Traumatic brain injuries, and similar injuries, are devastating. Selection of which lawyer to hire to defend you or a loved one in Brain Injury Litigation is a serious affair. If you've suffered a brain injury, you need legal representation from someone well-versed in the medical and legal subtleties of brain injury litigation to get the specialized care and financial compensation you need to heal and make plans for the future. Your chances of winning your case and receiving the treatment and money you deserve significantly increase if you hire a skilled litigator who is caring and understanding toward you and your loved ones but who is fierce and unyielding in court. You must have confidence in the law company you hire to help you and your family weather the storm.
Stalwart Law Group has extensive experience in traumatic brain injury litigation and is well-versed in the life-altering repercussions our clients confront due to their injuries. We make it our business to learn about you and your loved ones so that we may provide representation uniquely suited to bolstering your situation legally and personally.
WHAT EXACTLY IS A BRAIN INJURY?
Whether regulating our breathing, heart rate, capacity to wake up, or even how we feel about ourselves and the world, the brain is the most powerful organ in the body. When the brain is injured, it can't repair itself very well and usually stops working correctly. Due to variables such as injury severity, brain plasticity, brain area, and even brain hemisphere, it is impossible to predict the outcome of any patient who has had a brain injury.
In the United States, around 2 million people have brain injuries yearly.
Examples of such things might be–
- Non-congenital, non-degenerative, and non-traumatic brain injuries, all of which are acquired brain injuries.
- Electrical shock, near-drowning, chemical exposure, neurotoxic poisonings like lead or carbon monoxide poisoning, stroke, and infectious diseases like meningitis and encephalitis are all examples of non-traumatic acquired brain injuries.
- Acquired brain trauma can result from a fall from a great height, an assault in the workplace, a gunshot wound, or even participation in a contact sport like football or soccer.
Some of the possible deficiencies that may be gained along with the damage include:
- Language barriers, both verbal and mental deficiencies in the recall
- change in one's ability to smell or taste
- Symptoms include ringing in the ears or diminished hearing,
- Vision impairment, Coordination, and balance problems
- lack self-regulation, whether, of feelings, actions, or both
- Disrupted reasoning
- Sequencing issues; trouble arranging ideas logically
- Inability to recognize one's strengths
- Affective disorders, such as depression and anxiety
- Brain death is defined as the inability to breathe on one's own.
DIFFICULTIES ASSOCIATED WITH BRAIN INJURIES
Coma is a state of unconsciousness caused by brain damage that lasts longer than 24 hours. The coma may lead to a minimally conscious or chronic vegetative state.
Consciousness issues aren't the only thing that can go wrong after a brain injury.
Caused by brain enlargement and fluid accumulation, increased cranial pressure. Brain cells are already vulnerable, but swelling and fluid accumulation can worsen the situation by cutting off oxygen and nutrients. Surgery, anti-inflammatory medicine, and a shunt to drain the extra fluid are common treatments for this potentially fatal condition.
The lack of oxygen-rich blood reaching the brain results from low blood pressure.
Because the brain regulates body temperature, an injury to that area might cause the patient to run dangerously high fevers, especially in the initial few hours after the accident.
Long periods of bed rest can cause pneumonia by preventing the body from clearing the lungs of accumulated toxins.
Infections
Injury to the brain's protective membrane, known as the meninges, can lead to infection if the fracture or cut is deep enough. Further brain damage and other organ damage might result from an infection spreading across the body.
Clots in the blood vessels, including DVT and other thrombosis forms, form when people don't move about enough. Pulmonary embolus is a potentially fatal complication that can arise when a clot travels to the lungs—pressure sores. The inability to walk around for an extended time during healing might lead to skin breakdown. This condition is medically referred to as bedsores or pressure ulcers. Infection is an additional risk when dealing with pressure ulcers.
Post-concussion syndrome
Symptoms of a concussion include drowsiness, headaches, memory loss, and sleeplessness.
Seizures that start up after a person has sustained a head wound are called post-traumatic epilepsy. These fits typically manifest in the first few days after an accident but can persist for months or even years afterward.
Lowered hormone levels can lead to hypothyroidism, other illnesses, and hormonal shifts, which might affect the injured person's libido—lack of feeling or paralysis of the facial muscles.
Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders are more likely to develop in those with this gene.
The Role of a Los Angeles Brain Injury Lawyer.
Hiring an attorney isn't just about improving your compensation chances. Your attorney will become a trusted advisor and close friend throughout your legal troubles. An expert traumatic brain injury (TBI) claims attorney in California will protect your rights and ensure you receive fair compensation for your case. During your claim in California, Stalwart law group can help you in numerous ways.
- The process of assembling medical records attests to your brain injury's nature and severity.
- Determining who is liable for your losses and damages.
- Your economic and noneconomic losses are valued at fair market value.
- Resolving a claim with an insurance company by negotiating a fair settlement.
- Providing evidence of the life-altering effects of your brain injury.
- Taking the matter to court to seek adequate compensation.
Our lawyers are prepared to do whatever is in your best interests, from researching and locating the top California brain injury doctors to treating your condition to taking your case to trial. You should get in touch with a knowledgeable California brain injury lawyer as soon as possible after suffering a brain injury so that you can receive individualized services and outstanding representation.