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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly two million Americans sustain traumatic brain injuries every year. Tragically, many of these catastrophic injuries are preventable and are the result of another person’s negligence.
If you or someone you love has suffered a brain injury in a motor vehicle accident, slip and fall, or other personal injury event caused by someone else, you deserve fair compensation. Unfortunately, brain injury cases tend to be some of the most complex and challenging, due to the difficulty of proving symptoms, misconceptions about the science, and other factors.
The Louisville attorneys at the Karl Truman Law Office have extensive experience helping brain injury victims and their families from the Louisville, Kentucky, and Jeffersonville, Indiana, areas recover the financial peace of mind they need when the carelessness of someone else results in harm. For a free consultation, please call (502) 222-2222 or toll-free at 812-282-8500 today.
Brain injury cases are some of the most challenging to litigate. Getting fair compensation for your traumatic brain injury claim—particularly in the case of a mild traumatic brain injuries—will likely require extensive evidence and preparation. There are many reasons why this is the case, including:
If you or a loved one are dealing with the effects of a brain injury caused by someone else’s negligence, you don’t have to face an uncertain future alone. The Louisville brain injury attorneys at Karl Truman Law Office can help.
We understand the specific legal challenges associated with winning a traumatic brain injury claim, and we believe you deserve the best legal representation possible. Our brain injury attorneys can help by:
Any impact that jars the brain can cause a brain injury. This can include both penetrating brain injuries (in which a foreign object pierces the skull and damages the brain directly) or a closed head injury.
The brain floats freely inside the skull, protected by a layer of fluid. A hard impact, or even a violent whipping or rotation motion to the head, can cause the brain to slam into the inside of the skull, leading to bruising, bleeding, or tearing of brain tissue and nerves.
Brain injuries occur commonly as a result of motor vehicle accidents, but they can also occur in slip-and-fall accidents or on the athletic field. The lawyers at the Karl Truman Law Office are dedicated to representing those who suffered brain injuries due to:
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are usually diagnosed as mild, moderate, or severe, based on severity of symptoms in the first few hours to days after the injury.
Mild traumatic brain injuries often involve microscopic damage to brain tissues and nerves. Many MRI and CT machines cannot pick up these subtle injuries—and ER doctors are usually looking for catastrophic damage, like bleeding on the brain.
This is a challenge when someone with a mild brain injury tries to file a personal injury claim. Concussions and mild traumatic brain injuries can cause severe headaches, memory problems, and even mood changes. However, the insurance company might argue that because your MRI is “within normal limits,” you don’t have a problem.
Our TBI lawyers can work closely with your doctors and other medical experts to document your brain injury and its symptoms—and get you the compensation you deserve.
Most people with a mild traumatic brain injury will recover within weeks to months. However, a substantial minority of people will develop chronic post-concussive symptoms, including headaches, dizziness, memory and concentration problems, cognitive problems, sleep disorders, mood changes, and more.
These symptoms can be painful, disorienting, disabling, and in some cases life-long. And they can occur in anyone who suffers a brain injury—even those who are diagnosed with “only” a mild TBI and never lost consciousness. This is why the mild, moderate, severe classification system can be misleading. Just because your TBI is classified as “mild” doesn’t mean it isn’t a serious brain injury.
The CDC estimates that the cost of caring for a typical survivor of brain injury is $600,000 to $1,875,000 over the course of a lifetime. This cost does not even include immediate medical care, nor does it consider lost wages if you are unable to work.
Perhaps most importantly, it also doesn’t include the severe physical, mental, and emotional pain that can come with living with a brain injury. These are important, life-changing damages to factor into any calculation of full and fair compensation, even though they might be “non-economic” in nature.
If you or a family member sustained a brain injury due to another’s negligence, please contact the Karl Truman Law Office online or call us locally at (502) 222-2222 or toll-free at 812-282-8500 for your free consultation. Our personal injury attorneys welcome clients from the greater Louisville, Kentucky, and Jeffersonville, Indiana, areas.
The content provided here is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as legal advice on any subject.