by Bettina Altizer | Apr 18, 2019 | Back and Neck injury, Brain Injury, Burn injuries, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Wrongful Death
A “catastrophic injury” refers to injuries people sustain that are quite serious and redefine lives. But what is a catastrophic injury? Definition A number of types of injuries may be considered catastrophic. The classification is not based upon the specific type of...
by Bettina Altizer | Nov 13, 2018 | Back and Neck injury, Liability, Premises Liability, Spinal Cord Injury
An ill-maintained rail caused a fall from a stairway of 15 feet resulting in quadriplegia for a 19-year-old man. It was a tragic ending for a visit to his sister’s apartment. While descending an exterior flight of steps to the deck below, the railing failed. Part of...
by Bettina Altizer | Aug 21, 2018 | Auto accident, Back and Neck injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Trucking Accident
It is not uncommon to experience back pain after an auto accident. In many cases the pain is moderate and disappears in a short period of time. In other cases, back pain is severe and signals a serious injury that can have long-term effects. In the days and weeks...
by Bettina Altizer | May 16, 2018 | Products Liability, Spinal Cord Injury, Trucking Accident
Due to a tire separation a truck driver was paralyzed and suffered numerous other injuries in a serious truck accident that was caused by a defective product. The issue was liability for the damage to the tire and for the ensuing crash of the cement truck. While...
by Bettina Altizer | Apr 3, 2018 | Auto accident, Liability, Spinal Cord Injury
In an auto accident civil case resolved recently, a driver had a seizure and collided with another car. As a result of this car crash, a 47-year-old-man incurred a spinal cord injury at T9-10 that caused paraplegia. Arguments The central issue in this auto accident...