If you suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a car accident, slip-and-fall, or other incident that occurred due to someone else’s negligence, the consequences can be long-lasting and require extensive treatment. These long-term effects, such as headaches, depression, and chronic pain, can impact your claim by increasing its value. At Callahan & Blaine, our knowledgeable lawyers consider every detail, including the long-term effects of your TBI, to ensure you receive a fair settlement.
With a 40-year legacy and over 700 years of combined trial experience, our robust team of 29 lawyers has experience handling all types of complex, high-value claims, including TBI cases. Therefore, you can trust us to accurately calculate your claim’s value and help you understand how the impact of your TBI can affect your case. This open communication and our high-quality services have given us a proven track record of success, allowing you to focus on recovery better informed and with peace of mind.
What Are the Long-Term Effects of a Traumatic Brain Injury?
Because every TBI victim is different, this injury affects everyone in various ways. The type of accident that caused the injury and the part of the brain can play a major role in the symptoms you experience. Many TBI patients experience symptoms like migraines, anxiety, memory loss, chronic pain, trouble concentrating, and seizures. These symptoms can have a long-term impact on your quality of life in the following ways:
- Career and Financial Security: A TBI can leave you unable to work or reduce your capacity to perform your job, making it difficult to sustain a career and keep you financially stable.
- Mental Health: TBIs can impact your mental health, causing symptoms like depression and anxiety. To get through these mental struggles, you may need support groups, therapy, and other mental health services.
- Regular Activities: Daily tasks that used to be easy, such as cooking, cleaning, bathing, and getting dressed, can be much more difficult with a TBI. You may need assistance from a family member or caregiver to do these activities.
- Relationships: TBIs can affect personal relationships, adding stress to anyone who takes on a caretaker role. The depression and anxiety often associated with TBIs can also make victims isolate themselves from social events.
With these long-lasting effects of TBIs, many patients need extensive care, including therapy, rehabilitation, support groups, and ongoing medical treatments. At Callahan & Blaine, we understand the physical, emotional, and financial toll a TBI can have on your life, so we fight tirelessly to ensure insurance companies recognize these damages and give you the compensation you deserve.
Can You Recover Damages for the Long-Term Effects of a Traumatic Brain Injury?
If you have suffered a TBI due to someone else’s negligence, the long-term effects of the injury may impact your claim by increasing its value. When filing a claim, you can seek compensation for the current and future effects of this injury on your life. Depending on the severity of your TBI and your unique needs, you may recover the following damages:
- Past, present, and future medical bills
- Lost wages from missed work
- Loss of earning capacity
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Reduced quality of life
- Loss of consortium
When calculating your claim’s worth, we consider every detail, including the treatment you will need in the future and how your TBI will affect you long term. Our experienced team uses your bills, invoices, personal statements, pay stubs, and tax returns to help you better understand the value of your losses and avoid settling for a lowball offer from insurance adjusters who will do everything they can to undermine the impact of your injury.
Reach Out to the Trusted California Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyers at Callahan & Blaine
Suffering a traumatic brain injury can leave you with lifelong challenges, from financial instability to a diminished quality of life. At Callahan & Blaine, our 40 years as a firm and trusted 29-lawyer team give us the expertise to fight for the full compensation you deserve. We understand how the long-term effects of your injury can impact every aspect of your life and your TBI claim, and we use this knowledge to ensure insurance companies recognize the true value of your claim.
Our team works closely with you, handling every detail of your case so that you can focus on recovery. From calculating damages to negotiating with insurers, we are committed to advocating for your rights. Contact us today at (714) 241-4444 or through our contact form to schedule a consultation.
