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Traumatic Brain Injury Attorneys

Traumatic brain injuries, also known as TBIs, could drastically affect a person’s life forever. in the event that another party has caused a traumatic brain injury, you have the right to file a lawsuit for their negligent actions.

Our highly qualified experienced traumatic brain injury attorneys have obtained monetary compensation for traumatic brain injury victims for the last decade. A traumatic brain injury will require years of medical treatment, such as physical rehabilitation. These types of treatments could get very costly, and so it is very important that you hire an attorney that is experienced in representing victims of traumatic brain injuries.
Contact our traumatic brain injuries today to see how we could help you. We offer free one-on-one case evaluations so we can give you the personalized attention that your case needs. There’s a lot of financial and emotional stress that comes with suffering from a traumatic brain injury, and we are here to help.

What is a Traumatic Brain Injury?

Traumatic Brain Injury is one of the most severe types of injuries that can occur. A TBI (also known as an intracranial injury) can happen when there are forces of impact so extreme that the brain is injured, sometimes severely, as a result of the colliding momentum.

The damage a force of impact causes is often irreparable with many cells in the nervous system being unable to recover to their previous level of function. This often results in a permanent loss in one’s ability to move, to experience emotions and senses, and may even result in a radically different personality. The brain is one of the most complex organs in the human body. The brain is also very sensitive to abrupt movements. That is why just one abrupt force could alter the organ completely. When the brain is damaged, this often results in very severe injuries and effects, which could last years, potentially even someone’s lifetime.

Our renowned traumatic brain injury attorneys have decades of experience and are strong advocates of justice when it comes to representing traumatic brain injury victims. We understand how hard it could be when dealing with such an injury. We understand that it is very difficult to go back home and try to adapt to the new normal. Some traumatic brain injury victims may not even be able to return back to work and hold their previous positions prior to the accident. This could take a financial and emotional toll on the victim’s family members. We have deep compassion for our clients, and are available 24/7 to address their needs and concerns.  We have offices conveniently located in every major city in California and Nevada.

How Common Are Traumatic Brain Injuries?

Unfortunately, traumatic brain injuries are a very common result of everyday accidents. Just a single abrupt force could affect a person’s brain forever. Over a million Americans suffer these types of head injuries every year with tens of thousands of victims losing their lives as a result. Millions of Americans have received head injuries so severe that they are in need of daily care just to survive.

If you have suffered from an extreme head injury and are seeking the legal representation of an experienced firm, our attorneys have handled an extensive number of traumatic brain injury cases. If you believe that you or a loved one have suffered traumatic brain injuries, contact us today as soon as possible to see how we can help you file a claim or a lawsuit against the responsible party.

Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injuries

There are some symptoms that you should be on the lookout for after being involved in almost any type of accident. Traumatic brain injuries may not be obvious immediately after the accident, but there may be some symptoms that could point to it. These can include:

• Difficulty speaking
• Memory loss
• Death
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Loss of balance
• Loss of vision
• Loss of taste
• Loss of smell
• Bad taste present in mouth
• Dizziness
• Nausea
• Trouble concentrating
• Difficulty understanding
• Coma
• Pneumonia
• Low blood pressure
• High blood pressure
• Brain infections
• Ulcers
• Epilepsy
• Paralysis
• Decrease in hormones
• Blood clots
• Ringing in the nears or tinnitus
• Mood swings
• Insomnia or change in sleep patterns
• Enlarged pupils
• Tingling or nubmness in the arms or legs
• Loss of ability to control fine movements

What causes traumatic brain injuries?

There are many different ways a traumatic brain injury could occur. Contrary to popular belief, traumatic brain injuries could even occur without the head having to collide with any other object. Just a simple movement could shake up a person’s nervous system. 

Whiplash, or a sudden acceleration followed by deceleration, can cause traumatic injuries to the brain without the need for impact. Traumatic brain injuries are oftentimes most common in car accidents because of the rapid acceleration and deceleration that comes with it.

