We believe no one should be the victim of a wrongful death, serious brain injury or bodily injury because motorists can’t stay off their cell phones when driving. Yet, that is exactly what is happening at an alarming rate.

In 2010, more than 3,000 people were killed, and thousands more were seriously injured, in distracted driving car crashes because drivers were talking or texting on their wireless electronic devices.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)’s latest recommendation is that all drivers nationwide should be banned from using cell phones when ...

We’ve written a lot about brain injuries in professional sports. Some of it has been critical of players themselves – often football players – who continue to play despite repeated concussions. The long-term effects of repeated blows to the head have led some sports superstars to suffer severe depression, and even worse, commit murder or suicide.

Today, we’d like to tell you about two professional athletes who suffered multiple concussions and had the courage to leave the sport they loved and find another career.

Chicago-area native Chris Nowinski played football at ...