Sentences with phrase «for quadriplegic»

Plaintiff personal injury counsel for quadriplegic injured in swimming pool accident and in breast surgery malpractice case

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Roberts, a research scientist at New England Biolabs, has a personal reason for wanting InVivo to succeed: His oldest son has been quadriplegic since being injured in a car accident.

A brain computer interface could dramatically change the lives of quadriplegics and paraplegics, for example.

It took an estimated 20 minutes to complete, but for Shin, a graduate student at Yonsei University who has been quadriplegic since birth, it was a step toward greater independence.

my wife is a care - giver for an 85 year old woman that's had a series of strokes and a quadriplegic 28 year old man.

It's interesting when God «answers» prayers, it's ALWAYS for Cancer and stuff like that, he NEVER heals Amputees and Quadriplegics, they must not be worthy?

Top brass in the NYPD stood in line at Saint Agnes Parish Center for a viewing along with others who loved and admired Det. Steven McDonald of Malverne, a veteran officer left a quadriplegic after a line - of - duty shooting in Central Park three decades ago.

Wheeler is now developing a wrist - activated controller for a system that enables quadriplegics to use a hand to accomplish everyday tasks.

Ian Burkhart, a 23 - year - old quadriplegic from Dublin, Ohio, is the first patient to use Neurobridge, an electronic neural bypass for spinal cord injuries that reconnects the brain directly to muscles, allowing voluntary and functional control of a paralyzed limb.

In 1978, he won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of a quadriplegic Vietnam War veteran in COMING HOME.

This made - for - TV movie was the last project undertaken by actor / director Christopher Reeve (who was also left in a quadriplegic state after a devastating accident).

Many Oscar - watchers thought Javier Bardem had a shot at a best actor nomination for his work as a quadriplegic in «The Sea Inside.»

Variety reports that Rooney Mara and Jonah Hill have signed on for Gus Van Sant's Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot, based on the autobiography of subversive quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan.

A major box office disappointment especially considering his reputation and the track record of the pairing of stars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (in their third film together), the commercial fate in no way reflects the quality of the film, where a quadriplegic former magician (Roshan) fights the government for his right to die.

When Lou loses her job at a bakery that's closing, she applies for a well - paying post as a companion to wealthy, handsome and bitter quadriplegic Will Traynor (Sam Claflin, the charismatic Finnick Odair of The Hunger Games).

This story of the relationship between down - and - out Louisa Clark and the wealthy, quadriplegic she becomes a caregiver for is as touching and warm as it is thought - provoking, making it a perfect fit for book clubs.

In the novel, 27 - year - old Louisa Clark is forced to take the first job she can find after she is laid off, becoming a caretaker / babysitter for a bitter and wealthy quadriplegic Will Traynor.

Not only are they big help for senior citizens but as well as for the physically handicapped such as blind people and quadriplegics.

Plaintiff parents sued social hosts and social companions for negligence, alleging they were responsible for injuries sustained by plaintiffs» son Robert when, after drinking at defendant's home, he jumped from a fence and was rendered a quadriplegic.

The future - care cost report will be more lengthy and complex, and will provide for a substantial amount of attendant care benefits, particularly if somebody is either paraplegic, quadriplegic, or severely brain damaged.

An Illinois appellate court in 2013 said that a waiver releasing a gym from all liability for any loss or damage was valid and that the trial court was right to dismiss a member's lawsuit over an injury that left him quadriplegic, Hussein v. L.A. Fitness, 2013 IL App (1st)(2013).

The second year costs for a spinal cord injury victim are over $ 150,000 for paraplegics and over $ 400,000 quadriplegics.

Therefore, it is important for anyone who has become a quadriplegic due the negligence of another to retain the services of an attorney so that the attorney can assist the individual in seeking proper compensation for his or her injuries, which may go well beyond those first considered.

He says the new limit is wholly inadequate for the most seriously injured, such as those left quadriplegics by accidents, and says the attitude of insurers indicates they may feel the same.

Anita Jewitt Qualified: 2008 Made partner: 2015 Key cases: Recovered # 8.5 m for a child with quadriplegic cerebral palsy following the hospital's delay in expediting his delivery; recovered # 7.4 m for a child who sustained bilateral upper and lower limb amputations as a result of the delayed diagnosis of meningococcal septicaemia; recovered # 6m for a child who suffered from cerebral palsy as a result of the hospital's failure to carry out an earlier caesarean section.

He survived for 18 months as a ventilator dependent quadriplegic in a Boston area spinal cord hospital before his death from complications related to repeated aspiration pneumonia.

The average first - year medical costs for a paraplegic or quadriplegic injury are between $ 152,000 and $ 417,000 and lifetime costs are estimated at more than $ 1 million.

Like disability insurance, many of the listed injury classes are so physically disabling that you may out of commission for a long period of time — covered injuries include everything from dislocating your wrist to becoming quadriplegic.

Stabelfeldt is a 38 - year - old quadriplegic man who, as the result of an injury when he was eight years old, has had no movement below his shoulders for more than 30 years.

The Founder of Determined2Heal, Josh Basile, a C4 - 5 quadriplegic has been a champion for the spinal cord injury community since his 2004 injury.