A recent study has found that females and high school athletes need additional time to recover fully from concussion injuries. Researchers at Michigan State University studied 222 young athletes who had suffered a concussion and found that the female athletes exhibited more symptoms than males and fared poorer on important memory tests. High school age…
An 18-year-old Buena Park woman riding a skateboard has been seriously injured after being hit by two cars, according to a news report. Buena Park police said that the woman was riding her skateboard across Beach Boulevard near La Palma Avenue when she was hit by two cars. She sustained traumatic injuries to her face…
A 43-year-old Garden Grove man is in critical condition following a Fountain Valley pedestrian accident, according to a news report. Fountain Valley police said that the unidentified pedestrian was walking on the northbound sidewalk of Euclid Street when he attempted to cross at Stonecress Avenue and was struck by a Ford SUV making a right…
If you are injured in a way that has caused you to lose quality of life because you can no longer enjoy certain activities, you may be entitled to compensatory damages. Some courts allow an injured person to be compensated for the loss of enjoyment of life, while other courts believe that damages for the…
Orange County radio host Frank Pastore has died from injuries he sustained in a Nov. 19 motorcycle accident on the 210 freeway, according to a news report. Pastore, 55, was riding his motorcycle on the eastbound 210 freeway near Buena Vista when the driver of a Hyundai Sonata lost control of her car, crossed the…
California is one of the leading states for death and injury to bicyclists, and California law requires any bicyclist under the age of 18 to wear a helmet to help prevent serious injury or death from a bicycle accident. If there is a bicycle under your Christmas tree this year, parents should: Purchase a helmet…
A new study has found that females and high school athletes need additional time to recover fully from concussion injuries, according to a news report. Researchers at Michigan State University studied 222 young athletes who had suffered a concussion and found that the female athletes exhibited more symptoms than males and fared poorer on important…
