Brain Injury Lawsuits – 3 Keys to Success

As Chicago brain injury attorneys, we often get questions from clients about the best way to achieve success in brain injury lawsuits. When someone has suffered a brain injury, the short-term and long-term effects can be devastating mentally, physically, and financially. When that injury is due to the actions or negligence of another party, pursuing legal action against the party responsible is vital to financially compensate you for past and future medical and life care costs, as well as pain, suffering, and the impact on your life.

Three Keys to a Successful Brain Injury Lawsuit

The skilled brain injury attorneys at Vinkler Law offer some tips for those seeking to pursue successful brain injury cases.

1. Seek a Medical Evaluation from an Experienced Brain Injury Doctor 

It is critical to get the right doctor who can best evaluate and treat your brain injury. Important signs of a mild or traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be overlooked by victims who delay receiving proper medical treatment. Not all doctors will have the expertise and experience to properly diagnose a concussion or brain injury since typical diagnostic tests like CT scans might not reveal a brain injury.

Obtaining a medical examination from a board-certified neurologist will provide you a thorough brain injury evaluation that includes:

• A cognitive assessment;
• MRI;
• CT Scan;
• PET or SPECT scans; and
• A full family history and functional impairment assessment

Depending upon the nature of your symptoms, seeking guidance and input from a specialist like a neuropsychologist may be necessary due to the unique effects of brain injuries. While a brain injury victim may look physically uninjured after the initial healing process, the long-range effects of TBIs can cause personality and behavioral changes that have devastating effects on your life now and well into the future. 

2.  Hire an Experienced Brain Injury Attorney with Expertise in TBIs

An experienced brain injury attorney knows the complicated nuances of brain injury and TBI cases. Because of the unique nature of injuries to the brain, successful representation of brain injury victims requires a deep knowledge of the complicated medical and legal implications of brain damage. The attorney you hire should have significant experience handling a wide range of brain injury cases because these cases are more complicated than other personal injury cases.

Finding the right attorney to handle your brain injury case is especially important when it comes to court. Unlike other types of personal injury cases, brain injury victims are not able to prove the extent of their injuries through x-rays, CT scans, and MRIs since many brain injuries are not always detected with standard imaging tools. This means if your brain injury lawsuit heads to trial, your attorney must have the proven ability to effectively convey the seriousness and long-term impact of your injuries to a jury. If your attorney is unable to do this, you will not receive maximum compensation for your medical care, long-term rehabilitation, and other losses that you and your family have suffered.

3. Your Brain Injury Attorney Should have a Record of Success Handling Brain Injury Lawsuits

All personal injury attorneys that take cases involving TBIs and brain damage are not the same. The attorney you hire should have demonstrated success in handling brain injury lawsuits. Your attorney must possess excellent negotiating skills for settlement discussions and significant trial experience taking brain injury cases to a verdict, as well as the ability to answer all of the questions you may have regarding your case.

Seek Advice from the Chicago Brain Injury Attorneys at Vinkler Law

If you or a loved one has suffered a minor to severe brain injury or TBI, the Vinkler Law brain injury attorneys are ready to help. For more than 25 years, our skilled team of lawyers has been litigating brain injury cases and achieving victories for victims of brain injuries and their families. You can rest assured that the attorneys at Vinkler Law will handle all aspects of your case, giving you peace of mind and allowing you to focus on your health and your family. Contact us today for a free consultation and case evaluation.