Month: December 2014

When you decide to play a sport, you are generally accepting that game play has the chance to result in certain types of injury, such as fractures, sprains, strains, and more. Such acceptance is referred to in legal terms as “assumption of the risk,”1 and assuming the risk of certain injury relieves the associated sports league, coach, and other parties…

Traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs, occur when a blow or jolt to a person's head results in a disruption in normal brain function. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates1 that approximately 1.7 million people in the United States sustain a TBI each year. TBIs can occur in a variety of ways, but when they happen in preventable…

Concussions and traumatic brain injuries have been in the news as of late, with several high profile lawsuits between professional athletes and their respective leagues resulting in multi-million dollar settlements1 and changes to rules and safety equipment. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that approximately 1.7 million people2 sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year in the…