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Traumatic brain injuries are life-changing. They can cause permanent disability that might impact your ability to work and your relationship with your family and loved ones. Suppose someone else’s negligence caused your traumatic brain injury. In that case, you could be eligible to collect compensation to replace lost wages, pay for medical bills, and ensure you continue to receive the medical treatment you need.
The at-fault party’s insurance company might contact you immediately following the injury to try to get you to take a settlement offer. Before agreeing to anything, consult with a brain injury lawyer. You could be eligible for more compensation than what’s being offered, so it’s important to get legal help.
Suffering a brain injury can be life-altering, affecting your health, daily activities, and finances. In Mesa, Arizona, Wood Injury Law provides dedicated legal representation to help victims secure the compensation they need to focus on recovery.
Your symptoms will depend on the severity of the brain injury. Possible symptoms include:
This is far from an all-inclusive list. Contact us today to discuss your symptoms with our brain injury lawyer.
Your brain injury lawyer will take a series of steps to build your case and file the claim. First, your attorney must establish who was at fault. If you were injured at work, your employer might be legally responsible. On the other hand, if you were hurt due to a motor vehicle accident, the other driver might be at fault.
Next, your lawyer must determine who will pay the claim. This is often the other party’s insurance company. It could also be your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance company.
Then your lawyer must calculate the amount of money you’ve lost to date. This can include your medical bills and lost wages, as well as any other money you’ve lost as a result of the brain injury.
After calculating your current losses, your lawyer will analyze the long-term impact of your injury. For example, if you need long-term medical care, your lawyer will speak to medical experts to determine how much that will cost you during your lifetime.
Next, your lawyer will calculate your non-economic losses and file a claim. Then the attorney can negotiate for a settlement or take the case to trial if needed.
Unfortunately, brain injuries often have long-term effects that can impact you for the rest of your life. Thus, your brain injury lawyer will consider that when calculating the damages. Depending on the severity of your injury, you might suffer from long-term physical impairments, such as trouble speaking, swallowing, and even moving. You could also experience a lifetime of social and behavioral problems due to the injury. While filing a claim cannot reverse the long-term impact of these injuries, it can help you get the medical treatment and support you need.
You must file your brain injury claim before the statute of limitations expires. Otherwise, you won’t be eligible for compensation through a settlement or court judgment. The statute of limitations depends on where you’re filing the case. If you are making a claim in Arizona, you must file it within two years of the injury. However, you have one extra year if you reside. Then you must file it within three years of the injury. It’s wise to begin your claim well before the deadline. Then your attorney will have ample time to gather and review the evidence and negotiate with the other party. Additionally, the evidence is fresh and readily available right after the injury, but it could diminish as the years pass.
A brain injury victim can often collect economic and non-economic damages. Additionally, the claims include money for long-term medical expenses the injured party will incur throughout the person’s lifetime. This can include at-home care if needed. Because there are so many factors to consider, consult with a brain injury lawyer before trying to settle your claim. Your lawyer will review the evidence and then value your claim. The attorney might be able to settle the claim with the insurance agency out of court. However, your lawyer will prepare for court if the insurance company doesn’t agree to a reasonable settlement.
Brain injuries often require long-term care and specialized treatment, making it essential to have a dedicated attorney who understands these complexities. In Mesa and throughout Arizona, our firm evaluates both immediate and future damages to ensure your settlement or award accounts for ongoing medical costs, therapy, and diminished earning capacity.
Wood Injury Law is committed to protecting the rights of brain injury victims and advocating for fair compensation. By handling negotiations with insurance companies and preparing cases for court when necessary, we help clients focus on healing while we manage the legal challenges.
Wood Injury Law is recognized for thorough case preparation, strong advocacy, and personalized service. Every client receives individual attention to ensure their unique needs are met. Our experienced brain injury attorneys combine local knowledge of Mesa courts with statewide legal expertise, providing clients with trusted guidance and a committed advocate for every stage of their case.
If you or a family member suffered a brain injury in Mesa, Arizona, contact Wood Injury Law to speak with a knowledgeable Arizona brain injury lawyer and explore your legal options.
TBIs range from mild concussion to severe diffuse axonal injury. Key markers: loss of consciousness, post-traumatic amnesia, confusion, headache, nausea, sensitivity to light, cognitive fog, mood changes. Mild TBIs often resolve; moderate and severe TBIs frequently cause permanent impairment.
Through neuroimaging (CT, MRI, DTI), neuropsychological testing, life-care plans, treating physician testimony, and before-and-after witness accounts from family and coworkers. Mild TBIs are hardest; objective imaging is often negative and cases turn on neuropsych and lay testimony.
Because the damages stretch across a lifetime: cognitive rehab, psychiatric care, lost earning capacity, attendant care, adaptive equipment, reduced life expectancy. A moderate TBI in a working-age plaintiff can exceed $3M in economic damages alone before pain and suffering.
Two years from the injury under ARS 12-542. The discovery rule may extend the deadline if the injury was not reasonably discoverable, but courts apply it narrowly. Minors get tolling until age 18 (ARS 12-502). File early; TBI cases need immediate expert work.
Yes. Most mild-to-moderate TBIs are invisible on CT. Diagnosis rests on clinical findings, neuropsych testing, and sometimes diffusion tensor imaging. A negative CT does not bar recovery; it just shifts the evidentiary work to other experts.
