Slips and Falls Can Cause Traumatic Brain Injuries
Slipping and falling is often played for laughs in television shows and movies. But for many adults, falls are no laughing matter. They can result in serious and disabling injuries, including broken bones, concussions, paralysis, and even death. Some people who experience serious falls may suffer traumatic brain injuries that can make it difficult for them to continue working or even live independently.
When property owners don’t keep their properties safe for guests, they can be held liable for any injuries that occur. And when those injuries are traumatic brain injuries, they can and should be required to pay big settlements to victims. Traumatic brain injuries can affect more than just victims—they can also affect their entire families.
It’s not uncommon for traumatic brain injury victims to be unable to work for the rest of their lives. That’s because these injuries can affect balance, coordination, and even cognition. People whose jobs involved manual labor may be unable to do the work, while people whose jobs required intense thinking and planning also may be unable to concentrate long enough to be effective in their roles.
People with severe traumatic brain injury complications may even need daily or around-the-clock care from trained medical professionals. The cost of this care can be enormous, and health insurance doesn’t always pay for it in its entirety. That’s why it’s essential for traumatic brain injury victims to have experienced Roanoke brain injury lawyers working on their cases from day one.
At Skolrood Law Firm, our legal team knows how to maximize victims’ chances of getting full compensation for their brain injury-related expenses. Contact us today if you or someone you love suffered a traumatic brain injury that wasn’t your fault—we know what you’re going through, and we know how to help.
Lifelong Expenses Must Be Accounted for in Brain Injury Claims
Although many types of accidents and injuries have the potential to cause victims a lifetime of pain, suffering, disability, and expenses, traumatic brain injuries are often in a class of their own—especially when it comes to medical costs. People who suffer traumatic brain injuries may become profoundly disabled and require live-in medical care for the rest of their lives.
The cost of this care can be financially devastating at best and outright unreachable at worst. The burden of caring for a person with a serious traumatic brain injury can then fall on family members who usually lack the training, experience, and ability to give them the care they need. In turn, their health and wellbeing may dramatically suffer and their lifespans may be significantly shortened.
At Skolrood Law Firm, we look at all aspects of TBIs to determine exactly how much they’ll cost victims and their loved ones. And when TBIs result in permanent disability and loss of independence, we push hard to get victims and their families maximum compensation. Insurance companies often balk because of how much money we demand, but we refuse to let TBI victims be “paid off” with lowball settlements that run out in a matter of years or months.
If you or someone you love suffered a TBI because of someone else’s negligence, you deserve every penny you’re owed—especially if your TBI is expected to impact the rest of your or your loved one’s life. Contact our Roanoke brain injury lawyers today for a free consultation.
What Types of Accidents Cause Traumatic Brain Injuries?
When bodily organs are damaged in accidents, victims often suffer much more profoundly than if their injuries only involve skin, muscles, and bones. Most organs are vital to life, and when they’re damaged, it can impair their function—which can be life-threatening.
It can be strange to think of the brain as simply an organ, as it’s where memories, personality, skill, and emotions are formed and stored. But like any organ, it can be damaged in accidents, and when it is, victims can experience a wide range of complications, ranging from personality and behavioral changes to motor skill deficits and impairments.
Accidents that can cause traumatic brain injuries include:
- Motorcycle accidents—Many states require motorcyclists to wear helmets simply because of the extreme likelihood of a traumatic brain injury or death in riders who aren’t wearing them when they crash. TBIs can occur even to riders who wear helmets, although their risks are much lower.
- Car accidents—Although people in cars, trucks, and SUVs are protected by seatbelts and airbags, they can still suffer TBIs in crashes. Victims don’t even need to impact their steering wheels, dashboards, or seats to suffer TBIs, as the forces generated in a crash are enough to cause them.
- Truck accidents—Big trucks weigh up to 80,000 pounds—that’s up to 16 times more than even some of the biggest passenger vehicles on the road. It’s no surprise that semi-trucks generate more force in crashes, the more force involved, the greater the likelihood of a TBI.
TBIs aren’t just traumatic and disabling, they’re also expensive. At Skolrood Law Firm, it’s our job to help victims get full compensation. Contact our Roanoke brain injury lawyers today for a free consultation if you or a loved one suffered a TBI because of someone else’s negligence.
