The Brain Injury Association of America points out no two brain injuries are the same. Two people might be injured in the exact same part of the brain and experience completely different symptoms. The effects of a brain injury differ depending on its severity, location, cause and the treatment victims receive following the accident.
Sometimes there’s confusion over the difference between regular brain injuries and traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). A traumatic brain injury is caused by an outside force. The victim falls, experiences a car wreck or something hits them in the head. Non-traumatic brain injuries have internal causes. The person might have a tumor, stroke, seizure or another incident that injurs their brain. If someone else caused your brain injury through negligence, you can file a brain injury lawsuit for either type.
In addition to what’s listed above, traumatic brain injuries might be caused by events like the folllowing:
Non-traumatic brain injuries might happen because of electric shock, toxic exposure, carbon monoxide poisoning, oxygen deprivation from drowning or choking or a drug overdose. These are only some examples and by no means a comprehensive list.
The first thing you need when you suspect a possible brain injury is a doctor. The sooner you receive medical care, the better. After that, it’s vital you hire an attorney or that the loved one caring for you reaches out.
Brain injuries are complicated, because they’re so different for everyone. Even experienced medical professionals are hesitant to predict how long it will take you to get well and what kind of care you might need in the future.
Often, the person who is injured has little or no memory of what happened when they actually received the injury. They might also not be able to remember periods of time surrounding their accident. The farther you get from the event, the harder it gets to reconstruct that time frame. Since a consultation with Monsour Law Firm is free and comes with no obligation, it makes sense to get in touch right away.
Sometimes, victims or their families wait to contact a lawyer about a brain injury lawsuit because an insurance company is involved. They figure they’ll wait and see how that company takes care of things. “Maybe they’ll be reasonable,” they say, “and we won’t have to go through the headache of taking legal action.”
Here’s an absolute truth you need to know. The insurance company representing the person or business responsible for your injury is not on your side. No matter how compassionate their representative seems, their job is to minimize the amount of money they have to pay out.
Brain injuries are complex, costly and potentially devastating. The amount of money they offer might seem like a huge sum. However, it may not take into account what you’ve suffered or what you could still go through in the future. You owe it to yourself and to your family to seek legal advice first. Talking to a lawyer doesn’t mean you’re committed to a brain injury lawsuit. It just means you’re gathering all the information possible to make a good decision.
Monsour Law Firm doesn’t charge anything for a consultation. We also don’t charge a single penny if you don’t receive a settlement. If you do, our percentage comes out of the proceeds, so you’re never looking at having to come up with legal fees.
Brain injuries range from mild concussions to head trauma that leads to death. There’s such a wide range, it’s not possible to provide a figure or average. However, your brain injury lawsuit is worth more if you hire an experienced attorney who will fight to see you receive every dime you deserve. Schedule your consultation with Monsour Law Firm today.
Douglas C. Monsour, or Doug Monsour, is a trial lawyer who handles important and significant injury cases in Texas and across the nation. He is one of a handful of trial lawyers who have successfully tried multiple pharmaceutical, medical device, and mass tort product liability cases as the lead lawyer. He also vigorously represents injured oil field workers, victims of 18-wheeler wrecks, industrial accident victims, and those that have been severely burned.
This page has been written, edited, and reviewed by a team of legal writers following our comprehensive editorial guidelines. This page was approved by Founding Partner, Doug Monsour who has more than 20 years of legal experience as a personal injury attorney.
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