We hope neither you nor family ever have to deal with a spinal cord injury that is visited upon you because of another negligence. Negligence, you will remember, is simply the failure of another person to act like a reasonable person. In an auto accident, a negligent person is the person who fails to [...]

Helmets Reduce Risk of Serious Head Injuries

June 22, 2010 | Comments Off

As we’ve discussed previously, the most effective "cure" for brain injury is preventing or minimizing the injury in the first place. And one sure way to minimize most brain injuries is to wear a helmet while riding a bike or motorcycle to absorb the impact of a possible collision. As Michigan orthopedic surgeon Dr. Joseph [...]

Indiana Spinal Cord Injury

June 8, 2010 | Comments Off

What is a life care plan and why is it important to one dealing with spinal cord injury?  John P. Young is an Indiana Spinal Cord Injury attorney practicing in Indianapolis, IN since 1988.  Mr. Young is part of Young and Young, spinal cord injury lawyers since 1954.  We have represented many, many Hoosiers injured [...]

Indiana Brain Injury Lawyer

June 7, 2010 | Comments Off

John P. Young is a personal injury attorney practicing in Indianapolis, Indiana who has a focus on brain injury cases.  Mr. Young is a former Chair of the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association of Indiana, after sitting on the Board of Directors for 6 years. Mr. Young knows that education about [...]

Heads Up For Student-Athlete Brain Injuries

May 25, 2010 | Comments Off

We discussed in this blog previously how the NFL has focused national attention on the danger of both short- and long-term dangers from concussions in all age groups, and that even a “mild” concussion is a form of brain injury. We also noted that “getting your bell rung” in high school athletics may not be [...]

Indiana Injury Attorney

May 7, 2010 | Comments Off

Construction site injuries can be catastrophic.  Often, falls from height are involved.  The combination of the blunt force trauma and the deceleration injuries can lead to wrongful death or permanent injury.  Those injuries may include brain injury, spinal cord injuries including paraplegia and quadriplegia, broken bones back injury, and amputation.  The worker may no longer [...]

The Sam Schmidt Foundation

April 29, 2010 | Comments Off

The Sam Schmidt Foundation  is dedicated to curing paralysis.  Sam’s motto is “It’s not if, but when?”  Many of you may remember Sam Schmidt, a successful driver on the Indy Care open wheel circuit.  He injured his spinal cord while driving at the  Indianapolis 500 Mile track in Indianapolis.  Sam’s never say quit outlook [...]

Indiana Injury Attorney

April 26, 2010 | Comments Off

John P. Young is your Indianapolis, Indiana injury Attorney.  Why should he be your injury attorney?  Because John P. Young has more than twenty two years experience in a firm that has been focused on Indiana Injury cases for more than 56 years.  He is from a family which has had a family member practicing [...]

John P. Young is an experienced Indiana/Indianapolis spinal cord injury lawyer.  Mr. Young has represented Hoosiers with Spinal Cord injuries for 22 years.  These injuries have occurred in highway accidents, semi tractor-trailer accidents, motorcycle accidents, drunk driving accidents and construction accidents.  Spinal Cord injury can have devastating effects not only on the injured Hoosier, [...]

Don’t Become a Drunk Driving Statistic

April 9, 2010 | Comments Off

As we have underscored previously, drunk driving can have devastating consequences. Injuries may include broken bones, spinal cord injuries including paraplegia and quadriplegia, brain injury, scarring, and even wrongful death. According to some estimates, there are over 500,000 people injured in alcohol-related crashes each year. And while drunk drivers come in all shapes, ages and [...]

Indiana Spinal Cord Injury Attorney

April 6, 2010 | Comments Off

John P. Young works with Hoosiers whose spinal cords have been injured in an accident.  In his 22 years of helping Hoosier families deal with the tragic effects of spinal cord injury, Mr. Young has seen this injury caused by semi tractor-trailer accidents, drunk driving accidents, construction injury, highway accidents and motorcycle accidents.  Mr. [...]

A five-year-old boy suffered serious injuries after hitting his head in a spinning "teacup" ride at the Indianapolis amusement park Xscape last Friday. The child is apparently in a coma at a local hospital and is listed in critical condition. According to updated media reports, the amusement park operator evidently had no legal operating [...]

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