NEW YORK, July 3, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Gersowitz Libo & Korek, P.C., a leading personal injury law firm with offices in New York and New Jersey, is announcing that a client of the firm, Mirian Guzman and her daughter Roxanne, will be featured in the HBO documentary "COMA." At age 19, while a sophomore at Rutgers University, Roxanne suffered severe brain injuries after a bus collided with her vehicle.
The documentary, which was directed by Academy Award(r)-nominated director Liz Garbus, will air tonight, July 3, 2007 on HBO. The television special will focus on the mysteries associated with traumatic brain injuries and highlight the rehabilitation of people with these serious injuries.
Millions of Americans are diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries each year, affecting not only the injured person but their loved ones as well. According to the Brain Injury Association of America, traumatic brain injury affects more Americans each year than breast cancer, multiple sclerosis, HIV/AIDS and spinal cord injury combined.
About Gersowitz Libo & Korek, P.C.
Gersowitz Libo & Korek, P.C. is an experienced team of legal professionals with a combined total of over fifty years of experience in handling personal injury, medical malpractice and products liability claims on behalf of its clients. The firm's lawyers have obtained numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements.
Gersowitz Libo & Korek, P.C. is active in the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA), an organization dedicated to fighting for consumer rights. Jeff S. Korek, a Partner in the firm, is the President of NYSTLA and Edward H. Gersowitz, also a Partner, sits on the Board of Directors.