A traumatic brain injury victim received a significant car accident settlement today in a hotly disputed lawsuit.  Our client suffered significant injuries, including a mild traumatic brain injury, in a rollover car accident in Macomb County, Michigan.  Other injuries included herniated discs, a compression spine fracture, and nerve damage.

Our client missed substantial time from work and suffered cognitive deficits as a result of the accident.  She treated with a number of medical specialists, including a neurologist, neuropsychologist, physical medicine doctor, and orthopedic surgeron.  When she did return to work, it was at a significantly less physically demanding job.

As always, the insurance company for the negligent driver disputed that our client suffered a brain injury, despite the overwhelming evidence and the support of her treating doctors.  The defendant hired the “usual suspects” of hired gun insurance company doctors to testify that the client did not suffer a brain injury and was exaggering her symptoms.  These tactics did not work and the insurance company paid a sizable settlement before trial.

Our Michigan traumatic brain injury lawyers have obtained significant brain injury settlements for our clients who have suffered brain injuries and closed head injuries.  These include brain injuries suffered  in accidents, toxic exposures, and through medical malpractice.  Some samples of these settlements include:

• $3,750,000 settlement in a medical malpractice claim
• $1,800,000 settlement in a truck accident lawsuit
• $1,425,000 jury verdict in a slip and fall case
• $1,400,000 settlement in a child lead poisoning case

In determing the “value” of a traumatic brain injury claim, the degree and severity of the injury is extremely important.  Other factors include the extent of the impairments, the loss of income and future earning capacity, the need for supervised living and housing, and future medical expenses and educational expenses.  Because brain injury victims often have permanent impairments and disabilities, the claims are often significant.  T

In addition to the economic losses, the brain injury survivor’s life has often been completely interrupted and altered.  Simple things, like driving and cooking, can no longer be performed.  With psychological issues, memory problems, and other disturbances, the brain injury victim can no longer live close to the same life as he or she did before the injury.  The law permits for compensation for these losses.

It is important to choose a brain injury lawyer who understands the medical issues related to these types of injuries and the way that they affect the life of not only the victim, but the entire family.  Lawyers without this expertise will simply not obtain full justice for the victim.