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Mother of Teen Who Suffered Brain Injury Upset Over Speed Limit Increase

Posted on June 15, 2015 by bonnicilawgroup

Coronado residents are upset with plans to raise the speed limit in an area where many accidents have occurred, including an instance where a teen suffered a traumatic brain injury. Caltrans, the state agency responsible for highway planning, construction and maintenance, plans to increase the speed limit from 25 mph to 30 mph along several blocks of 3rd and 4th streets that run west of the San Diego Bay Bridge and east of Orange Avenue. Residents expressed outrage at a June 2 city council meeting. “This whole notion of increasing the speed is absurd,” said the mother of a 16-year-old who was nearly killed when he was hit by a car last year while crossing 4th Street. The teen suffered a traumatic brain injury, prompting his mother to become an advocate for safer roads along the busy corridor. The mom said she hopes people will come together and oppose the…
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Woman Sues Steve Aoki After Breaking Neck At Concert

Posted on June 8, 2015 by bonnicilawgroup

Professional musician Steve Aoki is facing a lawsuit after a concertgoer was severely injured at a music festival in San Diego. According to the lawsuit, the concertgoer injured her neck and ankle when Aoki jumped into the crowd riding an inflatable pool raft. Friends of the woman who attended the festival remember seeing the raft land directly on top of her, trapping her underneath. After being knocked unconscious for several minutes, the woman was later transported to a hospital by emergency personnel, where she would stay for the next three days. Doctors later told the 27-year-old woman that the accident almost paralyzed her. Steve Aoki is widely known for colorful and energetic concerts where stage diving, cake throwing and champagne spraying are commonplace. An attorney representing the injured woman was quick to point out that this is not the first time concertgoers have been injured at an Aoki concert. Aoki…
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Will There Ever Be A Cure For Spinal Cord Injuries?

Posted on June 1, 2015 by bonnicilawgroup

Modern medicine may be close to finding ways to help individuals with spinal cord injuries regain what has been lost. By using new technology, doctors and researchers can help individuals with paralysis regain some independence. Scientists are claiming that The Big Idea, an epidural stimulator, can help people with spinal cord injuries regain some movement of the legs and other body functions. Epidural simulators, typically used to treat pain conditions, are implanted devices that send electrical signals to the spinal cord. To treat paralysis, epidural simulators help reprogram nerve cells damaged during a spinal cord injury. Some organizations have jumped at the opportunity to fundraise for this innovative new idea. How Do Epidural Stimulators Heal Spinal Cord Injuries? The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, a large non-profit that advocates for individuals with spinal cord injuries, has been a very strong supporter and fundraiser for the new device. According to the…
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