Bret Michaels Settles Lawsuit After Brain Injury at Tony Awards

The curtain has come down on a lawsuit filed against the organizers of the Tony Awards and CBS by Bret Michaels, who said he had been injured by a piece of scenery in the awards show but has reached a settlement in the case, The Associated Press reported.

Mr. Michaels, the frontman of the rock group Poison, was performing in the opening number of the 2009 Tony Awards show at Radio City Music Hall when a descending backdrop hit him on the head as he was leaving the stage. Mr. Michaels, who broke his nose and received three stitches in his lip, filed suit against the producers of the Tonys show, saying he was not warned about the set change in the opening number and that his injury contributed to a brain hemorrhage he was treated for in 2010. His lawsuit also named CBS, which shows the Tonys ceremony, saying the network did not have to broadcast his accident, which became a widely circulated video clip on the Internet.

 

Study: War vets’, athletes’ brain injuries similar

n recent years, more than 200,000 troops have tested positive for traumatic brain injuries, including concussions.

Now, CBS News correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook reports a new study finds they may be at risk for the same kind of long-term brain damage that is turning up in football players.

Nick Colgin came back from Afghanistan in 2008 with a Bronze Star for heroism and a problem that’s destroying his life.

“A rocket-propelled grenade hit off the right side of my Humvee. I didn’t realize it at the time but I suffered a traumatic brain injury,” Colgin said. “I got home and I couldn’t spell my own name and I couldn’t read my own handwriting.”

Four years after the explosion, his traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is all-consuming.

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