Practice Areas

• Car & Motorcycle Accidents
• Crashes Caused by Trucks
• Medical Malpractice/ Doctor Mistakes
• Railroad Injury/ FELA
• Brain Damage/ Head Injuries
• Wrongful Death
• Slips, Trips & Falls
• Mass Transit (Airline, Train, Bus)
• Dangerous Drugs/ Product Recalls
• All Serious Injuries

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Brain Damage/Head Injuries

• Drunk Driving Devastates Victims, Causes Brain Damage
• Even Slow Speed Car Accidents Can Cause Serious Injury
• Concussions: Know the Signs and Symptoms of These Common Brain Injuries

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• Johnson & Johnson Internal Documents Reveal Unsavory and Potentially Illegal Marketing of Risperdal

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• Are You a Victim of a Slip, Trip and Fall Accident?

Firm News

• Malfunctioning Lift Gate Blamed for Severe Injury to Leg
  Posted on 6/27/2009
• Chesapeake Virginia (VA) Parents Sue Day Camp, Chesapeake Golf Club Over Son’s Brain Damage
  Posted on 6/11/2008
• Infant Settlement of $8.35 Million in Portsmouth, Virginia (VA)
  Posted on 7/10/2007
• Brain damage from lead poisoning in Portsmouth, Virginia (VA)
  Posted on 6/1/2007
• New Study Shows That Traumatic Brain Injuries Can Cause Mental Health Problems Down The Road
  Posted on 5/7/2007

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Brain Damage/Head Injuries

• Here are some of our results for traumatic brain injury and closed head injury cases. After you review them, give our firm a call at 1-800-752-0042 for a free case analysis.
• Frequently Asked Questions About Brain Damage, Brain Injury or Closed Head Injuries
• Head injury: forgotten trauma

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Our attorneys are experienced in handling brain injury cases. Check out our FREE special reports and videos to learn more.

One out of 500 Americans suffers from a traumatic brain injury ("TBI") each year. "Brain injury" refers to a wide spectrum of brain injuries with most falling toward one end of the spectrum or the other. An injury is readily apparent in cases of severe traumatic brain injury ("STBI"); however, an injury is not so readily apparent in cases of mild traumatic brain injury ("MTBI").

Mild brain injuries are often referred to as "invisible injuries." The neuropathology of such injuries occur at microscopic cellular injuries below the threshold standard of standard neuroradiologic procedures such as CT or MRI. Most victims of MTBI suffer other physical injuries which are more apparent and require immediate medical attention. With the focus of medical care upon obvious physical injuries, MTBI may not be accurately detected, diagnosed or treated.

Victims of mild traumatic brain injuries may not realize subtle changes apparent to family members, friends or co-workers. These changes may appear as irritability, low frustration levels, concentration problems and forgetfulness. Victims of MTBI also frequently suffer from secondary anxiety, depression, chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder symptomology which also obscure an underlying mild traumatic brain injury.

If you recognize the subtle changes discussed above in a friend or loved one who has potentially suffered a mild traumatic brain injury, it is important that the changes be brought to the attention of medical care providers to facilitate a thorough analysis of the potential causes of such changes and hopefully successful treatment.

About the Editors: Shapiro, Cooper Lewis & Appleton personal injury law firm is based in Virginia (VA), near the NE North Carolina (NC) border and handles car,truck,railroad, and medical negligence cases and more. Our lawyers proudly edit the Virginia Beach Injuryboard, Norfolk Injuryboard, and Northeast North Carolina Injuryboard as a pro bono public information service. Lawyers licensed in: VA, NC, SC, WV, DC, KY.

How should you locate the best, top injury lawyer for your case?

Our Injury Lawyers Have Been Selected For Many Achievements Outlined Below:

Several  Injury Attorneys With Our Firm have been included among the "Best Lawyers in America" 2010 Edition (Lewis-Injury Law, Shapiro-Railroad Injury Law) and been Named As Virginia "Super Lawyers" For Personal Injury Law  (Lewis, Shapiro - 2009 Ed.)(Less than 5% of Outstanding Lawyers are Chosen); also selected by the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Lewis, Shapiro - 2009); named among the Top 100 Lawyers in Virginia by ATLA (Shapiro - 2009), and our law firm was the first Injury Law Firm in Virginia Invited to Join Primerus, a select group of Highly Ethical, Respected Law Firms .

In October, 2000 our law firm and co-counsel obtained, what was then, the largest record verdict in Virginia's history for an injured person (46 Million Dollar Verdict, with Interest, 60 Million Dollars, Settled confidentially during appeal).  Click on icons for more details.

Geographical Areas:

Our personal injury lawyers handle personal injury cases throughout the eastern USA, and work closely with lawyers in other states on signficant injury cases.

As to Virginia (VA), this includes: Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News, Suffolk, Richmond (entire area), Petersburg, Roanoke/Salem, Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Charlottesville, all areas of the Eastern Shore, including Accomack, Onancock, Chincoteauge, Wachapreague, and Cape Charles, Bloxom, Eastville, Exmore, Greenbackville, Machipongo, Mappsville, Melfa, Nassawadox, Onley, Tangier, Temperanceville, Wachapreague, and Wallops Island, Ashland, Big Stone Gap and any other city/ounty.

As to West Virginia (WV) personal injury claims: Bluefield, Beckley, Bridgeport, Charles Town, Charleston, Fairmont, Huntington, Lewisburg, Madison, Martinsburg, Morgantown, Moundsville, Parkersburg, Ripley, Sutton, Weirton, Wheeling, and any other town or county.

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DISCLAIMER: PLEASE NOTE THAT EVERY CASE IS DIFFERENT, AND THE VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS MENTIONED ON THIS WEBSITE, WHILE ACCURATE, DO NOT REPRESENT WHAT WE MAY OBTAIN FOR YOU IN YOUR CASE.

Brain Damage/Head Injuries

• Gas Station Worker Pinned In building-train derailment, brain injury

Awarded: $46,000,000, with Interest 60 Million

• Brain Injury To Railroad Engineer Caused By Exploding Valve on Engine (verdict)

Awarded: $365,000.00

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FAQs

Brain Damage/Head Injuries

• I was never knocked unconscious, or at least can't be sure I was ever knocked out.  I don't even know if my head struck anything.  Could I suffer from a brain injury/closed head injury?
• I was never diagnosed with a closed head injury or a brain injury at first-what does that do to my potential case?

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