Traumatic brain injuries (abbreviated as TBI) occur when excessive force is applied on the brain. Brain injuries (TBI’s) can be caused by a number of traumatic events that give rise to recoverable legal action, for example, car & motorcycle accidents, slip and falls, bike accidents and other similar traumatic events.
Traumatic brain injuries are a very unique type of injury when it comes to injury claims. For example, a client may be involved in an accident and suffer a mild or moderate brain injury and may not even be aware it has occurred. But, the symptoms can manifest with such things as headaches, memory challenges, mood swings, word finding challenges, erratic behavior and other symptoms that may not be apparent to either the client, or, the outside world. To compound, if the client has these subtle injuries but is posting on social media, the insurance companies will use those posts to argue there is no injury.
If you have been involved in a traumatic accident that was not your fault, and you suffered injury and/or suspect you may have a mild brain injury, then contact the Los Angeles brain injury lawyers at Phillips and Pelly. A brain injury can last a lifetime and have a serious impact on quality of life. Navigating the field of traumatic brain injury claims must be handled by an experienced attorney. Insurance companies will do all they can to minimize payment on traumatic brain injury claims. Our attorneys understand the tactics the insurance companies will use and see around the next corner before we get there.
Brain injuries can occur as a result of blunt force trauma, such as striking the head in a traffic accident and they can occur from sudden acceleration / deceleration forces, also known as “brain slosh”. Longer lasting brain injuries can also occur after a concussion, that may also occur in traumatic events such as a fall or traffic event.
Also unique with trauma induced brain injuries is how long it may take to actually document a traumatic brain injury following the event, either because the person involved in an accident figures it will go away, they go to a doctor not familiar with TBI symptoms or the person is not aware of subtle changes in their behavior / thinking so consequently goes about their life. The more time between the traumatic event and proper evaluation / documentation, the more the claim is generally diminished.
More sever brain injuries may be symptomatically apparent, such as vertigo, headaches, dulled thinking, but failing to properly document such issues can also significantly reduce claims value.
Often times accidents resulting in brain injures may have little in the way of monetary losses, simply because the person affected goes about their life without much in the way of lost income, medical bills or other associated losses. The insurance company will jump on this as an indicator or case value. Our Los Angeles brain injury attorneys are here to guide you and will provide a free consultation to see how we may help, before the problems associated with handling the claim on your own become insurmountable.
Valid question. Short answer, yes. Brain injury litigation is some of the most complex litigation out there. An experienced brain injury lawyer is highly likely to receive much higher result on your behalf than if you handle it on your own or have a general practice lawyer handle the matter. Our attorneys work with medical experts, generally neurology and neuropsychology, to fully appreciate and evaluate both obvious and subtle brain injury claims.
Insurance companies will never go to work for you and help you fully understand the extent of a post accident brain injury. They may try to settle with you for pennies on the dollar and dissuade you from hiring a lawyer. Contact our Los Angeles brain injury lawyers. Let’s talk. If we don’t think you need to hire a lawyer, we will tell you that. If you think you should, we will tell you why.
Experienced Los Angeles & Southern California brain injury lawyers like Phillips and Pelly will take the burden off your back and give you peace of mind that your case is being worked on and progressing while you focus on getting back to life.
Brain injury claims, in more serious cases, generally come with future financial losses, as well as past. For example, the client my have a claim for future medical needs, job retraining, loss of earning capacity, damage to marital relations and ‘pain and suffering’ as well as past damages such as medical bills, lost income.
In addition to the above, you may be entitled to recovery damages beyond the defendants insurance policy. It is very important you speak with a brain injury attorney to determine what financial recovery may be available to you, and, just as importantly, how to get there. We handle cases from Los Angeles to San Diego and all cities in between in Southern California.
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One of the first things to do after an accident, is to determine whether or not you have a claim. Phillips and Pelly are skilled Plaintiff’s attorneys with decades of experience litigating serious injury claims.
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