The Consumer Attorneys of California (formerly called The Trial Lawyers of California), named my partner Trial Attorney of the Year Finalist for 2009 in honor of our work for a brain injured client in the case of Burdett v. Teledyne Continental Motors. The Trial Lawyers Association presented a video about the case at its annual
Can Traumatic Brain Injury Victims Develop PTSD?
One would assume that if a TBI victim cannot remember the injury producing event, he cannot suffer flashbacks or nightmares re-experiencing the event. Right? Wrong.
Indeed, a diagnosis of a TBI generally requires a loss of consciousness. But the victim’s loss of consciousnesss does not shield him from post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Apparently
Accident Victims and PTSD
Even after the physical injuries have healed, an accident victim may still suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). She may continue to experience flashbacks, nightmares, or daydreams in which the traumatic event is replayed again and again. The person may also suffer an abnormally intense “startle response” – like a rush of
Yaz and Yasmin Lawyers Team Up
We’re excited to report that The Danko Law Firm has teamed up with the Yaz lawyers at Girard Gibbs LLP in San Francisco to jointly represent the victims of Yaz and Yasmin in lawsuits against Bayer. Girard Gibbs is a nationally known class action firm with a long history of representing those harmed due to
FDA’s Role In Approving Yaz and Yasmin Examined
The legal talk show Lawyer2Lawyer invited Mike Danko and an FDA exp
ert, Professor James T. O’Reilly from the University of Cincinnati College of Law, to discuss Yaz and the Yaz lawsuits. Mike talked about the lawsuits while Professor O’Reilly provided his insights on what the FDA does and, more importantly, does not do when