Video Game Seizure Attorney serving the U.S.

U.S. lawyers offer help and counsel to victims and their families

The threat of suffering a seizure as a result of playing a video game may be very real for 90,000 American children. Attorneys at Kenny & Kenny, PLLC have made it their business to fight to secure adequate compensation for victims and their families. This may include a lifetime of:

• Medical bills
• Lost job opportunities
• Pain and suffering
• Mental and physical complications.

Lawyer Mike Kenny brings a unique perspective to these cases. He has followed this issue for years, developing resources such as top experts and technology to help victims win cases. In addition, Mike Kenny is a parent as well as a lawyer. He knows how important it is to protect our children.

Progress has changed how children play

Technology has ushered in a new age for our children. Every day, more children take up the latest craze—video games. Some boys and girls spend every free moment glued to their game consoles while computer-generated images flash and spin before their eyes.

The hidden dangers of video games

For most people, video games are just an enjoyable distraction. However, for an entire segment of the United States population, playing video games can be dangerous. 

Intense colors, flashing lights, and specific visual patterns provoke little-understood reactions in certain people who are photosensitive. Dizziness, headache, jerky muscle movements, nausea—all the way to full-blown seizures—have been caused in susceptible people by video games. Almost all are children.

Video game companies unresponsive

Although standards exist for the safe design of video games, they have not been adopted by the leading manufacturers. This means many games contain flashing lights and patterns that cause unnecessary trauma to those suffering from photosensitivity and photosensitive epilepsy. A genetic condition passed from parent to child, photosensitivity makes children especially vulnerable to seizures while playing certain video games.

The Epilepsy Foundation estimates that about 90,000 American children between the ages of five and 17 may be photosensitive. Simply put, people with this condition suffer a wide range of symptoms merely by seeing the flashing lights, colors, and patterns so often found in video games. >> Read more.

Contact Kenny & Kenny for a free consultation

An initial discussion about your case is free of charge or obligation. Kenny & Kenny only charges a fee if an award is successfully recovered for you. You will not be asked to pay a retainer fee up front—the firm recognizes that most people cannot afford to do so.

What to do if you see someone having a seizure

According to Seizures and Epilepsy: Hope Through Research, released by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes, of the National Institutes of Health, there are simple steps that can be followed to help someone having a seizure.

If you see someone having a seizure with convulsions and/or loss of consciousness, here's how you can help:

1. Roll the person on his or her side to prevent choking on any fluids or vomit.
2. Cushion the person's head.
3. Loosen any tight clothing around the neck.
4. Keep the person's airway open. If necessary, grip the person's jaw gently and tilt his or her head back.
5. Do NOT restrict the person from moving unless he or she is in danger.
6. Do NOT put anything into the person's mouth, not even medicine or liquid. These can cause choking or damage to the person's jaw, tongue, or teeth. Contrary to widespread belief, people cannot swallow their tongues during a seizure or any other time.
7. Remove any sharp or solid objects that the person might hit during the seizure.
8. Note how long the seizure lasts and what symptoms occurred so you can tell a doctor or emergency personnel if necessary.
9. Stay with the person until the seizure ends.