A recent study at Duke University in North Carolina indicated to researchers, that a minor injury such as whiplash or a minor bump from a fall could eventually lead to a long-term traumatic brain injury. This in turn has caused room for concern amongst people and their Toronto personal injury lawyers as what may seem like a minor injury, and thus a small claim, could turn into something bigger long term. For instance, how many times have you experienced a slip fall accident at a grocery store and bumped your head, only to shake it off and then forget to file a claim? If you have answered often, then you should contact the aforementioned personal injury lawyer, as you may have room for a claim. Not feeling pain at first and then suffering serious or fatal injuries has become commonplace amongst personal injury claimants and their families. For instance, a couple of years ago Canadian actress Natasha Richardson hit her head while taking a ski lesson and shrugged off the injury. Two days later however, Richardson was found dead in her apartment, as she had suffered a serious brain injury at the time of the fall that went unnoticed. As a result, her family filed an accident benefits claim against the ski resort, as Richardson’s ‘minor’ injury became fatal. One of the major issues with minor injuries going unnoticed until it is too late is that the statute of limitations expires. For example, during the NFL lockout, players who suffered career ending injuries in the late 1980s to early 1990s are now filing a class action lawsuit against the league, because they are still suffering from the affects of the concussions. The main argument on the NFL side is that the statute for the claims has expired.
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