Begley Law Group was honored to attend the Barkann Foundation Lunch on April 12, 2016 at the Capital Grille and offer our support to the Barkann Family Healing Hearts Foundation.
The Barkann Foundation provides financial aid to families who are in need, due to recent adversity or tragedy. Whether it be the sudden death or illness of a parent, the long term illness of a child, or the loss of a home or property due to fire, flood or disaster, they strive to help families bridge the gap until they can seek long term stability to lessen the financial burdens due to these, or other, life altering disasters.
(L to R) Begley Law Group Atty Kevin Buttery, Vinny Curry, Begley Law Group Partner Ethan Ordog, Atty John Trimble and Begley Law Group Founder Tom Begley, Jr.
We also had the great opportunity to meet Vinny Curry, defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League who was also supporting this excellent cause.
If your company is interested in becoming a sponsor of the Barkann Family Healing Hearts Foundation, click here.
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You may recall that the previous settlement agreement between the National Football League and a class of former players was scrapped by the judge, who was concerned that there wouldn’t be enough funds to fully compensate the injured players who sustained head injuries.
Yesterday, the parties entered into a new settlement agreement. Unlike the last settlement, this settlement isn’t capped at any specific amount. This ensures that any former player who develops a qualifying neurocognitive condition will be compensated for the injury.
This is an interesting way forward. Obviously, we represent a number of clients who have sustained head injuries, so I know the ways that these types of injuries can affect someone. But I’ve also done some work on class actions, and it’s highly unusual to craft a settlement that doesn’t have a cap on the damages. It will be interesting to see how the case proceeds and whether the ultimate amount paid out will surpass the $765 million that was being set aside in the prior agreement.
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Twenty percent of students reported TBI to the researchers. Compared to those who did not report TBI, those who did were more than three times as likely to have attempted suicide, nearly twice as likely to have thought about suicide and 2.45 times as likely to have been prescribed psychotropic medication.
Currently, modern medicine has very little ability to treat concussions directly and only moderate ability to treat the lasting debilitating symptoms. Our best weapon is prevention. Make sure your children wear helmets while riding bicycles. If they engage in high-impact sports, make sure they wear helmets when appropriate. Consider speaking with athletic officials about their policy concerning TBI prevention and response.
If you need to speak with a brain injury attorney or lawyer, Call Joyce & Reyes at 1.888.771.1529 or visit more of http://www.joyceandreyespa.com/.
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