI
August 26, 2011
Traumatic brain injury from a serious truck accident caused post traumatic seizures I recently interviewed a new client who was being tested at U of M hospital for post-traumatic Parkinson’s and seizures following a traumatic brain injury (TBI) from a truck accident. The client is from Marquette, Michigan, and he has been driving all the […]
Mild TBI raises risk of Dementia and Alzheimer’s
August 15, 2011
Michigan brain injury lawyer dispels common defense and IME myths in car accident TBI cases Recently one of the largest studies to date was released on the connection between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the increased risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease later in life. The study will be helpful for traumatic brain injury […]
What’s the No. 1 thing attorneys can’t tell the jury in car accident trials?
July 20, 2011
Accident attorney discusses the unintended harms that result from not telling juries about the existence of insurance in auto accident lawsuits In my years trying car accident and truck accident injury cases, I’ve learned that there are many misconceptions that jurors have about our judicial system. Chief among these is that many people incorrectly believe […]
Michigan truck accident attorney recovers $1.45 million verdict in Detroit
May 27, 2011
Michigan Auto Law attorney wins $1.45 million on $175,000 Wayne County case evaluation award Congratulations our Michigan Auto Law attorney and his deserving client for last week’s $1.45 million truck accident trial verdict. The verdict was received on May 17 in Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit. What makes the case interesting is how the […]
Did you know that traumatic brain injury is the LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AND DISABILITY FOR AMERICAN YOUTH?
March 10, 2011
Traumatic brain injury lawyer stresses that TBI is a public health crisis, calls for more resources to treat and prevent brain injury I was recently asked to give a presentation to lawyers who handle traumatic brain injury cases. As I started to update the statistics from the last traumatic brain injury lawyer presentation I did […]
$3.5 million truck accident jury verdict: “With a little help from my friends”
December 23, 2010
Steve Gursten explains how friends from around the country helped in most recent trial, in Jackson County The Beatles wrote “With a little help from my friends.” It certainly applies to the help I received from many good friends getting ready for my last trial. Last Wednesday, a Jackson County jury returned a verdict of […]
The truth about delayed and missed traumatic brain injury diagnosis
December 16, 2010
A Michigan TBI lawyer discusses one woman’s story of being on the brink of death – because her doctors failed to diagnose her brain injury properly I read a compelling personal story called The Calm Before the Brain Injury was Discovered. We simply assume that medicine and science are up to the task, when in […]
What Lawyers Need to Know: The Critical Connection Between TBI and Chronic Pain
March 24, 2010
Both lawyers Brian Bornstein and my friend from Texas, Steve Laird, recently commented on my observations about the critical connection between traumatic brain injury and chronic pain in The Jury Expert. It is a connection that most personal injury lawyers miss. The Jury Expert is an online litigation advocacy publication. The article that started the […]
March is Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month
March 2, 2010
TBI Lawyer gives brain injury prevention tips, so Michigan drivers can protect themselves from the “silent epidemic” There are 1.4 million people across the country who sustain a traumatic brain injury every year. About 50,000 people die from brain injury. Another 235,000 are hospitalized annually. And 1.1 million people are treated and released from hospital […]
The Problem of Normal ERs in Traumatic Brain Injury Cases
January 28, 2010
What happens when Michigan no-fault law and real-life medicine conflict? Our attorneys tell people that the law in Michigan is black and white: Anyone injured in a car accident must provide information as to the nature or type of injury to his auto insurance company within one year, or the insurance company can deny payment […]
Michigan Auto Law Receives Top 2009 Car Accident Verdict and Settlement
January 19, 2010
We are happy to announce that Michigan Auto Law has received the largest car accident settlement and verdict in the state for 2009, according to a year-end compilation of trial verdicts and settlements by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Steve Gursten’s settlement was for a serious traumatic brain injury accident in Roseville, which is in Macomb County, […]
Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury to be Addressed by Congress
October 12, 2009
As an attorney handling serious car and truck accidents, I would estimate approximately 50 percent of my cases involve a traumatic brain injury component. TBI is something that I and the other lawyers here feel strongly about, which is why we often speak at seminars and lawyer education programs around Michigan and the country, helping […]