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Fender Benders May Lead to Earlier Death: Traumatic Brain Injury
In a recent study of traumatic brain injury patients, nearly 80% of those injured were involved in motor vehicle accidents or falls. The majority of these individuals had minimal findings with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), suggesting that axonal injury had not occurred. However, when compared to a control group, those with traumatic brain injury showed…
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Who’s Liable When a Recalled Car or Truck Causes a Crash?
Today’s cars and trucks are remarkably complex, containing countless parts and systems that keep us safe and comfortable. However, carmakers regularly recall vehicles and components due to design and manufacturing defects. In 2018 alone, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced 1,035 recalls involving more than 35,000,000 vehicles, parts, and accessories. After a car…
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Things to Remember if You are in any Type of Car Accident
Report the Accident Immediately If you are unable to call, ask someone else to call the police (or 911) to report the accident and inform the police of the number of people who are injured, so that enough emergency personnel can respond to the scene. Advise all proper agencies of the occurrence (ie: file police…
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3 Elements of a Truck Accident Lawsuit
In any truck accident lawsuit, it is essential to address three key elements: liability, causation, and damages. Liability refers to the question of who caused the accident and is financially and legally responsible for the outcome. Causation examines whether that fault was the proximate cause of the injury or death that resulted from the accident.…
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Traumatic Brain Injury Patients face Chronic Neuropsychiatric Impairments
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common occurrence with multiple neuropsychiatric sequelae, including problems with cognition, emotion, and behavior. While many individuals experience significant improvement over the first months following mild TBI, a nontrivial minority will develop persistent, function-impairing post-TBI symptoms. Depression and cognitive impairment are among the most common of such symptoms, and they…
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Could have been Prevented: Nursing Home Injury
In 2003, according to the federal Administration on Aging, there were over 20,000 cases of elder abuse, gross neglect, or exploitation reported on behalf of nursing home residents. Of the seven types of abuse or neglect, physical abuse is the most common, but the preventable nursing home injury is the most lamentable. To keep costs…
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When to Consult with a Clinical Neuropsychologist
There are a variety of reasons to consult with a neuropsychologist. Evaluations provide information about cognitive abilities that are compared to your age and education level. MRI, CAT, PET and SPECT tests do not always show abnormalities of the brain when brain damage is present. Many head injury clients are referred to our offices after…
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Lack of Safety Precautions can Lead to Fatal Motorcycle Accidents
San Antonio accident attorneys know that every year, motorcycle accidents claim the lives of Texans. A lack of basic safety precautions causes many of these fatal motorcycle accidents. Follow the safety precautions listed below to ensure that you can enjoy the freedom and challenge of riding motorcycles for many years to come. Take a motorcycle…
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Trucking Accident Cases
Crosley Law Firm handles a multitude of trucking cases every year. These are usually cases where a driver of a much smaller passenger vehicle has been on the losing end of a crash with an 18‑wheeler. In one case our firm is currently handling, we discovered that the company safety director knew very little about…
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Tire Blowout in the Summer? Here’s Why You Should Talk to an Attorney
Tire and wheel failure are the top causes of mechanically-related car and truck crashes. In the summer, tire blowouts are very common in Texas and have multiple causes. Below, the car accident and tire defect lawyers at Crosley Law Firm explain the mechanics of tire blowouts and your legal rights after a serious tire blowout…
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Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury may Lead to Death If Not Treated
According to the Centers for Disease Control, an estimated 1.7 million people each year sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI). About 75% of these injuries are concussions or other mild forms of TBI. What may seem like a mild concussion can be extremely dangerous, however. Common signs of a concussion include a vacant stare, delayed…
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How to Check for Tire Defects Before It’s Too Late
