Tag: Legal
Paralysed teenager has ‘very good chance of recovery’
Aspiring model Vladislava Kravchenko has a very good chance of recovery form her paralysis, according to doctors in Moscow, where she has now begun...
Quadriplegic man wins gun permit to go hunting again
Resident James Cap, a quadriplegic after a spinal cord injury in 1979, was granted permission in Superior Court on Nov. 10 to obtain a...
Judge says handicapped Manville man can get gun permit
There is “no reason” James Cap, a quadriplegic who is physically unable to hold a gun or pull a trigger, should be denied a...
Human tests of Geron’s spinal-cord medication put on hold
In a setback for Menlo Park-based Geron, the company announced Tuesday that federal authorities have put on hold its groundbreaking test on people of...
‘You’ve got to keep going’
Jill Mason embodies challenges, successes of people living with spinal-cord injuries
One of the annoying things about life with two paralyzed legs is time, Jill...
Paralysis is a Catastrophic Injury
For an injury to be considered catastrophic, it must occur without any warning. It must also disrupt your life is some way, whether by...
‘Oh my God, they are going to kill someone’
Man struggles to put life together after crash
What they remember most are the sounds.
For Evan Cronhardt, it was the sound of his life changing...
Mother of girl who ran over Bloomington boy order to pay $1M
BLOOMINGTON -- A Bloomington mother convicted of child endangerment for allowing her daughter to drive without a license was ordered to serve one day...
Train police to recognize spinal cord injury – inquest
Police should receive specialized training to recognize when someone has suffered a potential spinal cord injury, a judge has recommended.
The recommendation by provincial...
Spinal patient spins a comeback
Therapy "a 24/7 job": Ten years after a skiing accident, Leah Potts stays driven.
Ten years ago, Leah Potts was a patient at Craig Hospital,...
