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
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One Yaz Victim’s Story
I admire clients who find the strength to tell their stories on television. It takes guts. When Susan Galinis said she wanted to do just that, I warned her that it would be difficult and, well, embarassing. She said she didn’t care. If she could persuade just one woman to switch from Yaz to a …
Traumatic Brain Injury in Young Children
Some insurance company doctors say that young brains are more resilient. These doctors testify at trial that, when it is a young child who has suffered a traumatic brain injury, the prospects for a good recovery are brighter than they would be if the child were older.
New research shows that the opposite may be true. …
Proving Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Most victims of a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury recover fully within one year of their injury. But, sometimes, victims can be left with long-term cognitive problems that affect both their jobs and
their family lives for years to come. Despite the potentially devastating effects of a mild brain trauma — also known as a " concussion…
MRI’s, PET Scans, and Traumatic Brain Injury
Some traumatic brain injuries can be seen on an MRI scan. Many, however, cannot. The structural
damage caused by the trauma is just too subtle. Of course, even subtle changes in brain structure can cause profound changes in brain functioning. Simply because the brain injury cannot be seen on an MRI, it doesn’t mean that it…
Recognizing “Mild” Traumatic Brain Injury (Concussion)
Doctors once believed that, whenever a blow to the head resulted in a brain injury, the victim would lose consciousness. Without a loss of consciousness, they would say, there could be no brain injury. That’s no longer the case. Now, medical professionals agree that a brain injury can result without the victim ever blacking out…