Contributing Author,
Psychological Injuries at Trial, American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Section: 2002
Not exact matches
To Gigi2, you are right, I quote «
injuries along with a
psychological barrier are two major issues
at arsenal».
His
injury was a genuine accident, rather than the «accidents» induced by thuggish behaviour, thereby
at least lessening the
psychological problems to a comeback.
Modeled on the community - centric approach to improving youth sports safety highlighted in MomsTEAM's PBS documentary, «The Smartest Team: Making High School Football Safer», the program will award SmartTeam status to youth sports organizations which have demonstrated a commitment to minimizing the risk of physical,
psychological and sexual
injury to young athletes by implementing a comprehensive set of health and safety best practices, providing safety - conscious sports parents a level of assurance that they have made health and safety an important priority, not to be sacrificed
at the altar of team or individual success.
An athlete's
psychological readiness is just as important for a return to sports as their physical recovery from
injury, says Eric Laudano, M.H.S., ATC, head athletic trainer
at the University of Pennsylvania, especially for long - term
injuries.
At least since World War I, scientists have tried to figure out why about 10 percent of adults» concussions — from any cause, including accidents, falls and sports
injuries — lead to persistent
psychological and physical complaints.
Marshall University defines harassment as any expression that causes «mental harm,
injury, fear, stigma, disgrace, degradation, or embarrassment,» while Colorado State University
at Pueblo explains it as the «infliction of
psychological and / or emotional... through any means.»
It can be equally as difficult and challenging for traumatic brain
injury attorneys to explain the anatomic, medical and
psychological changes
at the core of a personal
injury lawsuit.
At Whittel & Melton, we are dedicated to helping victims and their families recover compensation for physical, emotional and
psychological damages following a traumatic brain
injury.
At Harrell & Harrell, P.A., our personal
injury attorneys follow a thorough process that includes the victim's personal
injuries,
psychological injuries and long - term financial damages.
Our catastrophic
injury lawyers help develop your case to hold the
at - fault party accountable and procure compensation for the financial and
psychological burdens that are still being faced after the physical
injury has been suffered.
If your child has suffered emotional distress as the result of another party's negligence, contact child
psychological injury lawyer Jeffrey Killino
at 877-875-2927 for experienced and compassionate assistance with your case.
The consultation also sets out a tariff for claims for PSLA up to 2 years in duration: an
injury of 7 - 9 months duration would attract a proposed # 700 (# 740 if there is a
psychological element); and up to # 3,500 for a 19 - 24 month
injury (or # 3,600 if there is a
psychological element)-- see tables
at paragraph 58 of the consultation paper.
Here
at Moore Blatch, we believe the best outcome, following
injury, would be a return to full fitness in both physical and
psychological terms.
They will also look
at your records and medical opinion to establish pre-existing
psychological injury, or PEI:
The cruise line is not «liable to the passenger for damages for emotional distress, mental suffering / anguish or
psychological injury of any kind under any circumstances, except when such damages were caused by the negligence of Carnival and resulted from the same passenger sustaining actual physical
injury, or having been
at risk of actual physical
injury.»
In Wahl v. Sidhu, the Plaintiff, who sustained soft - tissue and
psychological injuries resulting from a car accident in June 2006, was awarded $ 165,233
at trial.
Because of the novelty of the claims
at the time, we were among the first to challenge the medical and
psychological basis of multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome as a compensable
injury.
Our work with burn
injury specialists
at University Hospital in Augusta and Shands Hospital
at the University of Florida, Gainesville gives us an understanding of the medical and
psychological needs of burn
injury victims.
Tricia brings 15 years of experience to the Personal Injury Law Practice Group
at Harrison Pensa llp where she assists clients who have sustained physical and / or
psychological injuries as a result of motor vehicle collisions or slip and falls.
Bill 30 defines «violence», whether
at a work site or work - related, to mean the threatened, attempted or actual conduct of a person that causes or is likely to cause physical or
psychological injury or harm, and includes domestic or sexual violence.
With respect to the second issue, whether the Trial Judge erred in «misapprehending the evidence», the Court of Appeal affirmed the Trial Judge's finding there was simply no evidence beyond «mere conjecture» that an early warning would have prevented the loss suffered by the Appellants; their physical and
psychological injuries (see
at para. 30).
Further, in determining whether the
psychological impairment is marked or severe, the Court will look
at both physical and
psychological injuries.
The Commission concluded that «[i] n order for a purely
psychological injury to be compensable, the
psychological trauma must be related to either a physical
injury or a sudden shock or fright caused by circumstances placing the claimant
at risk of harm.»
Psychological injuries vary in severity and
at worst they can be life threatening.
Usually, in personal
injury law, just the
psychological and medical expenses are
at stake; destruction to additional cars is dealt with through property law.
Because these
injuries don't show up on any x-ray or scan, having a strong credible team of experts
at your disposal is crucial to any
psychological injury case.
The phrase «caring for or supporting a family member,» which is
at the heart of the new legislation, is defined broadly to mean any one of the following acts: «providing supervision or transportation; providing
psychological or emotional comfort or support; addressing medical, educational, nutritional, hygienic or safety need; or attending to an illness,
injury, or mental or physical disability of a family member.»
Even if you are a driver who has been deemed â $
at faultâ $, you may be eligible to receive compensation for physical or
psychological injuries.
At first blush this appears to be a broad test because almost any
injury or impairment will affect someone in some physical, mental, or
psychological way.
The court took the view, as in Goswell, that while damages for
psychological injury did partly compensate the appellant, for the after - effects of her ordeal, they did not fully compensate her for humiliation she had suffered
at the time of the incident — an important factor for counsel to consider when pleading both aggravated damages and
psychological injury.
This 9 month prospective study, conducted
at the US Army Sergeants Major Academy (USASGMA), examined the association of selected
psychological variables (e.g., measures of tension / anxiety, sleep disturbance, Type A behavior pattern) with
injury occurrence and physical performance in 126 soldiers.
Forensic
psychological evaluation (civil and criminal, personal
injury, fitness to stand trial, mental state
at the time of the offense, legal capacity assessment)