Motorcycle helmets are designed to reduce the risk of a serious head injury in a California accident. Yet, even with a helmet on, riders can suffer serious head trauma like a skull fracture. Victims might be left with a broken skull and have blood building up in their brains.
These traumatic injuries cause life-threatening harm and also develop into a life-long disability for some victims. A California Skull Fracture Motorcycle Accident Lawyer protects riders as they heal and makes sure they get the support they need now and in the years to come.
Contact a California Motorcycle Accident Skull Fracture Lawyer for a Free Consultation
After suffering a skull fracture in a motorcycle crash, you may have real doubts that the at-fault driver will provide what you’ll need in recovery. Insurance companies might fight you over every medical bill you collect as you heal.
This battle is why you should make sure you’re getting the most out of your skull fracture injury claim from the very beginning. You might not know how to do that, but you can take advantage of a fantastic legal resource by contacting Maison Law of California for a free case evaluation.
The consultation comes with no obligation to you. It’s a chance to learn about every benefit available to you and your family after suffering a skull injury. If you decide we can help you secure more for your skull fracture injury, you won’t need any upfront money to hire us. We don’t get paid unless we win your case for you. Then our fee comes out of the settlement money you are awarded.
Skull Fracture Dangers in California Motorcycle Collisions
A careless driver on a freeway or a boulevard can sideswipe a rider and send them to the ground for a powerful impact. The head might be the first part of the body to make contact. A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is possible. These injuries can cause memory loss and sensitivity to light and sound.
The skull bone can fracture, sending pieces of bone into the vulnerable brain. Victims might also suffer infections and seizures. A blood buildup on the brain can also force neurotrauma surgeons to go in and stop the bleeding and reduce pressure buildup.
UCLA Health reports on how a skull fracture can also involve the areas around the ears, the eyes, near the spine, and the nasal cavity. A skull fracture can involve these symptoms and more:
- Cerebrospinal fluid leakage.
- Blood behind the eardrum.
- Bruising behind the ears or around the eyes.
- Nerve damage, causing weakness of the face.
- Loss of hearing, smell, or vision; or double vision.
Brain damage of any kind can lead to a permanent physical disability. Victims may not be able to care for themselves or return to work. A skilled California motorcycle accident lawyer would make sure victims and their families had the support they need now and in the years ahead.
Prognosis for Motorcycle Accident Skull Fracture Victims
Less serious skull fractures often heal on their own over three to six months. Victims will be treated with pain medication and observed in the hospital over a period. But a severe skull fracture involving pieces of bone in the brain or brain bleeding could involve much more intensive care.
Surgery could be required if part of a broken bone is sticking through the skin. This is known as a compound fracture. Surgery may also be needed if a fracture leaves the skull in three or more pieces. A CT scan of the head is usually the preferred way to spot potential complications that could require surgical repair.
Surgery to repair a fractured skull occurs around the brain and is therefore a very delicate operation. When the brain is also in danger, surgical costs and rehabilitation can easily total over $100,000 dollars.
With such enormous expenses, it’s critical that patients and their families aren’t unfairly charged when a reckless driver is to blame. But even with a California Highway Patrol accident report on the victim’s side, insurance adjusters can still try to blame motorcyclists in accidents using old stereotypes about unsafe riders.
Your California Traumatic Injury Lawyer is a strong defense when insurance companies decide they’ll try to unfairly blame a motorcyclist for an accident. Your attorney collects powerful evidence and testimony to show who was at fault and who must pay the hospital bills.
What Determines the Size of a Skull Fracture Injury Settlement Check?
One of the best ways you can ensure you earn the most in support from your skull fracture injury is to make sure every hardship you’ve faced is properly documented.
Your California Motorcycle Accident Skull Fracture Lawyer will help you prepare a list of the physical, emotional, and financial damages you’ve suffered and could suffer in the years ahead. Anything not included on this list when you file an accident claim won’t be compensated by the insurance companies involved. Your settlement check might end up falling short and leaving you to pay for 50% or more of your recovery.
These are just a few of the demands you’ll be sending to an insurance company:
- Support to pay all medical bills now and those expected in the future.
- Support for rehabilitation costs and any necessary medical equipment.
- Estimates on the costs for life with a permanent disability stemming from a brain injury. This includes money for home renovations and in some cases, a lifetime of home care.
- Support for the physical pain you’ve endured.
- Support for the emotional anguish you’ve endured. Including the loss of enjoyment of life as you cope with a loss of brain function or control over certain parts of your body.
- Travel costs to medical appointments while you are unable to drive.
- Lost income from work. Including estimates on a lifetime of support needed if a brain injury patient can never return to work.
- Money for a new motorcycle.
Contact a California Motorcycle Accident Skull Fracture Injury Lawyer
The costs of recovery from a skull fracture injury often extend far beyond a single night under emergency room observation. California skull injury victims must seek compensation for their recent medical bills and also factor in the potential long-term costs of a more serious injury.
There’s an easy, no-risk way to determine just what you’ll need in support to treat and manage a skull fracture and brain injury. Reach out to Martin Gasparian to schedule a no-obligation consultation.
Mr. Gasparian, the founder of Maison Law, offers this free case evaluation to all motorcycle accident victims in California.
