http://www.chicagobraininjurylawyerblog.com/ Published by Levin & Perconti en-us 2010-03-08T17:01:19-06:00 http://www.chicagobraininjurylawyerblog.com/2010/03/child_suffers_permanent_brain_1.html An eighteen month old girl is now in a persistent vegetative state after becoming trapped in a trunk marketed as a toy chest after the lid slammed shut on her. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the girl’s parents filed a... Brain injuries in children Levin & Perconti 2010-03-08T17:01:19-06:00 http://www.chicagobraininjurylawyerblog.com/2010/03/victim_suffers_head_injury_whe_1.html A 42 year old man was leaning against a railing on an elevated walkway when the railing gave way and the man fell to the ground. According to the story as reported in the New Jersey Law Journal, the shopping... Premises liability Levin & Perconti 2010-03-04T20:13:43-06:00 http://www.chicagobraininjurylawyerblog.com/2010/02/jury_awards_12_million_for_med.html The jury in a medical malpractice trial, recently awarded $12 million for a hospital’s delay in evaluating and transferring an air rifle victim. According to the Pasadena Star News, twenty-two-year old, Jessica Ramirez, was shot with an air rifle and... Brain Injury Lawsuits Levin & Perconti 2010-02-18T08:00:00-06:00 http://www.chicagobraininjurylawyerblog.com/2010/02/11yearold_dies_from_brain_trau.html An 11-year-old Canadian girl died recently in a skiing accident. Though she was wearing a helmet, the protective device failed to prevent her from sustaining a serious brain injury. Her death highlight the need for parents to be vigilant about... Brain injuries in sports Levin & Perconti 2010-02-05T10:40:05-06:00 http://www.chicagobraininjurylawyerblog.com/2010/01/a_look_at_brain_injuries.html The Chicago personal injury attorneys at Levin & Perconti represent individuals and families in cases involving serious brain injuries. Traumatic brain injuries can happen in a number of ways- in automobile accidents, participating in sports activities, through medical malpractice and... Brain injuries in sports Levin & Perconti 2010-01-31T10:23:32-06:00 http://www.chicagobraininjurylawyerblog.com/2010/01/illinois_family_files_wrongful.html Several weeks ago, the Daily Herald reported that an Illinois family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in the Kane County Circuit Court for the wrongful death of a 66-year-old woman from East Dundee. The woman suffered a fatal brain... Brain trauma from car accidents Levin & Perconti 2010-01-25T15:01:42-06:00 http://www.chicagobraininjurylawyerblog.com/2010/01/snowboarder_experiences_trauma.html Professional snowboarder Kevin Pearce endured a serious fall while training and now lies with a severe brain injury in critical care. His dreams of competing in the halfpipe seem gone, and his family is keeping vigil. He was working on... Brain injuries in children Levin & Perconti 2010-01-10T22:29:34-06:00 http://www.chicagobraininjurylawyerblog.com/2010/01/brain_injury_sidelines_aspirin.html A young woman was driving down the road in Crystal Lake when she encountered a horrific automobile crash. This crash fractured her spine in three places and she suffered a traumatic brain injury. Many of the doctors thought that she... Traumatic Brain Injury Levin & Perconti 2010-01-05T22:18:13-06:00 http://www.chicagobraininjurylawyerblog.com/2010/01/passenger_in_automobile_accide.html The family of a St. Charles, Illinois student who died in a automobile crash is filing an automobile accident lawsuit against a classmate accused of driving drunk and causing the collision for more than $6 million. The 18 year old... Brain trauma from car accidents Levin & Perconti 2010-01-01T22:04:13-06:00 http://www.chicagobraininjurylawyerblog.com/2009/12/us_bobsledder_suffers_brain_in.html Todd Hays’ brain injury could heal within three months and without surgery. He recently had to drop his U.S. Olympic bobsled bid to make the Vancouver Games and retired after learning the extent of brain damage he sustained in a... Brain injuries in sports Levin & Perconti 2009-12-25T12:34:15-06:00