Accidents can sometimes be avoided by simple car maintenance. For instance, preventing a tire blowout can prevent an accident. Before it’s too late, learn how to check for tire defects and keep your car rolling safely along. Check Your Tire Pressure. The leading cause of tire failure is the combination of under-inflated tires and an…
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Truck Accident Settlements Short Victims of Payouts
The proposed rule of decreasing the current 11-hour driving day limit to 10 hours has drawn heavy criticism in the trucking world. Maritime and intermodal industry officials are raising alarms that the proposed federal hours-of-service rules for domestic U.S. truck drivers could complicate movement of international maritime freight through U.S. ports, rail yards and terminals.…
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How to Find the Traumatic Brain Injury Support Groups Right for You
Traumatic brain injury is a life-changing event, for both patients and their families, and each will have different mechanisms of coping with the incident. Finding traumatic brain injury support groups that fit your needs is a must. Groups exist online or in person, all over the country. While physicians may be able to point you…
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5 Tips for Preventing Workplace Injuries
Despite the best efforts of most employers, millions of workers are injured on the job each year. Many of these on-the-job accidents are caused by human error and could be avoided. Here are some simple tips for preventing workplace injuries. Communication is key. Ensure that safety procedures are clearly communicated to all employees, and encourage…
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How to Obtain the Right Legal Referrals
When people are involved in accidents or disputes, it is important for them to find the right attorney for their needs. Fortunately, it is not difficult to find legal referrals that can provide individuals with an experienced and competent attorney. From the local Bar Association to local nonprofit organizations, there are many avenues that a…
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Dangers of Traumatic Brain Injury
Repetitive blows to the head, even small ones, can result in traumatic brain injury, leading to increased risk of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, depression and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Alzheimer’s includes confusion, irritability and aggression, mood swings, language breakdown, long-term memory loss, and general withdrawal from your daily activities. As with encephalopathy, the degeneration of the brain…
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Corporations Fear the Right Truck Accident Attorney
Circadian rhythms make a 24-hour work schedule utterly unnatural for humans. However, with more truck drivers preferring to drive during off-peak hours to avoid traffic, fatigue is a huge problem. Drivers travelling alone, like the majority of truck drivers, are over 80% more likely to get drowsy behind the wheel than drivers with passengers. New…
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Causes of Brain Injury
A wide variety of situations and events can result in serious damage to the human brain, including the following: Head Trauma: Loss of Consciousness Brain Stem Injury from Whiplash Truck Accident Car Accident Bicycle Accident Electrical Shock Contact injuries from football, soccer, etc. Oxygen Deprivation: Birth injury Hypoxia or anoxia during delivery of fetus Accidental…
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New Study Confirms Traumatic Brain Injury on Cellular Level from Concussion Injuries
Traumatic brain injury leaves many victims emotionally shattered and cognitively crippled. But because mild and moderate brain injuries do not show up on CT or other imaging, doctors and even family members are often skeptical that any real damage exists. Now the first experiment of its kind documents exactly what “the invisible injury” – at…
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Take Back Your Life from Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury takes a tremendous toll on every life it touches. Its devastating aftermath often includes paralysis, mobility impairment, and severe sensory and motor impairments. Extremely severe brain damage can even result in death. Such bleak scenarios do not even begin to account for immense mental anguish and emotional suffering caused by catastrophic brain…
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When Does a Concussion Become a Traumatic Brain Injury?
The brain is the most important organ in the body. Unfortunately, traumatic brain injury can occur from serious accidents, and these accidents have the potential to change a person’s life forever. When someone sustains a concussion, they should seek medical care immediately. A concussion is an injury that causes the brain to start to swell.…
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When Should Burn Injury Victims Contact a Lawyer?
