Author Archives: Finkelstein & Partners

Financing Brain Injury Research with the N.F.L.’s Money

The National Institutes of Health announced that it plans to use a portion of the -->

Ryan Freel is the First Baseball Player to be Diagnosed with a Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury

Ryan Freel, a six year veteran with the Cicinnati Reds, is known for his ostentatious, -->

Text-STAR App – How is Your Teen Handling Their Phone While Driving?

A new app called text-STAR allows you as a parent to provide your young drivers -->

VA to Expand Benefits for Traumatic Brain Injury

Adds Five Illnesses Related to Service-Connected TBI WASHINGTON – Some Veterans with traumatic brain injury -->

Unmasking the People Behind Risky Pills

A number of supplement makers caught with drug-spiked products are run by executives with criminal -->

Driving Safely in the Winter

Snowy drives can really be beautiful ones, but they can also wreak havoc on the -->

Two Commonly Used Crop Pesticides May Damage the Brains of Children & Unborn Babies

Two food crops pesticides may damage the brains of children and unborn babies, according to -->

What Makes Drivers Share The Road Better with Cyclists?

Over 20 states in the U.S. have established laws that require motorists to leave at -->

Want to Know if Your Family Is Safe? There’s an App For That!

A new app called Life360 is an accurate and powerful tool for locating your family -->

Contractors & Workers at Odds over Scaffold Law

In 1885, lawmakers in NY enacted a law intended to provide safety to construction workers -->

Preventable Hospital Deaths Are Third Largest Cause of Death in U.S.

Going to the hospital is supposed to help you, but in many cases it can -->

The 15 Jobs That Are Most Damaging to Your Health

Some jobs have more health risks than others. Is yours? Check out this list of -->

More veterans eligible for benefits as agent orange perimeter expands

Daily Register, By DEB KUNKLE OELWEIN — More veterans of the Vietnam War were recently -->

When is it Safe to Drive After Breaking a Bone?

Broken an bone? Wondering when it will be safe to drive again? It turns out -->

Will a New Insomnia Drug Be the Next Blockbuster?

Merck, the pharmaceutical company has developed a new insomnia drug that could replace leading competitors -->

Metro-North Makes Safety Changes After Bronx Derailment

On Friday, the Federal Railroad Administration issued an emergency order to Metro-North to modify existing -->

Urging Americans to Consider Their Digital Legacy

With Internet and social media usage continuing to rise, lawyers are urging Americans to consider -->

Holiday Lights: The Safety Tips You Need to Know

The holidays are approaching and we are starting to string our lights in and outside -->

Lawyers Say Train Engineer Was Dazed Before Crash

Engineer of the Metro-North train that derailed early Sunday morning, William Rockefeller, told authorities on -->

Common Knockout Game Turns Deadly When 60-Year-Old Woman Shoots 2 Teens After Being Attacked

Last Monday, a woman was attacked by 2 teenagers before she fired shots into the -->

Deadly Black Widow Spiders Found in Grapes

A PA woman found a black widow spider in a bunch of grapes she purchased. -->