Brain Injury Lawyers

Uniting Medical Expertise and Legal Excellence to Help Clients Make a Full Recovery

At LawMD, we recognize that a brain injury can be among the most devastating and life-altering events a person can endure. Our team of experienced attorneys, who are also medical doctors, is here to provide dedicated and compassionate legal representation to plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases involving brain injuries.

What distinguishes LawMD is our unique blend of medical knowledge and legal acumen. Our attorneys are not only accomplished legal professionals, but many are also currently practicing physicians with a deep clinical understanding of brain injuries. This dual expertise equips us to offer unparalleled support and advocacy for clients seeking justice in complex medical malpractice cases involving brain injuries.

Contact us for a free consultation with nationwide brain injury lawyers.

What Types of Medical Malpractice Brain Injury Cases Does Your Team Handle?

Our team of traumatic brain injury lawyers has specialized knowledge and experience in a wide range of brain injury cases, including, but not limited to:

Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI):

We meticulously investigate cases where medical malpractice has led to traumatic brain injuries, often caused by accidents, falls, or medical procedures.

Birth-Related Brain Injuries:

Our team is dedicated to helping families affected by birth injuries resulting in brain damage and pursuing accountability for negligent care delivered by medical professionals involved.

Anesthesia Errors:

We tirelessly pursue justice when anesthesia errors result in brain injuries during surgery or medical procedures.

Misdiagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis, or Failure to Diagnose:

We advocate for patients whose brain injuries were misdiagnosed or diagnosed too late or not at all, leading to preventable harm.

Medication Errors:

Medication mistakes have devastating consequences for brain injury victims. Our experience allows us to identify these cases and advocate for victims.

Nursing Home Neglect:

We hold nursing homes accountable for negligence that causes or exacerbates brain injuries in elderly residents.

Whatever the cause of your medical-related injury, you can rely on our traumatic brain injury lawyers for excellent legal counsel and representation. We will ensure you have access to the medical care you need and that negligent medical professionals are liable for the damages they cause. Contact our law firm immediately to learn more about your rights as a traumatic brain injury victim.

What Are Some Common Symptoms Associated with Brain Injuries?

Understanding the symptoms associated with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is critical when dealing with any type of accident. If you can recognize the onset of a concussion or another head injury, you can act quickly to get the person immediate medical attention and prevent more devastating, long-term damage. If the person’s injury is related to medical care, you may wish to seek treatment from a different, trusted medical professional.

Some symptoms that can indicate a serious brain injury are:

• Nausea
• Double-vision or other problems with eyesight
• Headaches
• Loss of consciousness
• Slurred speech
• Memory loss, or amnesia
• Changes in mood or behavioral symptoms
• Trouble walking
• Difficulty concentrating
• Balance problems
• Sensory issues, including sense of smell
• Sensitivity to light
• Ringing in the ears
• Dizziness
• Fatigue
• Seizures

If you or a loved one is experiencing any of the above in relation to a suspected head injury, please seek urgent medical care. Even a mild traumatic brain injury can lead to permanent damage if left untreated. Once you have gotten the necessary care from a skilled medical professional, please seek to protect yourself legally by contacting a traumatic brain injury lawyer.

What Are the Most Common Causes of Brain Injuries?

Traumatic brain injuries occur for many different reasons. Some common causes of brain injuries are accidents on the road or sports injuries. In other cases, the person’s brain injury is caused by a negligent doctor or medical caregiver. If your brain injury results from someone else’s negligence, you could be eligible for damages.

Some of the most common causes of brain injury in the United States include:

• Car accidents
• Truck accidents
• Motorcycle accidents
• Pedestrian accidents
• Bicycle accidents
• Medical malpractice
• Sports accidents
• Childbirth
• Acts of violence
• Nursing home abuse
• Anesthesia errors
• Surgical mistakes

Proving the cause of your injury is critical when bringing a traumatic brain injury claim against the at-fault party. In some cases, the negligent doctor is obviously responsible for damages. However, the cause of other traumatic brain injuries is more difficult to determine.

You can rely on our brain injury lawyers to help prove liability at this critical time. We will investigate thoroughly to uncover the truth about what happened to you and gather evidence of your injury’s cause. Contact LawMD right away to seek compensation for a traumatic brain injury caused by another person’s negligence.

What Types of Brain Injuries Are the Most Serious?

Any head injury can lead to devastating results. However, certain traumatic brain injuries cause an unusual amount of damage that can last the person’s entire life. If you or your loved one has a brain injury that a negligent party caused, please seek immediate medical care and then speak with a brain injury lawyer to learn how to protect yourself financially.

