Sentences with phrase «than the injuries sustained»

After reviewing the medical records of the plaintiff but without performing a physical examination on him, the defendant's expert offered a report that concluded the plaintiff's injuries were likely the result of a pre-existing condition, rather than the injuries sustained on the defendant's property, as the plaintiff alleges.

Not exact matches

Immigrants who avoid ICE face the possibility of exploitation by employers: A 2008 survey from the National Employment Law Project found that 51 % of all undocumented workers in New York City were underpaid by more than $ 1 per hour, and 47 % said they were required to work after sustaining an injury on the job.

But sooner than we might think, the term «quality of life» will be cropping up in popular medical / ethical articles about people who are not dying but who have either been born with severe physical birth defects or have sustained severely debilitating injuries, such as quadraplegia.

The entire world accepts mens and womens sports, for obviously reason this will never change get over it, counseling is always better than a life sustaining injury.

It is not yet known how serious the injury sustained by Vidal is, but his club, Juventus, will be hoping that it is only a minor knock rather than recurrence of his knee problems, with the former Bayer Leverkusen man being a key part of Massimiliano Allegri's set - up in Turin as he looks to secure a fourth consecutive Serie A title.

If Aaron Rodgers and the Packers» offense falters for a second straight week, there might be a bigger concern here that the injuries they've sustained to their receiver group is a greater problem than we might've thought, and that they aren't as much of a favorite in the NFC after - all.

Clark, 33, played so lifelessly in Games 3 and 4 that he seemed to be aging more quickly than a portrait in the attic; Samuelsson, 35, sustained what the Red Wings were calling a groin injury in the first period on Sunday and didn't return to the game; and either the 37 - year - old Chelios had suddenly lost a lot of muscle mass or he was taking an inordinate number of dives throughout the series.

Players are more commonly injured on offense rather than defense, with running backs sustaining the most injuries, followed by lineman.

There was no real explanation as to why, other than the fact that Leonard remains in New York rehabbing his quad injury — an injury sustained last offseason, just after the Spurs last played the Warriors in the playoffs.

2nd sure Walcott has become a squad player and it doesn't look like it will change anytime soon!But even thought he is less important than he used to be thanks to some youth prospect finally stepping up (Ox) and our new transfer policy ($ $ $) he still has that pace and ability to score and create havoc after 1 to 1,5 year out your rusty but obviously if he's dead on a pay raise I wouldn't go as far as to say he's holding us ransom but it is too much considering he's current impact and importance to the squad... Sure we could argue that he will rediscover his form and give us 20 + goals a season and not sustain an injury anymore but how sure are we?

«He understands that he's much closer to the end of his career than the beginning, if he has another injury and has to sustain another rehabilitation period that he might not make it back.»

Though Jack obviously invites contact more than is good for him with his injury record, Theo's momentum is dangerous when recovering from an injury like he sustained.

«And when we examined his knee, other than the ligament injuries he sustained, the joint, the muscles and other parts of his knee are all in top - notch condition, just like those of a 15 - year - old boy and not a soccer player who has been [subjecting his knee to the rigours of] fierce physical competition for so many years.

A former Everton player, Mustafi's name has cropped up more than any other since Mertesacker sustained his injury.

When it comes to getting injured, Thomas Vermaelen is one of those players that always seem to sustain physical problems in every single season; it has been less than 30 days since the year 2017 has kicked off and the Belgium defender has already sustained more injuries.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed the career - threatening injury he sustained in April was more than the «significant knee ligament damage» Manchester Un -LRB-...)

Jonny Evans sustained the injury when ex-Manchester United player Darren Gibson tackled him in the game which saw Everton snatch a 4 - 4 draw and although United medics at first though rest would ease the problem, it turned out to be worse than feared and surgery was required.

The skipper's recent injury - plagued seasons have been a torment for both player and fans who desire nothing more than to see the Belgian's rock - like presence back in the heart of the City defence for a sustained period of time.

The DR Congo international was sidelined for more than a year after sustaining a serious knee injury against Manchester United in December 2016.

who participated in secondary school athletics during the 2011 - 2012 academic year, during which they sustained more than 1.3 million injuries, of which the NATA estimates that 22 percent were from concussions, *** a condition that continues to increase despite the overall decrease in youth sports injuries.

Not surprisingly, the media feeding frenzy has resulted, anecdotal evidence suggests, in a sharp drop in youth football registrations for this fall's season, with parents fearful that playing football will almost inevitably expose their kid to an unreasonable risk of injury (which, of course, is patently untrue; more than 7 million kids in the U.S. currently play football, very few of whom, statistically speaking and despite a few well - publicized cases - are likely to end up committing suicide because of the hits they sustained playing the sport, and millions upon countless millions who have played football over the past century without apparent ill effect).