Almost half a million people require medical care for burns each year. Serious burn victims often face a lifetime of challenges, including intensive medical care, excruciating physical and emotional pain, and financial uncertainty. Keep reading to learn more about burn injuries and how the team at Crosley Law helps our clients recover. What Is a…
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San Antonio Personal Injury Attorney
Confusion, turmoil, sorrow, and helplessness are just a few of the words that may be familiar to a person who has been injured by the negligent actions of another. Often in such situations, people struggle alone needlessly, not realizing that the help they require is but a phone call away. If you are one who…
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San Antonio Injury Lawyer
If you have been injured or harmed by the negligence of another, you need the immediate protection of your own personal San Antonio injury lawyer. It only makes sense to have the highest caliber advocate on your side when you or your family has been injured. Loss of work, medical bills and other expenses can…
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Truck Accident Settlements on the Rise
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, every year more than 4,000 people are killed in accidents involving trucks. Nearly 40% of these fatalities are due to driver fatigue. This equates to over 1500 lives that could have easily been saved if truck drivers and their companies were more stringent on rest requirements. Fifty-six…
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Types of Brain Injuries that are Commonly Missed
After a car or motorcycle accident, an open wound or bleeding from the head generally alerts health care professionals to look for the effects of severe traumatic brain injury. Most people do not think about the possibility of certain types of brain injuries resulting from a “closed head injury” where the head is not cut…
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Injured? Here’s a Simple Guide to Texas Personal Injury Settlements
At some point during a personal injury claim, the insurance company will probably ask you for a letter that outlines your claim and explains its value. This is known as a settlement demand. They may even skip this step and offer you a settlement. But before you request a payout, it’s important to understand the…
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Tom Crosley Speaks at Texas Dental Association Annual Meeting
Attorney Tom Crosley spoke before a group of more than 100 dentists at the Texas Dental Association’s annual meeting in San Antonio yesterday. The Texas Dental Association is having its annual meeting in San Antonio May 3-6, 2012. The meeting is open to Dentists, Dental Residents, Dental Students, Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants, Dental Office Staff,…
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Tom Crosley Selected as “Texas Super Lawyer” for 2011
The October 2011 issue of Texas Monthly magazine lists Tom Crosley as a “Texas Super Lawyer.” This marks the sixth consecutive year that Mr. Crosley has been selected. Only 5% of the attorneys in Texas are named to the list. Legal publisher Thomson Reuters conducts the Super Lawyers selection process, which includes peer nominations, a…
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Crosley Law Firm Reaches Confidential Settlement in Truck Collision Case
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 2011 – The Crosley Law Firm, P.C. completed a confidential settlement today in a case involving spinal injuries to a 45-year-old San Antonio woman. The accident happened at 8:48 a.m. on August 21, 2009, on Highway 90 in San Antonio, Texas. An 18-wheeler owned and operated by a large national trucking company…
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Crosley Wins a “Top Texas Verdict” of 2010
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 23 2012 – Tom Crosley, of The Crosley Law Firm, was listed in the top cases of 2010. Elite Top Texas Verdicts magazine, published by NY-based legal publisher VerdictSearch, revealed the list of the top jury trial verdicts in Texas during 2010. The case of Mulder v. Venture Transport, which involved an…
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WFAA: Dallas Clinic Bribes Medicaid Children to Get Dental Work
Byron Harris, investigative reporter for Channel 8 News in Dallas has uncovered a Medicaid dental scheme where children are picked up off the street and offered cash to get dental work without their parents’ permission. Harris reports that four boys, ages 13-15,were offered $10 each to visit a local dental clinic by a man driving…
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Tom Crosley Attends NABIS Brain Injury Conference
Last week in New Orleans, over 300 medical professionals and about 40 lawyers from the U.S. and Canada gathered for the 26th annual conference on medical and legal issues in brain injury. Tom Crosley attended. Some of the issues discussed include exciting technological advances in neuroimaging. These developments not only make it easier to diagnose…
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New Texas Law to Fight Unnecessary Dental Work on Children
By Tom Crosley Governor Rick Perry recently signed a law designed to stop unnecessary dental treatment on children. The bill was introduced by State Representative Lois W. Kolkhurst of Brenham, Texas. Rep Kolkhurst, the daughter of a dentist, stated she introduced the bill after learning of the investigative reporting of WFAA television reporter, Byron Harris…
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Tom Crosley Representing Latest Cedric Benson Assault Victim
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 2011 – Tom Crosley, of The Crosley Law Firm, has been retained to represent a 27-year-old man who was the victim of an unprovoked assault by NFL running back Cedric Benson. The attack happened on July 17, 2011, around 5:00 a.m. near a downtown Austin street corner. The attack put the victim…
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Tom Crosley Honored as One of the “Top 50 Attorneys in Central and West Texas”
San Antonio personal injury lawyer Thomas A. Crosley has been selected as a Top 50 Attorney in Central and West Texas marking his eighth consecutive selection to the Texas Super Lawyers. Crosley is honored to be one of the few personal injury plaintiff attorneys featured. Statewide nominations were solicited from Texas attorneys to compile the…
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Federal investigators audit Texas Medicaid program
WFAA investigative reporter Byron Harris has broken the story that federal investigators are auditing the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for the way it administers funds through the Medicaid program. The investigators seek answers as to why Texas spent $184 million on braces last year — more than all other 49 states combined!
