Brain Damage

Northern California Brain Injury Lawyers

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The human brain is a delicate organ and susceptible to injury in a variety of ways. We have represented clients who have sustained brain injury in surgical mishaps, automobile accidents, industrial disasters, falls, and a multitude of other traumatic events.

Our brain injury specialists have represented infants who have sustained brain injury during the delivery process as well as children who have sustained brain injury as a result of playground accidents, defective products and near-drownings. Walkup lawyers have helped clients with TBI’s arising from sports-related accidents, injuries at work, car accidents and premises defects.

Each year over 2 million Americans sustain traumatic brain injury. When those injuries result from the fault of another, you have the right to seek legal assistance from qualified lawyers to help defray the expenses that brain injuries produce.

The cost of taking care of a person with a severe brain injury can climb into the millions of dollars depending upon the level of care required and the injured person’s life expectancy. Additionally, clients who have sustained traumatic brain injury often lose their ability to earn a living, and with it, their health insurance and other employment-related benefits. We help individuals who have sustained traumatic brain injury cover the costs of their rehabilitation and care. We work with experts in the fields of physical medicine and rehabilitation, life care planning, neurology, neurosurgery and neuropsychology to properly assess and quantify the nature and extent of a client’s loss.

If you or a loved one has suffered a traumatic brain injury, whether as the result of an automobile accident, bicycle collision, fall, playground mishap or other cause, it is critical that you contact a brain injury lawyer as early as possible following the injury. At Walkup, our team of brain injury lawyers have seen the devastating effects of brain injury. We have special expertise and specialized medical knowledge in the area of brain injuries and we are prepared to help you obtain full, fair and just compensation.

For more information on our Brain Damage/Injury practice, please visit:  http://www.brain-injurylawyer.com or  http://www.kaiserinjurylawyer.com

EXAMPLES OF OUR SUCCESS

Head-On Auto Collision – $8,775,000 Jury Verdict

Our trial team obtained a jury verdict in Sacramento County in the amount of $8,775,000 on behalf of a 21-year-old woman who suffered massive brain damage after her car was struck by a rental car driven by an unlicensed and unauthorized driver. Our attorneys brought suit against both the driver and the rental company. The jury verdict which was returned compensated our injured client for severe brain damage and loss of independence. After an initial period of coma, our client was left with memory impairment, permanent left-sided weakness, and an inability to be gainfully employed. The recovery awarded by the jury included sums to provide for supervision in activities of daily living throughout the balance of our client’s life.

Machine Failure – $4,000,000 Brain Damage Settlement

Our catastrophic injury specialists negotiated a cash and annuity settlement having a present cash value of $4,000,000 on behalf of a 47-year-old metal worker who suffered a catastrophic brain injury after a 50 pound piece of metal ejected from a metal-forming lathe which was manufactured by the defendant corporation. Our attorneys demonstrated that the maker manufactured the lathe without analyzing and protecting against all possible failure modes. Our lawyers also showed that the defendant was aware of at least two similar lathe accidents. Under the terms of the settlement, approximately $3,000,000 was paid in cash and $1,000,000 was dedicated to the purchase of multiple annuities to pay for ongoing medical costs. Our attorneys also resolved a worker’s compensation lien in excess of $1,000,000 which was compromised and waived.

Undiagnosed Cardiac Tamponade – Brain Damage
A combination cash and annuity settlement having a present cash value of $3,200,000 was recovered on behalf of a 49-year-old man who developed a cardiac tamponade four days after undergoing open heart surgery. The problem was neither timely diagnosed nor treated, and cardiopulmonary arrest ensued. By the time he was resuscitated, the patient had sustained severe anoxic brain damage . As a result of injury to the brain, he suffers from spastic quadriparesis, cortical blindness, dysarthria, cognitive impairment, loss of bowel and bladder control, and dysphagia. Because of impaired swallowing, and the risk of aspiration pneumonia, he must be fed through a gastrostomy tube. After one year in a residential care facility, the member was discharged home to the care of his family (spouse and siblings) who, despite limited financial resources, sacrificed to provide quality home care and round-the-clock nursing. Under the terms of the agreed-upon settlement, an annuity was funded to provide $15,000 per month for life, increasing by 4.5% per annum, to offset the cost of attendant and nursing care. In addition, $1,563,000 was paid in cash.

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