Some examples of serious brain injuries include:

• Anoxic brain injury – These injuries deprive the brain of oxygen deprivation, which may result in permanent disability or death.
• Diffuse axonal injury – In diffuse axonal injuries, the brain shifts inside the skull, tearing nerve fibers and resulting in potential disability, coma, or death.
• Closed head injury – Closed head injuries damage the brain from blunt force or movement that affects the brain without penetrating the skull.
• Penetrative head injuries – When an object penetrates the skull, this can cause blood loss from torn blood vessels, resulting in severe damage. The person may also experience brain damage from damage to the brain itself.

If you are suffering from blunt trauma, penetrative head wounds, or even a mild concussion, you may be eligible for financial compensation. Contact our legal team for a free case evaluation and help recovering costs, including medical expenses, lost wages, emotional distress, and more.

What Should I Do if I’ve Suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury?

If you or a loved one has suffered damaged brain tissue due to blunt force, oxygen deprivation, skull fracture, or any other severe brain injury, please don’t wait to get the medical treatment you need at this critical time. Immediate action can prevent permanent disability or death.

If your loved one has already experienced disability or lost their life because of a severe injury caused by a medical professional, you don’t have to go through this process alone. You can speak with a trusted brain injury attorney about your legal options and decide how to proceed. Many traumatic brain injury cases recover compensation for victims that allows them to move forward with their lives.

When you hire our personal injury law firm, you can achieve healing and peace of mind. Contact our team of doctors and lawyers for medical and legal advice today.

How Can I Prove Liability for My Head Injuries?

One critical aspect of seeking compensation for severe to mild traumatic brain injuries is proving that another person is at fault for the damage. This could include distracted drivers, negligent truck companies, or doctors who fail to provide a reasonable standard of care. If you have received a severe TBI because of another person’s negligence, you should start collecting evidence of your injuries right away.

Some items that can help prove that the other person is at fault for your injuries include the following:

• Police reports
• Medical bills
• Medical records
• Eyewitness accounts
• Journal entries
• Surveillance footage
• Testimony from other credible medical professionals

A traumatic brain injury lawyer can be a valuable asset as you seek to establish liability in your brain injury case. Brain injury lawyers can access critical pieces of evidence that back up your story. Your attorney can also help gather documents to prove the extent of your injuries, including mental and emotional distress. An insurance company will probably not reimburse you in full. Contact our law firm immediately to start developing a plan to hold negligent individuals responsible for the harm they’ve caused you and your family.

What Damages Am I Eligible to Receive?

When a traumatic brain injury occurs, the victim usually doesn’t immediately think about collecting financial damages for the damage caused by the negligent person. However, seeking compensation can provide peace of mind for you and your family as you move forward in your recovery. Your traumatic brain injury lawyer will stand by your side as you determine what damages have occurred in your unique case.

A brain injury can result in a wide variety of damages, including monetary losses and other painful side effects that impact the victim throughout their life. To seek full economic and non-economic damages, please contact our team of traumatic brain injury lawyers immediately.

Economic Damages

Economic damages that occur in a severe accident include financial damages. One way to define economic damages is that you could easily calculate the losses using basic math. However, economic damages involving lifecare plans involve more advanced calculations.

Some examples of economic damages associated with a brain injury include:

• Hospital stays
• Doctors visits
• Surgical procedures
• Future medical bills
• Ambulance and emergency transportation charges
• Rehabilitation, including physical therapy
• Lost income, including wages, salaries, and bonuses
• Decreased income-earning ability
• Medical equipment, such as a wheelchair
• Funeral and burial expenses (within reason)

Non-Economic Damages

Few people realize the extent of the non-economic damages that occur when they suffer a brain injury. These damages are less visible and are not easily calculated. However, they encompass pain and suffering that dramatically impact your life following a brain injury and are essential to include when seeking compensation.

Non-economic damages related to traumatic brain injuries include:

• Emotional distress
• Mental trauma
• Depression, anxiety, PTSD
• Mood disorders
• Memory loss
• Loss of enjoyment of life
• Catastrophic damages
• Loss of consortium
• Wrongful death
• Punitive damages if the at-fault party engaged in criminal behavior

What Can I Do to Improve the Chances of a Successful Personal Injury Claim?

Seeking compensation is a critical part of recovery following a personal injury like a severe brain injury. Many accident victims want to know what they can do to maximize their compensation and get better chances of success.

