1-855-722-2552Definitions: Brain Injury Legal Glossary “G”
– Client ReviewsGlasgow Coma Scale: A clinical tool used to assess the degree of consciousness and neurological functioning, and therefore severity of brain injury by testing motor responsiveness, verbal acuity, and eye opening.
Glasgow Outcome Scale: A reliable scale for categorizing the outcomes of brain-injured survivors on the basis of overall social capability (or dependence). The four possible categories of survival are Vegetative state (VS), Moderate Disability (MD), Severe Disability (SD) and Good Recovery (GR).
Global Aphasia: A condition in which patients suffer severe communication disabilities as a result of extensive damage to portions of the brain responsible for language.
Verdicts & Settlements
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company product liability.
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company product liability.
Jury verdict for the wrongful death of a 63-year-old man survived by his widow.
Verdict against cigarette manufacturer for family of local lawyer who died of lung cancer.
Verdict against tobacco manufacturer for family of man who died from lung cancer as a result of smoking.
Verdict for widow of man who died of lung cancer as a result of addiction to smoking.
Gordon and Partners, along with co-counsel, recently represented the family of a smoker who passed away when she was 60 years old from lung cancer caused from her long time addiction to smoking cigarettes since she was a young girl. The case was tried in Lowell, Massachusetts and resulted in a verdict of 17 million dollars on May 31, 2019.
