New Book on Athletes and Accidents: Media Reinforcing Stigma of Lengthy Recovery
California Personal Injury Lawyers
Tuesday, 10 May 2011 20:54
Screenwriters and sports broadcasters celebrate athletes who endure injury to win the game, but, “working through the pain,” after an accident can severely counteract recovery according to a new book out called Athletes and Accidents: 9 Pitfalls that Can Delay Recovery.
NEWPORT BEACH, California (PRWEB) - Screenwriters and sports broadcasters celebrate athletes who endure injury to win the game, but “working through the pain” after an accident can severely counteract recovery.
We read about athletes, “playing through the pain,” all the time: Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant scoring 19 points on a sprained ankle to help the team win a pivotal playoff game. Such coverage sends athletes injured in serious accidents the wrong message about rehabilitation, reinforcing the stigma of a lengthy recovery many of them already have.
California Supreme Court Ends Big Tobacco’s Campaign to Deny Smokers Justice
California Personal Injury Lawyers
Thursday, 05 May 2011 20:54
In a decision sparked by Certified Questions from the Federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the California Supreme Court weighed in on the question of whether the earliest injury from tobacco use started the statute of limitations running for all future injuries as well. The Court's opinion stated that "the earlier disease does not trigger the statute of limitations for a lawsuit based on the later disease."
SAN FRANCISCO, California (PRWEB) - On May 5, 2011, the California Supreme Court ended big tobacco’s campaign to deny Californians injured by tobacco access to justice. In the case of Nikki Pooshs, big tobacco had successfully argued in the lower court that a lung cancer victim could not sue them because the victim’s time to do so had expired decades before when the victim experienced a lesser tobacco injury.
