Organized sports can be an extremely positive experience for adolescents and teens, where they practice setting personal goals, cooperating with a team, and competing with rivals. Unfortunately, youth sports can also lead to serious injuries and even death. What happens if your child is injured while playing a game in an organized school sport? Can…
Over the past ten years, doctors and medical researchers have stepped up efforts to learn more about the ways in which traumatic brain injuries affect patients’ lives. In some cases, the long-term effects of a TBI are not only physical and cognitive but emotional, as well. Recently, researchers from Ohio State University published a study…
To date, 27 deaths have been associated with a medical device designed to trap blood clots in a large blood vessel before they get to the narrow vessels in the heart or lungs. The metal spider-like device is called an inferior vena cava filter or IVC filter. Unfortunately, the design of the device is flawed…
Colucci, Colucci & Marcus, P.C. recently handled a case for an older woman who sustained serious injuries when his bicycle was struck by a 17-year-old motorist who admitted to the police that he was texting at the time of the bicycle accident. The firm quickly and vigorously prosecuted this personal injury case on behalf of…
As we go out into the world every day, there are dangers lurking around every corner. Modern society has done much to mitigate these dangers, but it has also created a host of potential problems. For instance, we go into stores almost every day and trust that the store’s owner is taking care of hazardous…