The results of the research paper are consistent with those of a 2013 study which found that, while ACL injuries did not disproportionately affect female high school athletes overall, girls were found to have a significantly higher ACL injury rate than boys in sex - comparable sports (soccer, basketball, and baseball / softball), with girls 2 times more likely to suffer an ACL injury playing soccer than any other sport, and 4 times more likely to sustain such an injury playing either soccer or basketball than volleyball or softball.

Every day, 39,000 children sustain injuries serious enough to require medical attention, totaling more than 14 million children each year.

Finding a way to reconcile two competing demands - minimizing contact in practice in order to reduce the number of concussions sustained and the number of hits players sustain over the course of a week and a season that emerging science, now more than ever, suggests may have a deleterious cumulative effect [26] on a player's cognitive function over the long term, while at the same time maximizing the amount of time in practice learning how to tackle and block without head - to - head contact - time that is needed to maximize the protective effect of proper tackling on the number of head - to - head hits players sustain in game action, which can not only result in concussion, but catastrophic neck and spine injuries - is challenging, but clearly not impossible.

The problem with these walkers is safety - many babies have fallen down stairs and sustained far worse injuries than if they had fallen down the stairs without the walker.

Toddlers ages 1 to 2 sustain more pedestrian injuries than any other age group.

More than 800 others have sustained varying degrees of injuries in Thursday morning's stampede in Mecca.

No fewer than 15 persons are feared dead while 55 others sustained injuries in a Sunday night attack by Boko Haram insurgents at Bale community in...

Although as at press time, no life was lost, scores sustained high degree of injuries and no fewer than five vehicles nearby were reportedly burnt from the incident.

Though no life was lost, it was gathered that no fewer than five occupants of the bus, including the driver sustained various degrees of injuries when the bus after struggling to avoid the accident hit the electric pole.

No fewer than seven persons sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident involving a passenger bus and cows at Omi - Adio Ibadan end of the Ibadan - Abeokuta...

No fewer than three people have died while five others sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident involving two vehicles at Alakara on the Owode - Idiroko...

No fewer than three persons were slaughtered while 8 others sustained cutlass injuries when some suspected Boko Haram sect members ambushed residents of Bama Local Government...

Spinal injuries are present in 1 out of 9 U.S. military personnel sustaining combat injuries in Iraq or Afghanistan — a much higher rate than in previous wars, according to a report in the Sept. 15 issue of Spine.

As people are more likely to sustain injuries when awake than when sleeping, perhaps our bodies are primed to respond more quickly in the daytime.

Astonishingly, 39 percent of respondents sustained more than five head injuries and 77 percent had more than three head impacts during their time in theater.

Nearly 93 percent of National Football League (NFL) athletes who sustained traumatic injuries to the midfoot returned to competition less than 15 months after injury and with no statistically significant decrease in performance, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Two weeks after the rats sustained their injuries, Schwartz's group found that the number of surviving cells in the damaged nerves of these rats was three times higher on average than in rats with similar damage that received a placebo injection.

Forefoot runners have been reported to sustain less injury than rearfoot runners.

The finding that saber - toothed cats sustained more frequent injuries than dire wolves suggests that the cats faced a much greater risk of injury over their lifetimes.

More than half of those who did — 56 percent — had sustained a relevant strain or injury during play.

The large majority of injuries were sustained during competition rather than during training but overuse was cited as a key driving factor in > 40 % of cases.

Disney has an insurance policy on Ford, who at 71 years old, is more likely to sustain injury than his younger co-stars, especially if his scenes are of a physical nature.

In 1999, IIHS researchers analyzed more than 5,000 insurance claims and determined that drivers with head restraints with good geometric ratings were 24 percent less likely than drivers with poor - rated head restraints to sustain neck injuries in rear - end crashes.

A 2008 Institute analysis of insurance claims found that, all other factors being the same, drivers of vehicles with seat / head restraint combinations rated good in Institute evaluations were 15 percent less likely to sustain neck injuries in rear - end crashes than drivers of vehicles with poor head restraints (see «Neck injury risk is lower if seats and head restraints are rated good,» March 15, 2008).

A 2008 Institute analysis of insurance claims found that, all other factors being the same, drivers of vehicles with seat / head restraint combinations rated good in Institute evaluations were 15 percent less likely to sustain neck injuries in rear - end crashes than drivers of vehicles with poor head restraints.

The injuries sustained by drivers of the following cars prompted higher than average medical costs:

Unfortunately, if someone falls down the stairs at your home or sustains injuries in a car accident for which you are responsible, the person could sue you for more than just what you have in the bank.

While this issue is not isolated — the SPCA said it has received seven complaints of pets dying during grooming sessions in the past year — there are more cases of injuries than deaths sustained during pet grooming sessions.

Since children are shorter than adults, they stand a higher risk of sustaining a dog bite injury to the face.