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Brain Damage/Head Injuries
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A traumatic brain injury can have effects on the victim that aren’t immediately obvious, so it is crtical to have an injury lawyer that has the experience of working with doctors and experts that understand brain damage cases.
Memory loss or behavioral and impulse control issues are both examples of hidden damage. Because of this lack of visibility, insurance companies or liable parties will often claim that there is no brain damage at all. This is why and experienced brain damage injury lawyer who knows how to counter these tactics is essential to win your case.
Our law firm knows how to handle these complex cases. We obtained the largest mild traumatic brain injury verdict in the United States, including Virginia, in October 2000: 46 Million Dollars, and with interest 60 Million dollars.
Our brain damage/injury techniques and experience in this specialized area of injury law have served our clients well over the years. If you or a loved one were involved in an accident that resulted in a traumatic brain/closed head injury, our firm can provide the experience and resolve that you will need.
Give us a call at 1-800-752-0042 or fill out our quick contact form (on the right side of the screen). In addition, please take a moment to review our in-depth library articles on traumatic brain & close head injuries and brain injury case results.
Blog for Brain Damage/Head Injuries
- Concussions: Know the Signs and Symptoms of These Common Brain Injuries
- NFL brings in outside specialists to consult on player concussions
- The Ramifications of a Closed Head Injury/Brain Damage
- Experienced Injury Lawyers in a Navy/Military Town: Why Navy/Military Families Need Top Navy/Military Town Injury Lawyers
- Head Injury Could Lead to Traumatic Brain Injury
- Workers Suffering From Brain Injuries Deserve Equal Compensation Rights
- Virginia/Carolina Traumatic Brain Injury
- Proving Brain Injury/Closed Head Injury-Presenting the Injury Proof At Trial With Experts
- Virginia/Carolina Personal Injury Lawyers Discuss Truck/Tractor-Trailer lawsuits and Other Accidents With Brain Injury/Closed Head Injury
- West Virginia Blast Brain Injuries Conference Spreads Awareness
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Northeast NC Personal Injury Lawyer
Library for 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.
Description: This page features results of cases our law firm has handled. - Frequently Asked Questions About Brain Damage, Brain Injury or Closed Head Injuries
Description: Our Firm Explains Our Handling of Brain Injury or Closed Head Injury Claims In Court - Head injury: forgotten trauma
Description: As a Norfolk, Virginia (VA) attorney working on personal injury and wrongful death cases, I am most astonished that traumatic brain injury (TBI) is so common in the United States and how little attention seems to be paid to the people suffering from it. - What is TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)?
Description: Especially with thousands of veterans returning home injured form the Iraq War, traumatic brain injuries are increasingly common in the United State. But what exactly is TBI, and how is it caused and treated? - Traumatic Brain Injury Statistics
Description: Two million Americans are affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year. With these devastating injuries come life-long mental and physical disabilities as well as financial hardship and ended careers. Read statistics about this all-too-common injury. - Virginia/Carolina Personal Injury Lawyers Discuss Important Details of Truck/Tractor-Trailer Or Other Accidents With Brain Injury/Closed Head Injury
Description: Our personal injury lawyers have extensive experience in handling brain injury/closed head injury personal injury/wrongful death cases, having handled and tried to verdict several substantial brain injury cases including a record personal injury case in Northern Virginia that resulted in a $46 million verdict in 2000. Brain injury/closed head injury is a difficult medical diagnosis, sometimes even for a doctor who specializes in brain injury. For this reason, a protocol of various tests is normally appropriate: CT scans of the brain, MRI of the brain, and neuro--psychological tests are done to evaluate whether a closed head injury may actually be a traumatic brain injury with permanent consequences, although a positive MRI or CT scan is not necessary to a diagnosis of brain/closed head injury. - Virginia/Carolina Traumatic Brain Injury
Description: Brain injuries are some of the most misunderstood and misdiagnosed types of personal injuries cases that we see from a legal standpoint. Traumatic brain injury lawsuits can also be some of the most challenging personal injury cases to litigate - Sports Injuries Resulting in Head Trauma Where Responsible Parties Are At Fault
Description: Obviously, not all sports injuries are anybody’s fault. We are all aware that there are dangers in children’s athletics which a personal injury lawyer can’t do anything to prevent. However, there are numerous situations where someone has in fact been negligent and done something wrong that results in a child suffering a brain injury on the athletic fields. When I have my three kids play lacrosse in the Hampton Roads Lacrosse League (HRLAX), I am putting my children in the hands of adults who are supposed to be in the position of coaches and temporary guardians to watch out for the children’s safety. - Our attorneys are experienced in handling brain injury cases. Check out our FREE special reports and videos to learn more.
Description: Our attorneys know how to handle complex brain injury bases, including a traumatic brain injury (TBI). We confer with medical and neurological experts and will do everything in our power to pursue the compensation you deserve. Call us right away at 1-800-752-0042 for a FREE, confidential consultation. - Spinal cord injuries are traumatic and potentially life-altering
Description: Paraplegia and quadriplegia can be the sad results of accidents with spinal cord injuries.
Frequent Questions for Brain Damage/Head Injuries:
- I was never diagnosed with a closed head injury or a brain injury at first-what does that do to my potential case?
- 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?
Case Results for Brain Damage/Head Injuries:
- Gas Station Worker Pinned In building-train derailment, brain injury
- Brain Injury To Railroad Engineer Caused By Exploding Valve on Engine (verdict)
Awarded: $46,000,000, with Interest 60 Million
Awarded: $365,000.00
Videos about Brain Damage/Head Injuries:
Web Resources for Brain Damage/Head Injuries:
- The Davis Law Group
Description: The Davis Law Group specializes in traumatic brain injury, car accidents, and other personal injury claims.
- Brain/Sprinal Cord Injury Information site
Description: This site offers information and education about brain and spinal cord injuries. It also has a blog section, great videos, a weekly Q&A, and much more.
- International Brain Injury Association
Description: Provides international leadership, advancing opportunities and successes for persons with brain injury.
- Handi-Ramp
Description: Ramps for All Needs - Wheelchair Ramps - Material Handling Ramp Products
- Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center
Description: The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) promotes the health and well-being of people living with a spinal cord injury, mobility impairment and paralysis by providing comprehensive information, resources and referral services.
- Caregiver.com
Description: Today's caregiver magazine
- Brain Injury Society
Description: General information on acquired (Includes Traumatic)
Brain Injury - Brain Injury Association of Virginia
Description: Brain Injury Association of Virginia is the primary source of information and personal support for thousands of individuals, families and professionals living in Virginia whose lives have been touched by a life-altering, often devastating, brain injury.
- Brain Injury Association of Maryland
Description: Home page
- Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
Description: The Christopher Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy.
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Several Injury Attorneys With Our Firm have 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 any icon for more details.
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Brain Damage/Head Injuries
- Gas Station Worker Pinned In building-train derailment, brain injury
- Brain Injury To Railroad Engineer Caused By Exploding Valve on Engine (verdict)
Awarded: $46,000,000, with Interest 60 Million
Awarded: $365,000.00
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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?