Getting the right amount of compensation for a traumatic brain injury requires a good lawyer, pure and simple. Only a lawyer who has experience in claims for personal injuries that affect the brain will know the remedies available to you.
Brain injury is particularly difficult to assess. For starters, it may not manifest itself immediately – unlike most injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. A specialist will be able to get a full and ongoing assessment of damage as well as extended coverage for the various treatment and rehabilitation programs you may need.
Set up an initial meeting with a lawyer as soon as possible after the accident. There are various deadlines that must be met when making a claim. That first meeting with the lawyer should be free of charge. If the lawyer agrees to take on your case, it should be on a contingency fee basis. This means that payment is an agreed-upon percentage out of the proceeds of a successful settlement and that you will not be responsible for costs incurred during the claim itself.
A good personal injury lawyer will ensure that you get the proper compensation for your injuries.
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A LAWYER is Needed
Traumatic brain injury cases
require an experienced lawyer. Your best bet is to find a large firm that deals in personal injury cases.
The difficulty with brain
injuries – which are often classified as "catastrophic” – is that they don’t manifest the same way as
other injuries. The damage is often not immediately evident and a great deal of
assessment needs to take place before a claim can be made. A specialist can set
up assessments with the appropriate health care professionals, both
psychological and physiological.
There are guidelines in the
Insurance Act for proper and fair compensation for traumatic brain injury.
There is also the possibility of filing a civil suit under tort law if the
party in the accident responsible for your injury can be proven to be negligent
in some way. In any event, a personal injury lawyer will be able to assist with the traumatic
brain injury claim pursuit.
The Cost of Legal Assistance
And then there is the issue of
the lawyer’s fee. A person who has been injured in an accident – especially one
with catastrophic injuries – is very likely facing the prospect of financial
hardship. Hiring a lawyer should not have to be an added stress.
The initial consultation with a
lawyer should be free of charge. If the lawyer agrees to take on your case, it
should be on a contingency fee basis, which means that his/her payment will come as an agreed-upon
percentage out of the proceeds of a successful settlement. The client should
not be on the hook for costs incurred during the claim itself.