Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) or brain injury is caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain.

READ MORE

Burn or Fire Injuries

Victims of burn or fire injuries can experience great physical and emotional suffering. Most people don’t envision being a victim of a fire or burn injury. However, according to the Center for Disease and Control, deaths from fire and burns are the third leading cause of fatal home injury. The CDC found that on average, in the 2010, someone died in a fire every 169 minutes, and someone was injured every 30 minutes. In 2009, about 85 percent of all US fire deaths occurred in homes. Each year, fire and burn injuries represent a total cost of $7.5 billion. Groups that are significantly at risk of fire and…

READ MORE

Victims of a Drunk Driver

In the United States the leading cause of auto accidents is driver intoxication. According to figures released by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), 17,013 people were killed in 2003 due to alcohol related crashes in the United States – an average of one every 30 minutes. This figure represents forty percent (40%) of the 42,643 total traffic deaths. MADD also reported that the highest incidence of drunk driving related fatalities occurred during the holiday season from Thanksgiving to New Years Day. Click here to request a Victim Information Pamphlet from MADD (http://www.madd.org/victims/0,1056,1646,00.html) Victims injured by negligent drunk drivers face medical bills, loss of wages, physical pain, emotional distress…

READ MORE