If you have suffered a brain injury due to someone else’s negligent conduct and need monetary compensation, you will need to initiate an insurance or legal claim. Filing a brain injury claim is essential to get the money you need for your expenses, losses, and damages. However, many victims diagnosed with brain injuries may be […]
Brain Injuries
How Much Will I Get for Pain and Suffering After a TBI?
Unfortunately, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are quite common injuries, with motor vehicle accidents being one of the most common causes of TBIs. TBIs lead to not only a variety of physical complications but also emotional and psychological effects, encapsulated in the legal term “pain and suffering.” Unfortunately, many people do not understand what qualifies as […]
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: An Oxymoron
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury is a classic oxymoron, a very unfortunate conjunction of contradictory terms. It is important to understand that a brain injury, even a mild brain injury, is truly life changing. The designation of “mild” brain injury is a holdover from WWII when neurologists employed a simple classification system: mild, moderate or severe. […]
Delivering a Miracle – Case Study: $10.1 Million Judgment on a $50,000 Policy
What would you tell a distraught mother of a 12-year-old child Can you identify the red flags in the following facts? November 14 was a sunny fall afternoon when Rasheed Hilson, age 12, left a basketball game at Morrill Middle School in San Jose. Outside the gym, he chatted with friends before seeing his bus. […]
How to Win a Traumatic Brain Injury Case: Oppose Motions for Defense Psychiatric Examinations
When a defendant is facing a serious traumatic brain injury claim, a defense motion to compel the plaintiff to submit to a psychiatric mental examination should be expected. A psychiatric examination should never be allowed. It is an invasion of privacy and an attempt to divert the focus from the responsibility for having caused a […]
