Traumatic Brain Injuries
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in Florida
Traumatic Brain Injury Claims in Brevard
A traumatic brain injury caused by negligence can be devastating and life-changing. Victims and families often face:
- Extensive medical treatment and ongoing care
- Costly surgeries and prolonged hospitalization
- Permanent brain damage or cognitive impairment
- Lost wages and reduced earning capacity
- Diminished quality of life
- Wrongful death in the most severe cases
Florida law allows traumatic brain injury victims and their loved ones to pursue compensation for:
- Medical expenses
- Lost income and future wages
- Reduced quality of living
- Wrongful death damages
If you or a loved one has suffered a serious head injury or traumatic brain injury, Alpizar Law is here to help.
Our experienced Florida brain injury attorneys have handled severe head injury and traumatic brain injury cases and are ready to guide you through the legal process. Contact Alpizar Law today to discuss your case.
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What Are the Symptoms of a Brain Injury?
Brain injuries can occur in different forms and degrees. A mild or moderate degree of brain injury may not present visible symptoms. There are cases where the victim is not aware of any brain injury until the condition worsens into a traumatic brain injury.
Some of the symptoms of a traumatic brain injury are:
- Constant fatigue
- Anxiety
- Headaches
- Confusion
- Depression
- Dizziness
- Fatigue
- Changes in Sleep Patterns
- Emotional instability
- Problems with memory
- Short Attention Span
- Problems with Multitasking
- Difficulty in concentrating
A brain jury can cause the victim to lose consciousness after the accident. However, the symptoms might not appear for one or two days in many cases.
That is why you should get medically examined if you think you have a brain injury. A blow to the head can cause a mild, moderate, or traumatic brain injury, depending on the degree of force.
Our advice is to seek medical help for a minor head injury, mild head injury, and instances of severe skull fracture. Florida health centers can assess focal brain injuries and diffuse axonal injury situations. At the same time, specialists can help with head trauma, serious brain hemorrhage, significant brain swelling, and more.
Elements of a Brain Injury Lawsuit in Florida
Any blow or traumatic force applied to the head can cause brain injury. Traumatic points include depriving the brain of oxygen or rapid movements before a collision. As each patient is unique, the signs of brain injury vary from person to person. Whatever the symptoms, victims must get instant medical care.
When a recognized medical professional/institution has established a brain injury, the next step is to file a lawsuit. The goal is to prove that the brain injury was caused by the other party’s negligence or wrongdoing.
Your lawyer will have to prove the following:
- Obligation: The other party was obligated to provide a reasonable degree of care to prevent harm to others.
- Negligence of obligation: the other party neglected their obligation either by carrying out unacceptable practices or exhibiting irresponsible behavior, or by failing to provide a reasonable degree of care.
- Causation: The negligence of obligation is directly responsible for the brain injury or the damage leading to the brain injury
- Damages: The injury has caused tangible or intangible harm to the victim and, in some cases, loved ones.
The above applies in all situations: a drunk driving accident, work-related injury, or medical malpractice. The most important thing is to prove that the other party’s action, behavior, or inaction was unreasonable and caused the unjust injury of the victim.
We know there are instances where negligent activity can produce permanent mental instability and issues. This is true for young adults and the elderly. Our legal team at Alpizar Law is here to help everyone, from the most critically injured patients to those that have seen a relatively minor injury.
What Compensation Could I Receive?
This is a critical question when dealing with motor vehicle accidents, physical disability, brain pressure, brain bruises, and speech therapy.
If you or your loved one is a brain injury victim, consult an experienced personal injury lawyer in Florida. The lawyer will examine your case and provide you with legal options to compensate for your losses.
When you file a lawsuit for brain injury, either you or your loved one, you can expect to receive compensation for the following:
- Medical expenses
- Physical or emotional pain
- Reduction in the way you or your loved ones enjoy life
- Lost wages
- Limitation to future earning ability
- Wrong full death
- Pain, suffering, and loss of companionship experienced by the victim’s loved ones
Life-Changing Injuries Deserve Fair Compensation
Catastrophic injuries, as they’ve come to be known, can turn a person’s life upside-down in the blink of an eye. One such devastating injury is called traumatic brain injury (TBI) and can occur in almost any accident. To summarize, many accidents involving personal injury can cause serious and long-lasting victims.
Common cases include auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, trucking accidents, slips, and falls, and construction site accidents.
Traumatic brain injury occurs when a person suffers a blow to the head that jars their brain and causes bruising, swelling, and restricted blood flow. Some cases can be classified as minor concussions, but serious cases can cause severe dizziness, blurred vision, nausea, seizures, unconsciousness, memory loss, and even a coma.
In both situations, individuals and their families’ effects can be life-changing. A victim might suffer from a reduced mental capacity for the rest of their life and require ongoing personal assistance.
The expenses involved with such an injury can be astronomical. If you or someone you know has been in an accident and has suffered from TBI, do not hesitate to speak with a Brevard County personal injury attorney from Alpizar Law, LLC and learn what a lawyer can do to recover any current and ongoing damages.
Contact a Brevard County Brain Injury Lawyer!
As members of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum®, we have successfully recovered millions of dollars in damages over the years. Our firm also holds memberships with the National Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice.
Contact our offices at your earliest convenience to set up a free consultation with an experienced attorney who can win the results you need. We represent clients in Palm Bay, Melbourne, and the rest of Brevard County.
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