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The Definition of TBI And What It Means for Your Legal Claim
TBI stands for traumatic brain injury. These injuries are head injuries that can impair mental and physical functioning, even with proper treatment. They typically happen when an incident leads to some degree of blunt force to a person’s head, such as when a person’s head is struck by an object or the ground, or when…
The Signs of Brain Damage Are Signs You May Need a Brain Injury Lawyer
Serious accidents, including motor vehicle collisions and slip and falls where the accident victim strikes their head on the ground, can lead to severe traumatic head injuries and potential brain damage. If you were in an accident and struck your head, seek immediate follow-up medical care and treatment at a hospital emergency room or urgent…
How Much Is a Lawyer’s Consultation Fee?
Most personal injury lawyers do not charge a fee for an initial legal consultation or case evaluation. The lawyer will typically meet with a prospective client in person, over the telephone, or via Zoom for the initial consultation. During that meeting, the attorney will review the circumstances of the accident with his or her prospective…
Who Is the Best Personal Injury Lawyer for Me?
When you suffer an injury caused by another person or entity, you will go through a range of emotions. Somewhere among the pain, the anger, the sorrow, and the regret, you will start thinking about a lawyer. You will have expenses and losses related to the injury, and you want the person who caused them…
What to Look for in a Personal Injury Lawyer
Once upon a time, all lawyers were like Atticus Finch – small-town generalists who took whatever case came in the door. This broad range of practice is no longer commonly found. Today, even though lawyers cannot call themselves specialists, they tend to concentrate their practices in certain kinds of law. There are corporate lawyers, transactional…
Delayed Concussion Symptoms
A concussion is a type of traumatic head injury that damages the brain. Sudden hits, blows, or jolts to the head can cause concussions, as can the kinds of bodily injuries that cause whiplash. The most common causes are falling and motor vehicle collisions. Concussions can permanently damage the brain’s tissues and cause physical, metabolic…
Blunt Force Trauma to The Head
Blunt force trauma to the head can result in severe, moderate, or mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). A jolt, bump, or blow to the head could result in brain and head injuries. Likewise, various situations could result in blunt force trauma to the head, including: Motor vehicle accidents Bicycle accidents Pedestrian accidents Truck accidents Construction…
What Are the Personal Injury Implications of Drinking and Driving?
Despite adequate warnings, educational progThe teams, public awareness, and more severe penalties for drinking and driving, there are still people who choose to drive their vehicles while under the influence of alcohol. Although some drivers who drink and drive cause minor fender benders, others cause more serious crashes that end in severe injuries or death…
How Much Money Can a Passenger in a Car Accident Get?
You were merely in the wrong car at the wrong time and are now, unfortunately, nursing injuries because of a car accident that wasn’t in any way your fault. You might wonder if you can be compensated for your injuries if you were not one of the drivers in a crash. Fortunately, passengers, like drivers…
What Is the Standard Contingency Fee for an Attorney?
Victims injured through no fault of their own should have the best legal representation they can find. However, they are usually hesitant to even consult with a personal injury lawyer because of concerns about attorney fees. For these victims, whether they were hurt in an auto accident, slip and fall, or pedestrian accident, among others,…
