Maison Law represents brain injury victims in Ceres. We stand by our clients through a difficult recovery and ensure they receive the care they need now and in the years ahead. Victims should contact us for a free, no-obligation consultation. It’s a no-risk opportunity to find out what your injury may be worth and how to hold an at-fault party fully responsible.

Do I Need a Lawyer After a Traumatic Brain Injury?

Accident victims usually don’t need a lawyer for their cases when they only involve very minor injuries. In the case of a brain injury, having a minor concussion may mean you don’t need to have a lawyer to file a claim and earn support on your own.

But with a more serious Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs), victims may require months of therapy, brain surgery, and even home care. The bills can add up quickly, and insurance companies can become less and less helpful. They look for ways avoid cases involving a lot of medical costs. They may blame you for a car accident or a fall at a business that caused your injury.

Your Maison Law Ceres Traumatic Brain Injury Attorney is your safeguard against these insurance tactics. We fully investigate what happened and file strong cases backed with evidence. Brain injuries are all about the long-term consequences. Your attorney would work with doctors to determine what type of care you may need in the years ahead. Your lawyer would work out how much to ask for in support so you don’t get shortchanged.

Then we get aggressive with slow-to-respond insurers for those at fault. We demand what’s fair and hold out if a settlement offer is too low. Our skilled lawyers can often earn you much more than you could expect to win by handling your case yourself.

What Is a Traumatic Brain Injury?

Stanford Medicine in the Bay Area reports that a traumatic brain injury is caused by a trauma force to the head. An impact damages neurons in the brain and affects its ability to receive messages from the body.

Blunt force trauma to the head can result in minor to severe cases of TBI. A concussion is considered a more mild form of TBI. Unfortunately, these brain injuries can get much more serious.

This disruption to brain’s function can result in a patients difficulty in cognitive thought. Victims can suffer memory lapses and even amnesia. Victims might also have physical reactions such as seizures and a total behavior change.

A car accident is one of the types of accidents that can easily build up the force needed to jolt the brain. A rear-end collision on a route like Hatch Road could be the cause. A fall down stairs or even hitting your head on something after you slip can cause a TBI. These accidents can happen at an apartment complex with debris on the breezeways or in a local business with cluttered aisles.

These are just a few of the types of accidents that can cause Traumatic Brain Injury and leave victims in need of help with medical bills:

The Ceres Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyers at Maison Law have helped TBI victims win cases after these types of accidents and more. It’s critical to speak with a real California lawyer to find out if you have a case and how much you should be demanding from those at fault in your accident. Trusting an insurance company to provide you with fair support can leave you forfeiting thousands of dollars and force you to pay for recovery out of pocket.

How Much Is My Traumatic Brain Injury Worth?

Traumatic Brain Injuries affect so many different aspects of your life, it’s hard to put any one figure on any one case. A skilled lawyer would need to hear from you about what happened and be able to fully investigate those involved.

Only then can your lawyer give you a fair estimate on what you might receive. There are many factors that will help determine what your receive.

These are just a few of the things that will be used to determine the amount on your TBI insurance settlement check:

Totals on medical bills.
Rehabilitation costs.
Estimates on the costs for life with a permanent disability stemming from a brain injury.
Travel costs to medical appointments while you are unable to drive.
The pain and emotional anguish you’ve suffered after a brain injury.
Loss of enjoyment of life.
Lost income from work. Including estimates on a lifetime of support needed if a brain injury patient can never return to work.

The mental recovery will be extremely important after a TBI, but brain injuries can be hard to predict and monitor. Victims can need cognitive and physical therapy to relearn to control their bodies and how to map thought pathways.

These and other potential needs, like home care, need to all be factored into a settlement check. Because once patients have signed off on settlements, they can’t ask the insurance company for more money when they require surgery or further therapy down the road.

Frequently Asked Questions After Brain Trauma

How long do I have to file a brain injury accident claim?

Two years. Victims face a statute of limitations of two years from the date of the accident to file an insurance claim. Waiting longer would mean that an injury claim would be rejected.

What if I can’t afford to pay a Ceres TBI accident lawyer?

You can still afford quality legal representation. Maison Law’s attorneys work under a contingency agreement. It means you don’t pay us unless we win your case. And then the fee comes out of the settlement money you receive.

Should I talk to the other person’s insurance adjusters after the accident?

Only stick to basic information. The insurance adjuster may call you asking for a recorded statement. Decline. This is a tactic. The adjuster will ask you about the accident and your injury, hoping you will say something on the record they can twist to hurt your case later. It’s an especially bad idea to speak on the record while you are recovering from a brain injury. You can still be confused and make statements that don’t reflect what really happened. Refer the insurer to your Ceres personal injury lawyer.

Contact a Ceres Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer

Maison Law of Ceres offers a free consultation to victims and their families after accidents anywhere in Stanislaus County. It’s an easy, no-risk way to determine just what you’ll need in support to treat and manage a head injury. Reach out to a skilled Brain Injury Lawyer to schedule a confidential consultation.

Ceres Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer