An accident that results in a traumatic brain injury leaves a devastating emotional and financial consequence on all involved. Generally, recovery lasts a lifetime not only for the injured person, but for their loved ones as well. Injuries to the brain can cause a wide variety of crippling affects, such as seizures, paralysis, coma, personality changes, hearing loss, vision loss, loss of taste, loss of smell, and cognitive or learning deficits.
While many brain injuries manifest shortly after the accident, in some cases, the symptoms do not appear until later when the injury escalates into a worsened condition. The brain is the stimulant for many functions for the body, making brain injuries that much more devastating.
Symptoms of a brain injury can include:
Physical Symptoms
Sensory Symptoms
Cognitive or Mental Symptoms
Since brain injuries often take months or even years to fully manifest, California has established a standard timetable of up to 2 years to file civil claims against a negligent party. This means that if your brain injury worsens at a later date, you may still have the opportunity to file a legal claim and collect damages. This statute limitation time period begins at the time of awareness of the injury, so it is important to obtain a medical evaluation as soon as possible after an accident or injury.
If you live in Fontana California and have suffered a brain injury due to an accident, please contact the Duque Law Offices at any of our offices in Los Angeles, Orange County or Riverside, and let us provide you and your family with a free case evaluation. Ensuring that our brain injury clients are compensated fully for lifetime injuries is one of our primary goals and we do not allow negligent parties and their insurance providers to avoid lifetime medical responsibility without a fair and maximum settlement.
Contact our San Bernardino County Personal Injury Attorney at 1-877-241-9554 to learn more about your legal options. A free consultation is just a phone call away. You can even use our online contact form, and we’ll reply to you quickly.
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