Financial Recovery after a Brain Injury

If you or a loved one suffered a serious head injury, it is likely that you also have suffered a brain injury. The effects of a brain injury may present a lifelong challenge, but they can be difficult to diagnose and difficult to treat. Helping people receive adequate compensation in a catastrophic brain injury lawsuit can be complex.

Since 1975, the personal injury attorneys at Testa & Associates have been providing injured people with caring and capable legal representation to ensure maximum financial recovery.

If you received a serious head injury in a car accident or truck accident, if you suffered a bicycle head injury after being struck by a vehicle, in a fall on a dangerous property, or from an accident caused by use of a defective product, contact our California personal injury attorneys for a legal opinion.

The full extent of damage to your brain may not be immediately apparent. By consulting with an attorney soon after your accident, you can hear from someone who has handled many similar cases, who can advise you on your options. Your consultation with a Testa & Associates lawyer is free.

Types of Catastrophic Brain Injury

Damage to the brain can occur with closed head injuries or with skull fractures. Both are serious and with both types of catastrophic personal injury you can experience immediate effects and subtle, long-term effects. To gain an accurate picture of the extent and effects of damage to your brain, your Testa & Associates attorney will ensure that you have access to expert medical resources and may suggest a battery of psychological tests.

With a traumatic brain injury (TBI), such as a skull fracture, the injured person may suffer temporary or permanent loss of knowledge and thinking ability, ability to do complex reasoning, even the ability to speak.

A closed head injury (or concussion), even a mild one, can have lasting effects, including irritability, forgetfulness, difficulty concentrating, and memory loss. There are instances where people have had a subtle but detectable personality change. Sometimes the damage to the brain is not noticeable to the person who has suffered the catastrophic brain injury, but it is noticeable to the people he or she lives and works with.

There is also a condition called post-concussion syndrome. Symptoms of post-concussion syndrome can affect the injured person for up to a year after a closed head injury, even a relatively minor one. Symptoms include dizziness, fatigue or sleep disorders, depression, blurred vision, and ringing in the ears.

Proving a Catastrophic Brain Injury Case

Our initial task is to investigate the facts of the accident through a carefully investigation of accident scene and the evidence in the case. A thorough and careful examination of the facts allows us to prove fault in your accident-injury lawsuit.

We then work with the medical and psychological professionals to determine the full extent of your catastrophic brain injury and how it affects your life today, and the impact it may have for years to come. This ensures that the compensation we recover for you will be sufficient to meet your needs for ongoing medical treatment, therapy, and to make up for lost wages you may incur.

Thirty years of courtroom experience has built our reputation as effective personal injury attorneys. Contact our law office to work with a personal injury lawyer dedicated to getting you maximum financial recovery.

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