On February 2nd, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted on an important transportation funding bill that will take up 2 measures that Los Angeles motorcycle accident lawyers believe will affect motorcyclists in California. One of these measures will eliminate funding for motorcycle-only checkpoints that motorcycle lobbying groups say are unfair and discriminatory. The other [...]
New clinical trials that have just commenced at 5 hospitals in the U.K. will investigate the effect of the female sex hormone progesterone on persons with a traumatic brain injury. The trials are part of an international study into the use of the female sex hormone in the treatment of patients who have suffered a [...]
Across Florida, fewer people were killed in traffic accidents in 2010, compared to the previous year. Last year, a total of 2,445 people were killed in traffic accidents in Florida, compared to 2,560 the previous year. That was a substantial decline of 4.5%. Nationwide, there was a drop of 2.9% in accident fatalities in 2010. [...]
A federally funded program to reduce fatal motorcycle accidents in California seems to have been successful. According to the California Highway Patrol, there has been a decline in the number of accidents involving motorcyclists last year. Preliminary data for last year from the California Highway Patrol’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Records shows the number of people [...]
Treatment options for brain injury patients are extremely limited. In most cases, all that doctors can do to increase a patient’s chances of recovery is to limit the severity of the injury by beginning treatment as quickly as possible. For this, it is necessary that doctors diagnose the injury quickly. That diagnosis may speed up [...]
A San Fernando Valley motorist involved in a motorcycle accident that killed a motorcyclist, has been charged with murder. According to police, the 56-year-old man was driving a pickup truck, which he turned in front of the motorcyclist. The motorcyclist was thrown from his vehicle on impact, and sustained serious injuries. He died a short [...]