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Concussion
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All About Advertising Law
A Recent Win for Helmet Marketer, But Anti-Concussion Claims May Continue to Cause Advertisers Headaches
By Venable LLP
A federal judge in New Jersey recently denied false advertising claims brought under the consumer protection laws of New Jersey, California, Arizona, Illinois, and Florida against Riddell, the leading manufacturer of…
Traumatic Brain Injury Law Blog
Mayo and Kind-Devick Tests Have Licensing Agreement for Sideline Concussion Test
It was recently reported that King-Devick Tests, Inc. has developed a quick and effective screening tool for the evaluation of concussion. The tests, to be called the King-Devick Test, according…
Personal Injury
The First Youth Football Concussion Lawsuit is Here as Mother Sues Over Son’s Suicide
In the past few years, the football world has been rocked by numerous concussion-related lawsuits. And now those safety suits have trickled down to the youth football legaues. A Wisconsin…
Traumatic Brain Injury Law Blog
New Study Calls into Question Need for Extended Rest Following Concussion
Following a concussion, patients are instructed to rest for twenty-four to forty-eight hours beginning any type of return to normal activities. Many doctors recommend an even longer period of rest…
Traumatic Brain Injury Law Blog
DTI Used to Demonstrate Brain Changes in High School Football Players Even in Absence of Concussion
At the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Christopher C. Whitlow, M.D., Ph.D., M.H.A., an associate professor of radiology at Wake Forest School of Medicine and…
D.C. Medical Malpractice Blog
How Is the NFL Handling Its Concussion Problem? A Look at the Statistics
Football is a dangerous sport. Players across the nation of all ages and levels of talent suffer injuries every day, from sprained ankles and pulled muscles to serious concussions, torn…
D.C. Medical Malpractice Blog
Laws of the Game: FIFA the Latest Sports Organization to Face Concussion Suit
On August 27, 2014, a coalition of soccer players and their parents initiated a class-action lawsuit against FIFA (the Fédération Internationale de Football Association). In the complaint, the plaintiffs charge…
Traumatic Brain Injury Law Blog
Ohio University Infographic of CTE in Sports
This summer the Radiological Society of North America published an article summarizing the findings from Research conducted at Stanford University on the effects of concussive and sub-concussive head injuries. There…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
The NFL Concussion Settlement: Class Action Exploitation
By joetort
By Howard ErichsonTomorrow in Philadelphia, lawyers for the NFL and lawyers for former football players will try to persuade Judge Anita Brody to approve their settlement of claims that the…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
FTC Warns Retailers to Police Their Products’ Deceptive Concussion Prevention Claims
As the storm of concussion-related litigation continues to churn, the Federal Trade Commission is once again wading into its turbulent waters. In August, the FTC sent warning letters to five…