June 26, 2009

Brain Injury may have led to Death Years Later

An attack, causing a brain injury, may have killed a person 8 years later. Two 18 year olds got into a fight and one of the individuals hit the other with a baseball bat causing a serious brain injury; 8 years later he died and the doctors are trying to determine whether the brain injury was the cause of death. Experts say that brain injuries can result in death years later; in fact people with brain injuries are more likely to die early. To read the entire article click here “brain injury

January 13, 2009

Man left with traumatic brain injury after 10 car pile-up near Illinois-Missouri border

Six months after a serious truck accident near the Illinois-Missouri border, Mark Tiburzi is left with severe brain trauma. The 53-year-old suffered a traumatic brain injury after a truck crashed into a line of 10 vehicles, injuring 15 and killing 3. At least 5 personal injury lawsuits have been filed since the automobile accident. Due to his brain injury, Tiburzi can breathe independently, but needs a feeding tube to eat and lives in a nursing home. His wife of 25 years said, “I talk to him… but he doesn’t talk back.” The truck driver was distracted by his cell phone when he caused the accident. For the full story, click here.

June 10, 2008

Wandering Nursing Home Resident Found Brutally Murdered

A nursing home lawsuit is to be filed by the family of a woman who was prone to nursing home wandering. The woman, a 46 year old, with a history of seizures and brain injuries was found naked in a motel in Chicago, Illinois after wandering off from an alleged negligent nursing home. The woman found in Cook County was beaten to death and had suffered serious personal injuries caused by an unknown suspect. The woman went missing after leaving Somerset Nursing Home. The family will likely also file a wrongful death suit against the defendant nursing home. To see the full story on this alleged Somerset Nursing home abuse click here.