Brain Injury Law News & Articles

There is a problem with the news feed.

News feed might be temporarily unavailable.

 

 

Local Law Firms Home > Brain Injury Lawyer

Brain Injury Lawyer

When someone is involved in an accident, a number of different types of injuries can occur. One of the most serious types of injuries that someone can sustain is a brain injury. A brain injury can be a devastating, life-altering injury that can forever change the victim. Depending on the extent of the trauma, a brain injury can result in memory loss, mental impairment, and even death. When someone survives a serious brain injury, family members and friends feel like they have still lost someone close to them—often that person is never the same again. Brain injuries often result from accidents and often, there is another party responsible. If you believe it was another person’s negligence that resulted in the brain of your spouse, family member, or child, please speak with one of our brain injury lawyers. We will work diligently on your behalf to get you the monetary compensation you deserve.

There are two different types of brain injuries: acquired brain injuries and traumatic brain injuries. While acquired and traumatic brain injuries happen differently, both may affect the way an individual feels, thinks, moves, and acts, and can also impact sensory perception and bodily functions. A direct blow to the head can result in a traumatic brain injury. The force is strong enough to break through the skull and can cause the brain to move around and become injured. Types of incidents that can result in the brain moving around within the skull include those that cause a quick deceleration or acceleration of the head, such as Shaken Baby Syndrome and car accidents. In these situations, the shaking within the skull forces nerve fibers in the brain to detach and injure the brain tissue. An acquired brain injury is one that has happened after birth, and is not congenital, hereditary, or degenerative. Acquired brain injuries happen on a cellular level; in other words, instead of a specific area in the brain being impacted, cells throughout the whole brain are impacted.

Did you or a loved one sustain a brain injury as a result of someone else’s negligence? Our brain injury lawyers are here to help. Contact a brain injury lawyer in your area today to learn more about how you can potentially recover financial compensation in a brain injury lawsuit.

Common causes of brain injuries include, but are not limited to:

  • Car accidents
  • Medical errors
  • Slip and fall accidents
  • Pedestrian accidents
  • Motorcycle accidents
  • Truck accidents
  • Bicycle accidents
  • Sports
  • Assaults and acts of violence
  • Near drowning
  • Electric shock
  • Shaken Baby Syndrome
  • Airway obstruction

According to statistics released by the National Center for Injury Prevention, 1.5 million individuals throughout the United States sustain a brain injury each year. Of those brain injuries, 50,000 are fatal and over 1 million result in hospitalization. Many brain injury victims are children, who are most at risk. Approximately 500,000 children sustain severe and tragic brain injuries as a result of accidents every year. If you or a loved one was recently involved in any type of accident, it is important to be medically evaluated for any type of brain injury. Symptoms are not always apparent right away, and the sooner treatment is received, the better the outcome may possibly be.

When a brain injury is the result of another person’s wrongful conduct, experienced brain injury lawyers are needed. Your brain injury lawyer must be ready to investigate, file suit, and prosecute your claim with passion and intensity. Our brain injury lawyers have the experience, financial stability, courtroom track record and medical knowledge that is needed to ensure that you or your loved one obtain full financial damages to compensate for medical costs, rehabilitation expenses, lost income, supplies and equipment, pain and suffering, and loss of quality of life. If your loved one’s brain injury was fatal, we can also obtain additional monetary compensation through a wrongful death lawsuit to cover things such as funeral expenses and loss of companionship.

Did you lose a loved one as a result of a fatal brain injury? Do you think another party may have been responsible for the events that led up to the injury? Allow our brain injury lawyers to work with you and get you the monetary compensation that your family rightfully deserves. Contact a brain injury lawyer in your area today for more information on recovering financial damages through a wrongful death claim.