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Cheerleaders used to do little more than shake pom-poms and make up chants to raise the level of excitement for the crowd during lulls in a football game. Gradually, the stunts cheerleaders performed became their own show, and cheerleading has now evolved into a...
Spinal cord injuries are some of the most catastrophic "whole body" events that a person can suffer. The number one cause of spinal cord injuries is trauma, which can result from a bad fall down a set of steps, a slip from a ladder or a car accident. However, most...
One of the most catastrophic injuries someone can suffer in an accident is the loss of sight. Whether full or partial vision loss, the sudden upset to a victim's entire world is immediate and hard for everyone -- including friends and family -- to handle. It helps if...
People who suffer catastrophic injuries in an accident to their vision, head, hands or feet often suffer from a problem that's not immediately apparent to anyone that hasn't already been there -- the loss of their freedom. For example, if someone loses the majority of...
Cheerleaders have long been a fixture at every high school and college football game in the country -- but cheerleading is no longer considered just a way of revving up a crowd's level of enthusiasm for a team during a pep rally or halftime. Cheerleaders have evolved...
Competitive cheerleading has exploded in popularity, with modern high school cheerleaders taking on tasks that combine gymnastics and dance in ways that their pom-pom waving predecessors couldn't imagine. Their predecessors probably also couldn't imagine the sheer...
You were in an accident and you suffered a serious brain injury. It's changed your life forever. Now, you don't believe you can ever work again and you're thinking about applying for Social Security disability payments. Are you going to qualify? It depends. The key is...
When it comes to the term "hedonic damages," it refers to economic compensation the victim of an accident can lay claim to for the loss of pleasure associated with remaining alive. When it comes to waging a claim for compensation for this type of damage, victims are...
A six-car wreck left a young girl in the hospital, in critical condition. She has a broken leg and bleeding around her brain. The girl was with her mother at the time of the accident, going to Long John Silver's to get lunch. It was about two o'clock in the afternoon....
Another driver runs a red light, hits your car, and puts you in the hospital with serious injuries. Already, you know you may have a right to compensation for the instant medical bills that are accumulating. While that's a good place to start, you should know that you...