by Daniel Corrin | Mar 25, 2011 | News & Research
It seems that researchers these days are really trying to look at the differences between men and women in brain injury. When I started practicing in this area, the new research was about whiplash-type injuries and the discussion looked at the female physiology...
by Daniel Corrin | Mar 23, 2011 | Case Results, Legal Articles & Tips, News & Research
The birth of a new baby should be one of the happiest moments in a family’s life. Sadly, at times that joy can turn to heartbreak if a baby is not born healthy or if things go wrong in the hours or days following a birth. Things can and do go wrong whether in a...
by Daniel Corrin | Mar 16, 2011 | Community Events & Programs, Living with Brain Injury
Even off the ice Sidney Crosby can’t help but make the headlines. Since January 5th of this year, the Pittsburgh Penguin’s captain and Canada’s golden boy has been recovering from concussion, after enduring two massive blows to the head only days apart. Hockey fans,...
by Daniel Corrin | Mar 8, 2011 | Living with Brain Injury, News & Research
Our experience with survivors of TBI certainly accords with proposition that both survivors and their families need support to enhance the survivor’s functional capabilities and everyone’s well-being. Recent research agrees with us. A six-week group intervention...
by Daniel Corrin | Mar 8, 2011 | Living with Brain Injury, News & Research
Unfortunately, the consequences of brain injury are far reaching, and the risk of further injury after an initial brain injury is a real risk that many of our clients face. Most clients find that the struggle through rehabilitation is hard enough, but as they are...
by Daniel Corrin | Mar 3, 2011 | News & Research
I had the privilege of attending grand rounds at VGH where the guest lecturer was neurosurgeon Dr. Christine Ann Duhaime discussing new research on concussion. I first became aware of her work while working on a Shaken Baby Case, because she was the neurosurgeon...
by Daniel Corrin | Mar 3, 2011 | Case Results, Community Events & Programs, Living with Brain Injury, News & Research
Webster & Associates is pleased to launch their new blog. This blog is the most recent addition to our ever-expanding list of initiatives directed at providing the highest quality of services to our clients, friends and those professionals with legal or medical...
by Daniel Corrin | Jun 14, 2008 | Legal Articles & Tips
By Daniel F. Corrin and Edward P. Good This paper offers a survey of commonly occurring issues in the presentation of damages in spinal cord injury cases. The specific issues will vary by virtue of individual circumstances, but there are many commonalities. Given the...
by Daniel Corrin | Mar 14, 2008 | Legal Articles & Tips, News & Research
Deborah Shank, a Wal-Mart employee, was hit by a semi-trailer in Jackson, Montana. She suffered a catastrophic brain injury and requires lifelong 24-hour care. The story and outrage began when Wal-Mart’s disability insurer claimed much of the settlement proceeds. In...
by Daniel Corrin | Oct 14, 2007 | Legal Articles & Tips
Despite the potential for significantly increased awards, the total lifestyle approach to the assessment of damages remains an underutilized method for quantifying damages for the catastrophically injured impecunious plaintiff. In the Trilogy, the SCC established the...
