Your Massachusetts brain injury lawyer can press your Massachusetts case

Facts on brain injuries indicate that 1.4 million citizens suffer a traumatic brain injury in this country annually, including many in Massachusetts. Of those, about 50,000 citizens perish, about 1.1 million are treated in an emergency room and released, and about 235,000 citizens are hospitalized. Overall, an estimated 5.3 million citizens in America have a long-term or even lifelong need for living assistance due to a traumatic brain injury. Such Americans may need a knowledgable Massachusetts brain injury lawyer for help.

Frequently brain injuries happen during an SUV rollover incident. Such cars 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 frequent. 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 automobiles. A knowledgable Massachusetts brain injury lawyer can hold auto companies accountable for such negligence and fight for justice for you and your loved ones.

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 Massachusetts 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.

Among the most vital things an individual can do to protect against brain injury in Massachusetts is to wear a helmet at all times while riding on a bike, a motorcycle or even a skateboard or scooter. A mishap involving a bike, scooter, skateboard or motorcycle can cause severe head injuries which even can prove deadly. When a person wears a protective helmet, their odds of avoiding a severe head injury are much better. Also remember that an accident while riding a bicycle, scooter or skateboard also can include a much larger vehicle such as an automobile or truck. A relatively cheap helmet is a tiny price to pay to prevent a serious if not fatal head injury which harms the brain.

A brain injury in Massachusetts and throughout America customarily is extremely complicated. Due to that fact, medical response to a brain injury may be very prolonged. The starting treatment can be surgery, and beyond that brain injury sufferers may embark on years of occupational and physical therapy. When you have an experienced Massachusetts brain injury attorney, you can ascertain to what degree extended therapy is required and then fight for fair and just monetary compensation from those accountable for the brain injury.

DISCLAIMER: Jim S. Adler & Associates is not licensed in Massachusetts. Nonetheless, the law firm does work with outside counsel and local counsel to litigate claims for Massachusetts as needed.