Types of Traumatic Brain Injuries

Traumatic Brain Injuries can vary widely in their type and severity depending on the nature of the impact and the degree of force involved. Here are some of the most common types of TBIs:

• Concussions: The least severe but most common form of traumatic brain injury. Concussions are common injuries that result from many types of activity, accidents, or even assault. Symptoms tend to be on the mild side and often include headaches, confusion, dizziness, or even temporary loss of consciousness.
• Contusions: A contusion is a potentially more serious type of traumatic brain injury that involves bruising of the brain. Depending on the location and severity of the contusion, serious complications can occur and surgical intervention may be required.
• Hematoma: a collection of blood in the blood vessels surrounding the brain or within the brain tissue itself. Hematomas can be epidural, subdural, or intracerebral by classification and each pose a significant threat to the wellbeing of the victim’s brain.
• Penetrating brain injury: This type of TBI occurs when an object penetrates the skull and causes direct impact to the brain tissue.
• Diffusal Axonal Injury (DAI): This form of TBI is characterized by widespread damage to the white matter of the brain that is caused by the shredding of axons (long, connecting fibers in the brain). DAIs mainly occur in situations where there is extreme acceleration or deceleration and they often lead to coma.
• Anoxic Brain Injury: When the brain suffers damage as a result from a lack of oxygen, this is an anoxic brain injury. This type of TBI most often occurs in cases of near-drowning, choking, stroke, heart attack, or other incidents that prevent oxygen from reaching the brain.

Common causes of Traumatic Brain Injury:

• Car Accidents: Vehicle collisions lead to a wide range of common injuries including TBIs.
• Child abuse or neglect: Children being struck in the head by abusive parents can directly lead to traumatic brain injuries.
• Motorcycle Accidents: Even with riders wearing helmets, accidents involving a motorcycle often result in horrific injuries to the rider. TBI is a type of injury that many motorcycle accident victims suffer as a result of being thrown off the bike at high speed.
• Bicycle Accidents: Bicycle riders are hardly protected when it comes to collisions with motor vehicles, so many riders suffer serious injuries, such as TBI, when involved in these types of accidents.
• Medical malpractice
• Slip and Fall Accidents: On average, hundreds of thousands of Americans perish each year from falls of all types. Traumatic brain injury is not an uncommon result from a serious slip-and-fall accident in a home, store, or restaurant where a victim hits their head.
• Pedestrian Accidents: When a vehicle collides with a pedestrian, significant injuries are often suffered by the walking victim as a result. Traumatic brain injuries are not uncommon consequences of a pedestrian accident.
• Construction Accidents: Even with a hard hat equipped, construction workers are still an at-risk group of employees when it comes to suffering traumatic brain injuries due to the various hazards that exist on construction properties. Falling objects, falling off of ladders, and tools colliding with one’s head are common causes of TBIs on construction sites.
• Swimming Pool Accidents: TBIs are not an uncommon type of injury to suffer during a diving accident where the victim hits their head on the floor of the pool or on the surface surrounding the pool when attempting to dive into the water or falling off a slide. Near-drowning incidents can also cause traumatic brain injuries as a result of the lack of oxygen to the brain for extended periods of time.
• Bus Accidents: With many passenger buses not having seatbelts, some bus accidents, such as t-bone collisions, have resulted in many victims receiving TBIs as a result of hitting their heads during a collision.
• Truck Accidents: When large trucks collide with other vehicles or objects, significant damage can occur to all parties involved, often including traumatic brain injuries.
• Violent Crimes (Assault and Battery): Some traumatic brain injuries are caused by the direct impact of a fist or object to the head during a fight, sometimes as the result of someone falling down during or after an attack.
• Explosions
• Being shot with a gun: Many individuals who suffer a TBI suffer those injuries during a robbery or assault where a gun is involved.
• Falling objects: When falling objects collide with an individual’s head, serious traumatic brain injuries can occur. Dangerous, falling objects are often part of premises liability cases when they cause a personal injury.
• Falling down a flight of stairs: Unintentional injuries resulting from a fall affect millions of American each year. TBIs can be a common injury suffered when the victim hits their head while falling down a flight of stairs.
• Sports accidents: Nearly a quarter of a million Americans suffer sports-related injuries each year, with around 10% of these types of injuries being concussions. American Football is the most dangerous sport for causing traumatic brain injuries on average, with almost 50% of the sports-related concussions occurring in athletes of this sport.