The following are some tips for helping ensure your TBI claim gets the most favorable results possible:

• Keep track of all damages you have suffered as a result of your brain injury.
• Collect records of medical bills and other costs associated with the TBI.
• Write down everything that happened when the accident occurred.
• Report the accident to the police if your injury resulted from a motor vehicle accident.
• Reach out to a trusted brain injury lawyer right away.
• Respond quickly and honestly to your attorney’s requests for information and documents.
• Seek a second opinion if you believe your injury occurred because of medical negligence.

Our legal team is happy to help prepare your brain injury claim. We will take on the burden of the legal details of your case so you can focus on resting and recovering. We will also fight aggressively for your rights to full compensation under the law. When you need a brain injury lawyer, look no further than LawMD.

Why Do I Need to Hire a Brain Injury Attorney?

Unlike other visible injuries, traumatic brain injuries can be difficult to detect or measure. A skilled brain injury lawyer with experience in the medical field can offer legal counsel and medical support as you recover. Your attorney will play a critical role in preparing your brain injury claim and defending your rights following your brain injury.

Some other ways a brain injury lawyer will help are by:

• Providing legal services based on decades of experience
• Gathering evidence to demonstrate who was at fault for your injury
• Collecting documents that show the extent of your injuries
• Using honed negotiating skills to get you a fair settlement
• Ensuring you get adequate medical care to achieve a full recovery
• Fighting aggressively to help you recover compensation in full

How Are Your Traumatic Brain Injury Attorneys Unique?

When you hire a traumatic brain injury attorney at LawMD, you get counsel and representation from a firm with lawyers who, as doctors, may have practiced medicine in the specific field pertaining to your injury. For example, our legal team includes several attorneys who handle brain injuries specifically. Our brain injury lawyers are qualified to quickly recognize when a person is a victim of medical negligence. We use our knowledge and skills to hold negligent doctors and professionals accountable for the damage they cause.

At LawMD, we leverage our experience and knowledge to get you the results you and your family deserve. Reach out to us right away to schedule a free consultation and learn more about how we can help you and your family secure a full and fair financial recovery for your losses.

What Is the Statute of Limitations for Brain Trauma Injuries?

One critical aspect of personal injury cases is to bring legal action within the legally prescribed period. If you wait too long following your injury, you may forfeit your right to compensation. It can be challenging to identify and assess brain trauma, so it is essential to seek immediate medical attention. Typically, the allowable period in which you may seek compensation begins on the day of the injury. So, waiting to be completely diagnosed is not advisable.

The exact time period remaining within the statute of limitations for your case depends heavily on the state jurisdiction applicable to your case as well as the particular facts of your case, so contact our team at LawMD immediately to learn more about how long you have to bring a brain injury claim. Legal action can be time-consuming, so it is always better to start taking action right away rather than waiting. Our legal team can handle the burden of your case so you can go back to recovering and spending time with loved ones.

What Can I Do if I Experience a Brain Injury in a Motor Vehicle Accident?

Another common cause of brain injuries is auto accidents. Too many drivers take risks that endanger others on the road, including distracted driving, speeding, drunk driving, and other reckless behavior. If your traumatic brain injury occurred because of another person’s negligent driving, there are specific actions you can take to protect yourself and ensure you make a full financial recovery.

Some actions that are critical following a car accident include:

• Stopping at the scene of the crash
• Exchanging contact information with other drivers
• Rendering reasonable aid to injured victims
• Notifying the authorities, including the police
• Calling for immediate medical aid, even if you don’t think you’ve been seriously injured, as some head injuries can be difficult to detect
• Taking photos of the crash scene
• Gathering contact information of any eyewitnesses who saw the crash
• Contacting a personal injury lawyer for legal counsel and representation

If you are suffering from a traumatic brain injury due to a negligent driver, doctor, trucking company, or any other individual, please reach out to our legal team right away. We promise to fight for your best interests no matter what obstacles arise in your case.

Should You Hire Our Brain Injury Attorneys?

At LawMD, we approach each case with compassion, understanding the profound impact that brain injuries have on individuals and their families. We don’t just offer top-tier legal representation; we provide unwavering support and guidance throughout the legal journey.

If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury due to medical malpractice, you don’t have to face this challenging journey alone. Our team of doctor-lawyers is here to listen to your story, assess your case, and provide expert legal representation to seek justice and support your path to recovery. We are dedicated to making a positive difference in your life and helping you rebuild after this life-altering event.

Contact the skilled professionals at LawMD today to start on the road toward total physical and financial healing.