Category Archives: Spinal Cord Injury
Florida Scientists Searching for Treatment for Brain Injuries
Two scientists from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine are part of a team of four that were awarded $2 million to further develop a compound that could help a victim’s cognitive brain function after a traumatic brain injury. This five-year grant was awarded to W. Dalton Dietrich, the scientific director of… Read More »
A Lesson in Case Strategy from a Tragic Accident
It’s the sort of thing every parent dreads. A day on the sports field that ends up going terribly, terribly wrong. That’s what happened to the plaintiffs in the 2013 case of Limones v. School Board of Lee County. Their son collapsed on the soccer field in the middle of a game and went… Read More »
Florida Man Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury in Accident
A Florida man was struck by an SUV while jogging last week and suffered a severe traumatic brain injury. David Caras, 51, of St. Petersburg, was jogging at the Layton Hills Mall in Utah on August 28 during a business trip when he was struck. Mr. Caras was in Utah on a business trip… Read More »
Evidence Allowed in Man’s Catastrophic Spinal Injury Trial
A Florida man who sustained catastrophic injuries that rendered him a quadriplegic in an auto accident when his 2002 Toyota Camry unexpectedly went out of control is allowed to present evidence in court that Toyota and other defendants knew that the brake override and electronic systems were defective, resulting in his accident. The court… Read More »
