Category: Injuries

March 30, 2012

Study shows brain injury survivors, even younger ones, suffer accelerated neurodegeneration As a Michigan brain injury attorney, I have a unique challenge when helping many of my clients who have suffered “mild” traumatic brain injury in car accidents and truck accidents. It’s my job to explain to cynical insurance company adjusters and sometimes to juries …

Read this post
March 27, 2012

Doctors and brain injury lawyers agree: When TBI isn’t recognized and treated, we all pay We’re in our last week of Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month. But just because it’s the end of March, doesn’t mean our brain injury lawyers are going to stop talking about this important subject. Today I’d like to discuss how …

Read this post
March 19, 2012

Study identifies TBI as a risk factor for stroke Almost 20 years ago, I saw my first case where someone was hurt in a car accident, and then shortly, a few days later, suffered a stroke. The adjuster for the insurance company was quick to point out that this stroke was a superceding, intervening event …

Read this post
March 12, 2012

Diminished attention and concentration frequently challenge Michigan auto accident victims suffering from TBI Dangerous driving is an obstacle that many Michigan auto accident victims suffering from traumatic brain injuries (TBI) must overcome. According to Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where the doctors and therapists specialize in treating auto accident-related TBI injuries: …

Read this post
March 5, 2012

For Brain Injury Awareness Month in March, lawyers at Michigan Auto Law will donate $1 to the Michigan Brain Injury Association for every “Like” on Facebook March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. And while our lawyers are very familiar with the devastating effects traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have on a person, many people in …

Read this post
February 13, 2012

Michigan Auto Law insurance lawyer Steve Gursten explains to Macomb County newspaper that Michigan is without bad faith laws to prevent insurance abuse On Sunday, I was interviewed by Jameson Cook from the Macomb Daily newspaper in a story about a paralyzed Sterling Heights woman who is forced to sue for her No-Fault insurance benefits. …

Read this post
February 10, 2012

Studies say more help needed for behavioral and personality changes inTBI survivors Our office helps a number of brain injury survivors. It’s an area of injury that Michigan Auto Law has become known for, and we receive a number of referrals from other Michigan personal injury lawyers for people who have suffered brain injuries in …

Read this post
January 10, 2012

Michigan brain injury lawyer, CDC estimates 1.7 million traumatic brain injuries occur in the U.S. each year Our Michigan brain injury lawyers are constantly learning and teaching other lawyers about new developments in the field of traumatic brain injury so we can better help our clients, many who also suffer from TBI from auto accidents. …

Read this post
November 26, 2011

Court rules that chiropractor was properly licensed to perform treatments rendered to Michigan auto accident victims Update as of May 8, 2015: Dr. Boris Zigmond has been arrested after allegedly running a $5.7 million pain pill ring that illegally funneled prescription drugs to addicts and dealers. While I like chiropractors, our office did not know …

Read this post