Who Can Be Held Liable in Traumatic Brain Injury Claims?

After being involved in an accident, many people may not know who the responsible party is, and who they should file a lawsuit against. That is where our experienced attorneys come in. We will investigate and look into the accident for you to see who the responsible parties are, and who we should file a lawsuit against. There are several different types of evidence we look at, including scenes of the accident, eyewitnesses, medical records, and property damage to the vehicles.

We offer free consultations, where we will discover potential defendants and whom we could bring claims against. Defendants could be individuals and even corporate entities.

 Usually, a traumatic brain injury occurs because someone had a legal duty to act in a reasonable way, and failed to. Because they failed to act in a reasonable way, this caused the victim injuries. Our experienced traumatic brain injury attorneys will work to figure out who the defendants could be in a lawsuit.

Some examples of responsible parties include:

•  Drivers
•  Motorcyclists
•  Bicyclists
•  Pedestrians
•  Property owners
•  Property management companies
•  Business owners
•  Employees

Traumatic Brain Injury Statistics

TBI Fatalities by Year

According to data from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Traumatic Brain Injury is one of the leading injury causes of death in the United States. TBIs claim the lives of thousands of Americans each year, with the annual trend showing a rising volume of these injuries since 2018:

• 2018 TBI Fatalities: 60,565
• 2019: 60,611
• 2020: 64,362
• 2021: 69,473
• 2022: 70,187

Age Group Most Vulnerable to TBIs Fatalities

TBI data from the CDC shows that individuals 75 and older are the most likely age group to be hospitalized or suffer a fatal outcome from a Traumatic Bran Injury. Americans 75 years and older account for over 32% of all TBI hospitalizations and nearly 30% of TBI fatalities.

Are Males or Females More Vulnerable to TBI?

There is a significant difference in the rate at which males and females are hospitalized or suffer from fatal TBI complications in America. According to the CDC, males were practically 2x more likely to be hospitalized from a TBI and over 3x as likely to die from a Traumatic Brain Injury in 2021.

How Much is a Traumatic Brain Injury Worth?

Each traumatic brain injury could differ from victim to victim.  All traumatic brain injuries are not the same, and so it is important to seek a consultation with our skilled brain injury lawyers to determine the overall cost and potential damages you could receive. Different factors could affect the amount your traumatic brain injury is worth. Common factors that our California traumatic brain injury attorneys consider in these claims include:

• The effects of the traumatic brain injury;
• The length of recovery time;
• Level of impairment caused by traumatic brain injury;
• Psychological, emotional, and physical anguish;
• Number of potential defendants;
• Comparative negligence of all involed parties;
• Insurance totals available from involves parties;
• Whether losses were mitigated or not;
• The severity of the traumatic brain injury;
• The victim’s age;
• The victim’s health prior to the accident;
• The defendant that potential compensation is sought from;
• The victim’s occupation prior to the accident;
• Where the case is tried.

Can I Afford a Traumatic Brain Injury Attorney?

Yes, you can afford our traumatic brain injury attorneys. Our experienced personal injury lawyers work on a contingency fee basis. This means that you do not have to pay  any fees upfront until we win a settlement or a judgment in your favor. This allows clients to seek the legal assistance they deserve as soon as possible without worrying about the financial effects.

What Type of Compensation Can I Receive for Traumatic Brain Injury?

Compensation differs depending on the type of accident and the type of injuries the victim has suffered. Traumatic brain injuries have various different severities.  Examples factors in the compensation calculation can include things such as:

• Costs of medical bills;
• Pain and suffering;
• Physical Therapy;
• Emotional distress;
• Lost income.