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Children and Chiropractors
Description: Since 1991, according to survey data released by the American Chiropractic Association, the number of chiropractic patients 16 years of age and younger rose 8.5 percent. And a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that almost 3 percent of children in the United States were treated by chiropractic or osteopathic doctors in 2007. This made it the most common form of physician-directed complementary or alternative medicine applied to children.
March is Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month
Description: March is Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) an estimated 1.6-3.8 million sports and recreation related concussions occur in the U.S. each year. Concussions may happen in car accidents even where you do not lose consciousness. To read more go to the home page of the Brain Injury Association of America.
Driving Contracts with Your Teens [PDF]
Description: One way you can protect teen drivers is to enter into a teen driving contract with them. This contract can state what you expect from them and what will happen if they fail to live up to their end of the bargain.
Mother Forgives Negligent Operator following Death of 3 Minor Children
Description: A mother of 3 children tragically killed in a rear-end collision in South Florida forgives the driver.
Two Preschool Children Killed in Delivery Van BackOver Accident
Description: Delivery Van Kills Two Preschool Children in China Town tragedy.
Tragic Backover Accidents
Description: Unnecessary backover deaths to over 100 children each year.
Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussive Syndrome in Children
Description: A child is susceptible to a head injury even where there is no direct trauma to the head. Parents should be alert following an accident for signs or symptoms so that a head injury, even a mild one, is brought to the attention of a doctor.
Contributory Negligence
Description: If a jury finds that you contributed in some way to your injuries that jury can reduce your award. The amount of the reduction is based upon a percentage. Importantly, if your negligence is greater than the negligence of the person who injured you, then you cannot recover any damages.

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