Tag Archives: brain injury

Back by popular demand – the digest! Equitable Tolling

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Nita A. Farahany

Back by popular demand is the daily digest of law and biosciences cases, particularly those related to criminal law. The defense is still at it, but they aren’t having much luck with claims of equitable tolling based on poor memory … Continue reading →

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The Daily Digest, 3/30/11

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Nita A. Farahany

I received a great tip from Anastasia Heeger, Senior Staff Attorney at the Office of the Appellate Defender in New York yesterday, about a case in which their office represented the defendant. The case presents a detailed look at the … Continue reading →

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The Daily Digest, 3/21/11

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Nita A. Farahany

New cases to report on the intersection memory, the brain and law. As I’ve mentioned previously, at least several times a week I receive cases in which criminal defendants raise claims about either their own memory, the memory of a … Continue reading →

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The Daily Digest, 2/17/11

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Nita A. Farahany

Until I read the first case today, I had no idea that there were Brain Injury Identification cards! These cards are available through local Brain Injury Associations for “persons with brain injury [who may] have motor and speech impairments that … Continue reading →

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