Chico Brain Injury Lawyer

Brain Injuries are one of the most severe types of trauma that people suffer during accidents. Technically referred to as Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI), this type of trauma often has far-reaching consequences for accident survivors and their loved ones. Because the brain controls your ability to learn, think, sense, and move, suffering a TBI can affect many different aspects of your life. Additionally, nerve tissue heals slowly, and TBIs can come along with a long recovery time in addition to intense pain, disability, and other stressful factors like loss of work, medical bills, and a complete change of lifestyle.

After suffering a TBI, it is essential to focus on recovering and learning how to process your emotions. People recovering from a TBI often need to spend time with their families adjusting to new daily routines and learning how to cope with what happened. During this time, the last thing that survivors and their families need is to worry about the financial burden of medical bills and other costs related to the injury. For this reason, it’s important to consult with an experienced and knowledgeable Chico brain injury attorney.

Since I began my practice in 1982, I have worked with countless brain injury survivors. During this time, I have been able to see firsthand just how devastating the effects of brain injuries can be for people and their loved ones. Because I have suffered multiple serious injuries myself, I know how stressful it can be to face the challenges of recovery. For this reason, I provide my clients with a unique approach to legal representation by focusing on personal relationships.

Many attorneys prefer to keep a strictly professional relationship with their clients. While this approach can work for some, I prefer to spend time developing a friendship with the people I represent. I have found that by getting to know my clients and their families, I learn more about how their injuries have affected their lives and can better represent their interests while negotiating with insurers or arguing their cases in court. Because I choose to run my practice this way, I’ve often been called the “personal” personal injury attorney.

Most TBIs are caused by accidents that happen in the blink of an eye. In many cases, these accidents happen because one or more people were negligent and either caused or failed to prevent the accident from happening. The following list contains some of the more common types of accidents that result in serious brain injuries:

• Auto accidents
• Medical malpractice
• Workplace accidents
• Birth accidents
• Bicycle accidents
• Construction accidents
• Defective product accidents
• Boating accidents

While going through our everyday lives, we have a responsibility to make sure that our actions don’t harm others. This is called a “duty of care,” and when people neglect to uphold it, they may be financially liable after accidents take place. As an example, drivers are required to follow traffic laws and need to maintain awareness of pedestrians, cyclists, and other drivers. When a driver fails to these things, they are not upholding their duty of care and are typically considered negligent in the event of a crash.

In some cases, the duty of care is violated by inaction. For instance, if a company creates a product such as a ladder that fails to operate as it should, people can easily be left with severe injuries. Just like with a reckless driver, the manufacturer of the product may be financially responsible for the accident because of their negligence.

Recovering after a brain injury can be a complicated process. Not only do accident survivors often need to spend time in physical therapy, but many need to undergo multiple procedures and make modifications to their homes to continue living their daily lives. All of these things can be expensive, and suffering an injury often leaves people unable to continue working at their job. On top of medical expenses, this loss of income usually leaves survivors and their families unsure of how they will be able to make ends meet.

These concerns are serious and the reason that it’s so important for families to get in touch with a Chico brain injury lawyer who has successfully handled cases like theirs in the past. By filing a personal injury case against the parties responsible for the accident, survivors are often able to claim payments for a wide range of financial and personal damages. If you’d like to know more about the process of filing a personal injury claim, the best thing is to contact a trusted attorney in your area. Most lawyers are happy to offer free advice over the phone so that you can have the information you need to move forward.

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I’m Ed Smith, a Chico brain injury lawyer and the founder of California’s leading website on accidents and personal injuries. If an accident has left you or a person you love with a brain injury, please call me at either (530) 392-9400 or (800) 404-5400. During our call, I’ll be able to give you free, friendly legal advice about your options.

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Editor’s Note: This page has been updated for accuracy and relevancy [cha 3.30.20]