Orlando Brain Injury Lawyer
If you or a loved one suffered a traumatic brain injury, or TBI, in an accident, Farah & Farah can help you get the justice your family deserves. Call our Orlando brain injury lawyers today at (407) 329-5054 for a free consultation.
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It’s natural to feel confused, uneasy, and scared of what’s next after experiencing a brain injury. While it’s possible to fully recover from a TBI, it can also have permanent, life-changing impacts.The trusted Orlando brain injury lawyers with Farah & Farah understand what you’re going through. We’re ready to fight to secure the compensation you deserve and help guide your family through an uncertain future.
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Orlando Brain Injury Lawyers Fighting for You and Your Family
Experience makes all the difference. Farah & Farah has been fighting to protect injury victims since 1979, recovering over $2 billion in verdicts and settlements for our clients. Our team has the teamwork, resources, and track record to take on large corporations and insurance companies to get you the compensation you deserve.
We take a client-centric approach to legal representation, putting your best interests first throughout the process. We treat every client with honesty, dignity, and respect, understanding that care and hard work are what help us win. We maintain an open-door policy, communicating clearly about the status of your case and what to expect next.
Meet Our Orlando Brain Injury Attorneys
Our Orlando legal team features many experienced personal injury lawyers, including:
- Latasha Leak is an attorney with a thorough understanding of the personal injury process and a passion for building cases from the ground up.
- Raymere Thomas is a former public defender who uses his superpowered compassion to champion clients and put them at ease.
- Alec Weber is a highly motivated attorney who tackles a heavy workload to secure wins for his clients.
- Gregory A. Ream is a former Allstate trial attorney who uses his knowledge of insurance companies to help injury victims fight back.
Brain Injuries Can Be Serious. We’re Here To Help.
Even a seemingly minor blow to the head can lead to a life-changing brain injury. Accidents that often cause traumatic brain injuries include the following:
Some instances of medical malpractice can also cause an acquired brain injury, which develops from pressure, swelling, or a lack of oxygen rather than a traumatic impact.
Our Florida brain injury lawyers understand how frightening and chaotic the aftermath of a traumatic accident can feel. When you need help and guidance, our team is here to help you get through it. We’ll provide personalized support and service throughout the legal process, giving you peace of mind and standing by your side until you get the results you need.
Here is what some of our clients have said about how we helped them after they suffered severe injuries in accidents:
Damages Available for a Brain Injury Claim in Orlando
In a personal injury claim over a brain injury, you generally can recover compensation for your economic or non-economic damages. Economic damages cover the financial costs you incur as a result of your injuries, such as medical bills, lost wages and income, lost earning capacity, property damage, and future medical treatment expenses.
Non-economic damages compensate you for the effects your injuries have on your quality of life that are more difficult to value, such as pain and suffering and emotional distress.
If a brain injury victim has died from an accident, their family can sue to recover additional wrongful death damages, such as funeral and burial costs, lost financial support, and loss of companionship.
Courts may award punitive damages in rare cases where the liable party’s actions are particularly severe. However, in Florida, you must show clear and convincing evidence of intentional misconduct or gross negligence to be eligible for them.
Our Significant Brain Injury Case Results
Farah & Farah has helped recover millions of dollars in compensation for brain injury victims. In one recent case, attorney Gregory A. Ream secured a $750,000 settlement for a woman who suffered brain trauma and needed surgery for other injuries after being hit by a tow truck. While the other party denied any fault for the accident for more than a year, clear video evidence helped push negotiations in our client’s favor.
Some other notable results we’ve secured in brain injury cases include the following:
- A $5 million recovery for a medical malpractice victim who suffered a brain injury in the emergency room
- A $250,000 settlement for the family of a bicyclist who died from a traumatic brain injury after being hit by a car
- A $195,000 premises liability verdict for a client who was hit in the head by a falling clothes dryer at their apartment complex
What Are Common Types of Traumatic Brain Injuries?
While about 70% of American adults report that they’re familiar with concussions, more than 80% are unaware that concussions are considered traumatic brain injuries, according to the Brain Injury Association of America. In reality, a TBI can be any type of injury to the brain caused by an external force.
Traumatic brain injuries can present in different forms, including concussions. Others include diffuse axonal injuries, or significant white matter damage, and hematomas, or internal bleeding in the brain or its surroundings.
Common symptoms of traumatic brain injuries can include the following:
- Altered consciousness
- Headaches
- Confusion or issues with processing thoughts
- Fatigue
- Ringing in the ears
- Dizziness
The severity of a traumatic brain injury can greatly impact the available compensation you can recover. If you’ve experienced any of these symptoms after a hit to the head, you should seek medical attention and consult with an experienced Orlando brain injury lawyer immediately.
“After the accident or several months or weeks after the accident, we may see a client experiencing memory loss or cognitive deficits, and maybe their personality changes. When those kinds of symptoms arise, we always look at whether or not that person has sustained a traumatic brain injury. And the doctors are aware of that, and they usually run some tests to try to find out if that person does have such an injury. Typically, they’ll run a CT scan or maybe an MRI, but a lot of times those diagnostic tests come out normal. So it's always a challenge proving that traumatic brain injury to an adjuster or a jury if you're in a trial.”
What Challenges Are Involved in Proving a Brain Injury Case in Orlando?
Like any other personal injury claim, you must establish that the party responsible for your accident was negligent in causing your injuries. You’ll also need to use medical evidence to prove the extent of your injuries to recover compensation.
In a traumatic brain injury case, obtaining proper medical evidence can require a variety of examinations, tests, treatments, and evaluations by medical experts. It can be particularly tricky to estimate the value of future treatment costs as well.
Additionally, you’ll have to file your claim within Florida’s personal injury statute of limitations, which is typically two years after the date of your injury.
All of these difficulties are easier to overcome the earlier you get started on your case. Our skilled attorneys can use our firm’s significant resources to help you gather evidence at its strongest, get thorough medical treatment and evaluation, and ensure your claim is filed on time.
“In our office, we use neuropsychologists, and there are several of them that we've used over the years that are very experienced at diagnosing traumatic brain injuries, even when all the diagnostic testing is normal…A lot of times, we find someone who, although they have normal diagnostic testing and normal MRIs, they have abnormal neuropsychological tests, and it's proven that they do have a mild traumatic brain injury.”
Farah & Farah Is Ready To Help With Your Brain Injury Case
If you’re feeling lost and don’t know where to turn, our trusted Orlando brain injury lawyers are here for you. If you’ve suffered a brain injury in an accident, we can help. Contact us online or call (407) 329-5054 today for a free consultation.
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