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Tom Crosley Delivers Speech on Legal Issues involving Uninsured Motorists
DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 6 2011 – Tom Crosley, of The Crosley Law Firm, gave a presentation in Dallas at a legal seminar yesterday. The seminar was hosted by the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, and was entitled “Road Rules Dallas: A Crash Course Car Wreck Seminar.” Mr. Crosley spoke on Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Coverage. His presentation…
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Police Officer’s Family Sues over Death by Drunk Driver One Year Ago
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 14 2011 — The Crosley Law Firm is currently representing the family of San Antonio police officer Sergio Antillon, who died 15 days after being struck by a drunk driver on October 14, 2010. The family filed suit today against the drunk driver of the vehicle that struck him, a second drunk…
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Police Officer’s Family Settles Death by Drunk Driver Case
Twenty-five year old Officer Sergio Antillon was driving home from a late night shift when he came upon a vehicle that had struck a guardrail and was stopped on the side of the road on Loop 410. Though his shift was over, Officer Antillon pulled over to assist the driver, Alfredo G. Araguz, who had…
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Tom Crosley attending North American Brain Injury Society Conference
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 15 2011 – Tom Crosley, attorney at The Crosley Law Firm, is in New Orleans. He is attending the North American Brain Injury Society’s (NABIS) 9th Annual Conference on Brain Injury. NABIS is a society comprised of doctors, lawyers, and other professional members involved in issues surrounding brain injury. Our principal mission…
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Tom Crosley named as “Texas Super Lawyer”
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 2012 – Tom Crosley, of The Crosley Law Firm, has been named by Texas Super Lawyers magazine as one of the, “Top Attorneys in Texas for 2010.” This marks the sixth year that Mr. Crosley has been given this honor. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named by…
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Bloomberg: U.S. Senate Scrutinizes Kool Smiles
Bloomberg News, publisher of Business Week, released a lengthy feature article today exposing the dental abuse and over treatment committed by private-equity owned dental clinics. One such chain, Kool Smiles (managed by NCDR LLC) is reportedly under investigation by the United States Senate and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. To read more, visit:…
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Tom Crosley delivers speech at Texas Trial Lawyers Annual Meeting
BASTROP, Texas, June 2012 – Tom Crosley, attorney at The Crosley Law Firm, delivered a speech on trial tactics at the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. This seminar concentrates on continuing legal education. His presentation focused on evidentiary and procedural issues involving proof of medical bills in the wake of the 2011 Texas Supreme Court opinion in…
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Robinson v. Diamond Aircraft Accident
This was a first-of-its-kind case against this aircraft manufacturer. The case involved the fatal accident of a 23 year-old Air Force Academy graduate who was receiving her initial flight training through a private flight school. The instructor was demonstrating a simulated forced landing and struck electrical lines causing the plane to crash. A post-crash fire…
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Castro v. HCM Hospital
During her birth, Baby Castro suffered hypoxia, or lack of oxygen, to the brain. This resulted in her being born with cerebral palsy and permanent brain damage. Crosley Law Firm reviewed thousands of pages of medical and hospital records, served subpoenas, and took depositions of the doctors and nurses involved in her care. Crosley Law…
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Latent Brain Injuries: A Hidden Danger
A 46-year-old San Antonio plumber was knocked briefly unconscious during a head-on collision. He went to the emergency room, where tests didn’t turn up any obvious brain injuries. Several months later, though, his wife began to notice disturbing changes to his personality, memory and focus after several months. Sophisticated tests confirmed that these changes were…
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$767,000 Judgment Awarded after Jury Trial in Head-On Automobile Collision
Photo credit: ER24 EMS (Pty) Ltd. / Source / CC BY-SA Automobile collision near Lake Palestine, Texas. Defendant, a high school senior, was driving his Lexus on his way to a friend’s lake house. Plaintiff, a 67 year old woman, contended that Defendant was exceeding the speed limit and was driving outside of his lane…
