Brain injuries can considerably diminish an individual’s quality of life, temporarily or indefinitely. While often invisible to the naked eye, brain injuries can affect someone’s intelligence, mood, physical abilities, personality, and other attributes. After a preventable brain injury, you have the right to pursue legal action against the person or people responsible for your injury. At Rhorer Walker Law Firm, we can handle an array of brain injury cases arising from all types of accidents.
Causes of Brain Injuries
A serious brain injury can arise from seemingly minor incidents, illnesses, and trauma. Some of the most common causes of brain injuries include:
- Car Wreck Accidents
During a car accident, a blow to the head or sudden movement (whiplash) can result in a brain injury.
- Slips/Falls and Falling Objects
Hitting your head after falling or having something fall on your head could cause serious damage.
- Drowning or Lack of Oxygen
As a baby, child, or adult, situations that restrict airflow to the brain can cause severe trauma after as little as a few minutes.
- Impacts From Sports
Football is one of the most commonly cited sports for brain injuries, but any activity with fast moving objects or physical impact can result in concussions and more complex brain injuries.
- Defective Products
When machines and products malfunction, any resulting projectiles may strike the head and cause injury.
TBI Symptoms
TBI-related injuries are often extremely complex because they may not manifest for days, weeks, or months after an incident takes place. As soon as you obtain a brain injury diagnosis, seek legal advice to ensure any claim you file falls within the statute of limitations in the State of Louisiana.
After any incident that may have affected the head, visit a medical professional. Sometimes, conducting diagnostic tests can uncover an injury before it becomes critical or life threatening. Your physician may tell you or a loved one to watch for signs of brain injury, including:
- Uncharacteristic mood or behavioral changes
- Difficulties with coordination
- The onset of seizures
- Memory loss
- Dizziness and/or nausea
- Confusion
- Pupils that fail to dilate or constrict properly
- Loss of sensation
Many of these signs may appear subtle at first and become gradually more severe. If you notice any of these, reach out to your primary care provider or a nurse hotline for further instruction. Avoid accepting any accident settlement if you suspect that yours or a loved one’s injuries may worsen over time.
Building a Brain Injury Case
With over 30 years of experience in helping brain injury victims, our attorneys help our clients find the best medical care, use medical experts to prove your need for an estimated recovery and investigate all potential sources of liability. After suffering from a brain injury, you and your family should only have to worry about one thing: the healing process.
Following a brain injury diagnosis, reach out to our team at Rhorer Walker Law Firm for questions or a free consultation. Law firms without the requisite experience may not consider the far reaching implications of your injury and will accept a settlement far lower than your total losses. Our attorneys will never accept a settlement offer that does not cover all of your current and future injury-related costs, and we will take the defendant(s) to court if necessary.
Experience Matters
The injury lawyers at Rhorer Walker Law Firm have the resources, experience, and expertise to secure fair compensation for your needs now and later in life. We want our clients to feel confident in their ability to reach a maximum recovery without worrying about the financial burdens that often come with a brain injury diagnosis.
Let us know how we can help you after a brain injury causing accident. Our team is always available for a free consultation at our office. Call us or fill out our contact form online today.