Brain injuries can cause lifetime consequences for accident victims and their families. These injuries may require long-term medical care, in-home nursing assistance, extensive rehabilitation, and support to relearn basic skills and perform activities of daily living.
If someone else’s negligence is responsible for a brain injury, they can be required to pay for the resulting damages. If you or a loved one suffered a traumatic brain injury, schedule a free consultation with the compassionate legal team at Dulin McQuinn Young.
What Is a Traumatic Brain Injury?
A traumatic brain injury occurs when a blow to the head or body jolts the brain. The external force can cause brain damage, brain bleeding, and sometimes even complete paralysis or death. Brain injuries are categorized as mild, moderate, or severe, depending on the effects, length of unconsciousness, and brain function after the accident.
Common Causes of Traumatic Brain Injuries
Careless actions are commonly responsible for traumatic brain injuries, such as:
- Distracted driving, speeding, failure to obey traffic signals, driver error, or other common causes of car accidents
- Violating hours of service rules or state or federal trucking regulations, resulting in truck crashes
- Slips and falls caused by uneven floors, damaged steps, missing handrails, and inadequate lighting
- Leaving out objects at work sites or failing to provide proper safety gear, leading to construction and workplace accidents
Who Is Liable for Brain Injuries?
Liability for brain injuries typically depends on showing that another party was negligent in causing your injuries. Some other party had a legal duty to act in a certain way to avoid causing you harm, but violated this duty. Under this legal framework, various parties could be responsible for brain injuries, including the following:
- Negligent motorists
- The employer of the individual responsible for your injuries
- Truck drivers
- Trucking companies
- Other businesses
- Property owners
- Manufacturers of defective products
- Healthcare professionals who deviate from the standard of care while treating a patient
An experienced Fort Collins traumatic brain injury lawyer can review your case and determine who is responsible for your injuries.
Financial Compensation Recoverable in a Brain Injury Claim
The party or parties responsible for causing your brain injury may also be responsible for paying for the economic and non-economic damages they caused you to suffer. You can pursue compensation from the at-fault party for damages such as:
- Medical expenses
- Surgical costs
- Nursing home care
- Long-term medical treatment
- Assisted-living care
- Rehabilitation costs
- Future medical expenses
- Lost wages
- Reduced earning capacity
- Property damage
- Pain and suffering
- Mental anguish
- Emotional distress
- Reduced quality of life
- Loss of consortium
Our Fort Collins injury attorneys can carefully review your case and identify all the damages you can include in your claim.
Contact Our Fort Collins Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyers Today
If you or a loved one suffered a brain injury, the legal team at Dulin McQuinn Young is at your disposal. We fight relentlessly to recover compensation for our clients that fairly acknowledges the long-term impacts of their injuries. Contact us today to get started with a free case review.