Your Florida brain injury lawyer can press your Florida case
TBI, or traumatic brain injury, can happen in auto and motorcycle accidents, slip and fall mishaps, construction accidents and accidents involving sporting activities. A brain injury also can occur due to harmful drugs, including prescription drugs. Medications can alter the flow of blood to the brain, causing damage to the brain, such as internal hemorrhaging. When you or a family member has sustained a brain injury, contact a experienced Florida brain injury attorney for fast legal assistance.
Statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reveal that each year 50,000 persons will die in America due to TBI, or traumatic brain injury. Also, such injuries cause long-term disabilities for 80,000 people. These injuries are typically caused by an external physical force against the brain which causes a diminished or an altered state of consciousness. These injuries are 1.5 times more likely to be found in men. Vehicular accidents and falls combined account for 48 per cent of these injuries, and these falls often are the result of another person's negligence. An experienced Florida brain injury lawyer can seek fair and just compensation in these cases.
Following auto accidents, the second most common cause of brain injuries are falls, which are the top cause of brain injuries in older persons. In total, falls account for a quarter of all traumatic brain injuries, or TBI, in America. As many as three-fourths of such falls occur in the home, but the other 1/4 happen elsewhere, including work, a place of business or on the road. Moreover, more than a third of falls happen simply by tripping or slipping while walking. Yet such falls can be deadly. A knowledgeable Florida brain injury lawyer can assist you in getting monetary recovery when a brain injury happens in a fall that's because of another's negligence.
Frequently brain injuries happen during an SUV rollover incident. Such automobiles are designed in such a manner that they often roll over or tip, and such incidents are made more damaging because SUVs often have "roof crush," meaning the top caves in on passengers as the vehicle rolls over. In such instances, brain injuries are unfortunately routine. Such injuries can be debilitating if not fatal, and they are caused mostly by the failure of the manufacturer, which was aware of design flaws yet kept selling such defective vehicles. A knowledgable Florida brain injury lawyer can hold auto companies accountable for such negligence and fight for justice for you and your loved ones.
TBI, or traumatic brain injury, can reveal itself in varied forms. First, the TBI must be explored via tests using an MRI, CT or other imaging device. These may reveal moderate to severe TBI, which can involve sensory loss, paralysis, seizures, weakness, reduced muscle control, memory loss and eating, sleeping and speaking disorders. The severe end of a TBI includes coma. Insurance companies may contest that these ailments were a result of a TBI, but your Florida brain injury lawyer can fight in the legal arena for you and your loved ones in this regard.
DISCLAIMER: Jim S. Adler & Associates is not licensed in Florida. Nonetheless, the law firm does work with outside counsel and local counsel to litigate claims for Florida as needed.
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