Sentences with phrase «sustained substantial injuries»

However, this is unfair to people who have sustained substantial injuries and are looking at a lifetime of care and rehabilitation.

Not exact matches

The serious injuries sustained by the three Copts, as well as the substantial damage done to St. Tadros, have greatly shaken the village's Christian residents.

Unfortunately, there has been during this same period, and especially in the last five to ten years, a substantial increase in the number of reported cases of second impact syndrome (SIS), which occurs when an athlete who sustains head trauma, i.e. a traumatic brain injury - often a concussion or worse injury, such as a cerebral contusion (bruised brain)- sustains a second head injury before signs of the initial injury have cleared.

The limitation on noneconomic damages does not apply when the victim has suffered (a) permanent and substantial physical deformity such as a lost limb, or (b) permanent physical functional injury that permanently prevents the injured person from being able to independently care for one's self and perform life - sustaining activities.

However, there is no cap if the person has suffered a catastrophic injury, which would include the loss of the use of a limb, a permanent and substantial physical deformity, or an injury that prevents one from caring for themselves and performing life - sustaining activities.

Recovered substantial damages for a British Olympic swimmer, who sustained a brain injury in the US and went on to successfully compete in the subsequent Commonwealth Games.

Moore Blatch helped a gas and plumbing engineer to achieve substantial compensation after he sustained a significant head injury, when a lorry collided with the rear of his van.

Moore Blatch won substantial compensation for a client who sustained a significant head injury and associated brain damage as a result of a fall.