On behalf of The Law Offices of W.A. “Chip” Forstall, Jr. posted in Brain Injuries on November 30, 2015Some Louisiana residents may view concussions as relatively minor injuries after when they see that professional athletes with them tend to miss only a few weeks of action, but many medical experts would disagree. The National Football League has received criticism for not making enough of an effort to protect players from the risk of…
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On behalf of The Law Offices of W.A. “Chip” Forstall, Jr. posted in Car Accidents on November 17, 2015Louisiana residents may be surprised to learn how common driving while drowsy is. According to a 2015 survey by the American Automobile Association, more than 40 percent of the drivers who responded said that at some point in their lives, they had fallen asleep at the wheel. It found the tendency to drive while fatigued…
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On behalf of The Law Offices of W.A. “Chip” Forstall, Jr. posted in Brain Injuries on November 10, 2015Louisiana cheerleaders are reportedly at risk for serious brain injuries. As cheerleading has evolved throughout the last decade, competitive cheerleaders are being pushed to do more dangerous stunts, tumbling passes and dance motions. In 2013, cheerleading injuries reportedly caused more than half of all major injuries among female athletes. For cheer stunts, one person, called…
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On behalf of The Law Offices of W.A. “Chip” Forstall, Jr. posted in Car Accidents on November 03, 2015Louisiana parents and their teenage children may want to watch for new public service announcements that will appear both online and on television. The PSAs will focus on the dangers posed by underage drinking and driving and will appear nation-wide. The PSAs are the result of a concerted campaign by the National Highway Traffic Safety…
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