BRAIN INJURY

Brain injuries are some of the most serious cases we handle, and we know that every aspect of the case must be developed carefully and thoroughly to ensure fair compensation for the injury. Our goal is for you to feel relieved of the stress and burden of the claim so you can focus on getting well. Brain injuries require time and patience and excellent medical care to improve. Any settlement of your claim should wait until the long-term nature and extent of the traumatic brain injury is clear. An experienced lawyer can give you the right advice and counsel to help you through this difficult time.
 
Diagnosis: We help clients understand that it is important for their doctor to hear about all of their symptoms so a proper treatment plan can be developed for them and so that when the time comes, the insurance company will understand the nature and extent of all injuries. Clients often feel they have been injured after a loss of consciousness, but have difficulty expressing what is wrong and so do not mention important symptoms like headaches, nausea, or loss of balance. People can be shy or even embarrassed about problems with their thinking and memory, but it is important to talk about this with your lawyer and your doctor. There can be no fair settlement of your claim unless all of your injuries are documented.

Evaluation and treatment: We have developed strong working relationships with medical experts in the field of traumatic brain injury and understand how such injuries are diagnosed and treated. Brain injuries present particular difficulties in proving the nature and extent of damages because many are subtle in presentation but have far reaching and sometimes devastating consequences. We are experienced in making sure a brain injury is properly evaluated and have used medical experts in testimony when necessary. 

Negotiation and litigation: Brain injuries often represent the largest single damage item in a serious accident. Sometimes these injuries initially go unrecognized by medical providers who are focused on treating the obvious and serious injuries to bones and muscles. We are experienced in understanding the consequences of even mild brain injury and know how to explain these injuries to an insurance company or, if necessary, to a jury.

• $17 million verdict in a birth injury/ hypoglycemia case. Infant left in a permanent vegetative state after a failure to diagnose neonatal hypoglycemia.
  
• $4 million settlement against the State of Washington for collision caused by state trooper resulting in serious brain injury and spinal trauma.
   
•  $1.77 million settlement in a case involving a bus colliding with an auto, resulting in traumatic brain injury to the driver of the auto.
   
• $1.7 million verdict/settlement in a birth injury/ delayed delivery case. Child suffers from cognitive disabilities.
   
• $1.8 million settlement for severe brain injury caused by failure to diagnose subarachnoid hemorrhage.
   
• $280,000 settlement for bicyclist struck by car resulting in loss of sense of smell and other injuries.