All first responders and ERs take brain injury very seriously. However, going to the ER and getting a CT is exactly what one would expect after a loss of consciousness event; it’s not cadillac treatment or indicative that they took it anymore “very seriously” than any other hospital would have. In fact if you told me…

First responders and ER docs often miss brain injuries because reasons; reasons like use or misuse of unreliable measures (e.g. GCS), delayed onset of symptoms, masking of symptoms by other ailments (e.g. patient fails to report dizziness due to pain distraction), or mistaking brain injury indicia for signs of shock…

Lawsuits do not need to specify every darn detail in initial filing documents. Often the filing deadline will expire before you’ll know those details. With complex injuries it may take years for medical experts to make diagnoses or conditions to plateau. So no, not a travesty at all. The lawsuit gets filed when it…

You jelly. Look at their teeth. They were KILLING it until they fucked this up.

John and Kate Plus Eight Ball.

I don’t believe there exists a reasoned justification for solitary confinement, excepting perhaps for very short periods (hours, not days) necessary to isolate an offender during an episodic outburst or similar event.

That being said, the evidence seems to fall short of establishing a causal link between lengthy…