Blog Posts in November, 2017

The Wine Country Fires: An Update from Victims' Advocate (and Fire Victim) Tim Tietjen

The October 2017 Northern California wildfires were an epochal disaster : 43 dead; 185 hospitalized; 245,000 acres burned; 8,900 structures destroyed. Although the investigation continues, preliminary information indicates the fires may have been ignited by sparks from PG&E electrical lines. There are serious questions about how well PG&E maintained its equipment, and whether it adequately cut ...

How to Identify Symptoms of a Traumatic Brain Injury

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 1.7 million people suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) every year in the United States. Furthermore, it is estimated that TBIs are responsible for about 1/3 of all accident-related fatalities each year. Traumatic brain injuries occur through a sudden force or jolt from a fall or an object hitting a person’s head. They ...