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What To Look For In A Brain Injury Attorney
Brain injuries could result in almost any type of accident, whether it be a truck accident, train accident, bus accident, etc. Usually, brain injuries occur when there is an abrupt force, leaving the victim with severe head trauma. Brain injuries can not only impact the victim’s life, but also their family members as well. One who has suffered a brain injury caused by another negligent party has the right to recover money damages from the negligent party. But, it takes an experienced attorney to get the right representation and get compensated for your injuries. An inexperienced attorney may cost your entire case. There are specific features and qualities to look for in a brain injury attorney. This page below discusses exactly what you should look for from your lawyer to make sure that you get the best legal representation for you.
What Accidents Lead to Brain Injuries?
- Trip and Fall Accident/Slip and Fall Accident: This is the number one type of accident where brain injuries are likely to result. Falls from high places, such as from beds, could result in traumatic brain injuries. This affects younger adults and older adults the most.
- Motorcycle Accident/Bus Accident/Truck Accident/Car Accident: When an accident involving a pedestrian, driver, bicyclist, or motorcyclist occurs, the victim could experience extreme whiplash and trauma to the head, which results in brain injuries.
- Sports Accidents: Sports, such as football and baseball may be the number one cause of negligent traumatic brain injuries.
- Assault.
- Construction Accident.
- Workplace Accident.
- Metro Accident.
- Train Accident.
- Explosion.
Make Sure That Your Attorney Has Experience
Proving Causation.
Brain injury cases could be very difficult to prove, especially if there may be multiple parties involved, or the causation may be difficult to prove. When proving a negligence lawsuit, your attorney should be able to show:
- The Negligent Party Had a Duty to The Victim.
- The Negligent Party Failed to Act Like a Reasonably Safe Person.
- The Negligent Party’s Actions Then Caused The Accident.
- The Victim Now Suffers Damages and Injuries.
The hardest factor to prove usually in brain injury cases is causation, and that the negligent party’s actions were the factor that caused the accident and injuries. If there are multiple parties involved, causation could be even more difficult to prove.
Proving Injuries
An experienced brain injury attorney will be able to gather all the necessary evidence needed to prove damages. Oftentimes, an element that defendants always try to downplay are the victims injuries, and the severity of it. For example, a victim that has suffered a permanent brain injury should have the necessary medical records and legal expert opinions proving so. If a victim lacks such evidence that proves their damages, they could potentially receive less than what they anticipated.
Representing Brain Injury Cases
Brain injury cases are somewhat different from other personal injury lawsuits, especially because of the severity of the injury. Make sure that your attorney has experience representing traumatic brain injury victims in the past. For example, it can be very easy to represent a victim who has suffered a broken bone compared to a traumatic brain injury. Make sure that your attorney has experience with your specific type of injuries and accidents within the same city.
Care:
It takes a very tough attorney to help you through such a traumatizing event such as a brain injury accident. You need your attorney to have the compassion and care that it takes to represent you, and make sure that they understand exactly what you are going through.
You need to be comfortable with your attorney, and make sure that you tell them everything involved in your case in order to get high-quality legal representation. If you refrain from telling your attorney certain things, they could lack specific evidence and key pieces of information that could help you with your lawsuit. Having a compassionate attorney on your side that understands exactly what you are going through will help ease the process tremendously.
Understanding
Your traumatic brain injury attorney should be understanding and work to make sure that all your rights are represented. Having an accident attorney with exceptional negotiation skills will come in handy when working out a settlement amount with the other party. If a settlement agreement does not result, it is important that you have an attorney that has extensive trial experience.
What Are Some Types of Brain Injuries?
- Fractures in The Skull: Fractures in the skull could lead to a brain injury when the fracture is depressed into the brain. Fractures in the skull could be seen through a CT scan, an MRI scan, or an x-ray.
- Trauma to The Head: A blow or trauma to the head could result in a concussion.
- Internal Bleeding: Internal bleeding could lead to strokes in the brain.
Compensation For A Traumatic Brain Injury
Compensation for a traumatic brain injury needs to take into consideration several different types of factors, these include:
- Medical Cause: These are the medical bills when costs associated with treating the brain injury while in the hospital
- Future Medical Care: Usually, traumatic brain injuries will require permanent lifelong care, which needs to be considered within the compensation amount
- Past Lost Wages: These are the number of hours the victim missed from work, and thus missed from their salary
- Future Lost Wages: A traumatic brain injury will severely impact how a victim returns back to work and resume their life how it was before the accident. A victim of a traumatic brain injury will be able to get compensated for their future lost wages and lost income.
- Punitive Damages: This is only awarded in certain circumstances when the other party’s malicious behavior has been made clear. Examples of when punitive damages could be awarded include drunk driving accidents.
- Pain and Suffering: Pain and suffering takes into consideration the emotional trauma and suffering associated with a brain injury. For example, a traumatic brain injury could take a heavy toll on your relationship with your loved ones, and your intimacy with your significant other.
What Are Some Symptoms Of a Brain Injury?
- Difficulty Thinking.
- Difficulty Concentrating.
- Headaches.
- Migraines.
- Fatigue.
- Anxiety.
- Mood Swings.
- Difficulty Speaking.
- Difficulty Remembering Things.
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