Boca Raton Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer
In recent years, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) have gained public attention due to the increasing number of athletes, notably football players, diagnosed with the condition. But TBIs occur everyday to people from all walks of life, usually as the result of a car accident or a slip and fall accident. And many of these accidents were the result of negligence on the part of someone other than the victim.
The Boca Raton traumatic brain injury lawyers at Steinberg Law can assist you in obtaining compensation from your losses arising from a preventable accident. We help clients throughout Balm Beach County bring and win personal injury claims against negligent drivers, property owners, and others whose reckless behavior contributed towards serious, and often life-altering, traumatic brain injuries.
Do You Know the Signs of a TBI?
Traumatic brain injuries are often among the most difficult of accident-related injuries to promptly diagnose. The main reason for this is that TBIs often produce no immediately visible symptoms. Indeed, many people walk away from an accident thinking they are fine. It is not until a few hours or days–in some cases even weeks–that they start to notice something is wrong.
That is why it is important to know the potential signs of TBI. If you suddenly experience any of these symptoms following an accident, you should seek immediate medical attention:
- headaches;
- nausea;
- vomiting;
- dizziness or loss of balance;
- slurred speech
- blurred vision;
- tinnitus (ringing in the ears);
- sensitivity to light or sound;
- momentary loss of consciousness;
- memory or concentration problems;
- changes in mood;
- difficulty sleeping; or
- seizures.
Under Florida law, you can recover financial compensation in the form of damages from a party whose negligent act or omission caused or contributed to your traumatic brain injury. Such damages are often substantial in TBI cases because of the long-term effects. For example, if your TBI means you cannot return to your former job, your economic damages would include that lost future income as well as the costs of vocational training for a new job.
You can also recover non-economic damages as compensation for your continuing pain and suffering and the overall diminished quality of your life. You may also be entitled to reimbursement of expenses necessary to remodel or improve your home in order to accommodate any permanent physical or cognitive disability arising from your TBI.
Contact Steinberg Law Today
Proving a TBI claim is often a complex undertaking. Defendants and insurance companies often push back against a traumatic brain injury diagnosis because they know just how costly such claims are. That is why it is important for victims to work with a qualified Boca Raton traumatic brain injury lawyer who will fight for their rights.
Even if you are still in the process of seeking a TBI diagnosis, it is still a good idea to speak with a lawyer as soon as possible after an accident. Contact Steinberg Law today to schedule a consultation.
