Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer

Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer

If you or a loved one suffered a traumatic brain injury because of someone else's carelessness, a NYC traumatic brain injury lawyer can help you hold them accountable and recover for the lasting harm a brain injury causes. A traumatic brain injury is one of the most serious personal injury types there is, because it can change how a person thinks, feels, and functions for the rest of their life.

Brain injuries are often underestimated, sometimes even by the people who have them, and insurers count on that. Korman Lynch Lustig & Sassower handles traumatic brain injury cases and builds them around the full, lasting impact. Below are straight answers to the questions injured people and families ask our NYC traumatic brain injury attorneys most.

Do I Have a Traumatic Brain Injury Case?

You likely have a case if a blow or jolt to the head from someone else's carelessness caused a brain injury and lasting symptoms. You do not need to have been knocked unconscious to have a serious brain injury or a valid claim. Our NYC traumatic brain injury lawyers review what happened at no cost.

What Causes Traumatic Brain Injuries?

A traumatic brain injury can come from any serious impact to the head. The cases our NYC traumatic brain injury attorneys handle most include:

• Car, truck, and motorcycle crashes: the sudden impact and whipping motion of a collision.
• Falls: falls from heights on job sites and falls on dangerous property.
• Pedestrian and bicycle accidents: being struck by a vehicle.
• Construction accidents: falling objects and falls that strike the head.
• Assaults and violence: intentional blows to the head.
• Sports and recreation: impacts during games and activities.

Who Can I Sue for a Traumatic Brain Injury?

You sue the person or company whose carelessness caused the injury, and that depends on how it happened. A driver, a property owner, a construction contractor, or another at-fault party can be responsible, and serious cases sometimes involve more than one. Identifying every responsible party and source of insurance matters, because a brain injury's costs are high, and our NYC traumatic brain injury lawyers pursue each of them.

Can I Have a TBI Even if the Scans Look Normal?

Yes. Many real brain injuries do not show up on a standard CT scan or MRI, especially early on, and a normal scan does not mean you are fine. The damage can be at a level those scans do not capture, while the symptoms are very real. This is one reason brain injury cases need careful medical proof, and our NYC traumatic brain injury attorneys know how to develop it.

What Are the Signs of a Traumatic Brain Injury?

Brain injury symptoms can appear right away or build over days, and they are easy to dismiss at first. Common signs include:

• Headaches and dizziness: ongoing or worsening after the injury.
• Memory and concentration problems: trouble focusing, remembering, or thinking clearly.
• Mood and personality changes: irritability, anxiety, depression, or feeling different.
• Sleep problems: trouble sleeping or sleeping too much.
• Sensitivity to light and noise: discomfort that was not there before.
• Fatigue and slowed thinking: feeling mentally exhausted or slow.

Why Do Insurers Downplay Brain Injuries?

Because a brain injury is often invisible, insurers argue the person is exaggerating or was not really hurt. They point to a normal scan, a lack of visible injury, or the fact that the person can still talk and walk, and they use it to pay less. That tactic ignores how brain injuries actually work, and answering it with real medical proof is part of what our NYC traumatic brain injury lawyers do.

How Is a Traumatic Brain Injury Proven?

A brain injury is proven with careful medical evidence, not just a scan. That often includes neuropsychological testing, the accounts of family and coworkers who saw the changes, the records of your treatment, and the opinions of the medical professionals our attorneys retain who explain the injury and its cause. Building that picture is what separates a serious case from one an insurer can dismiss, and our NYC traumatic brain injury attorneys build it thoroughly.

How Long Do I Have to File a Traumatic Brain Injury Claim?

In most cases you have three years from the date of the injury to file a lawsuit, though a claim against a public entity can require a formal notice within ninety days, and medical malpractice runs on a shorter clock. Because the deadline depends on how the injury happened, confirm yours early with our NYC traumatic brain injury lawyers rather than assume you have years.

What Can I Recover for a Traumatic Brain Injury?

When a brain injury is caused by carelessness, the compensation is meant to cover its full, lasting impact. No catastrophic injury lawyer can promise a number, but a claim can pursue:

• Past and future medical expenses: the treatment, surgery, and ongoing care the injury requires.
• Future care and rehabilitation: cognitive therapy, long-term care, and the support a brain injury needs.
• Lost earnings and earning capacity: the income lost now and the earning ability a brain injury can take.
• Pain and suffering: the physical pain and the emotional toll of the injury.
• Loss of enjoyment of life: the abilities, relationships, and daily function the injury takes away.
• Wrongful death losses: when a brain injury is fatal, the losses the family carries forward.

How Much Does a Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer Cost?

Nothing upfront. Our NYC traumatic brain injury lawyers handle these cases on a contingency fee basis, which means you pay no attorney's fee unless there is a recovery for you. The first consultation is free.

How Can Our NYC Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyers Help?

Korman Lynch Lustig & Sassower carries the case so you and your family can focus on recovery. Our NYC traumatic brain injury lawyers:

• Develop the medical proof: the testing and the opinions of the professionals our attorneys retain.
• Document the changes: gathering the accounts of family and coworkers who saw the difference.
• Identify every responsible party and insurer: so the full available compensation is on the table.
• Project the lifetime cost: the future care, therapy, and lost earning ability the injury brings.
• Answer the insurer's downplaying: with real proof of how the injury changed your life.
• Keep you informed in plain language: straight answers about where the case stands and what comes next.

Our NYC traumatic brain injury lawyers prepare every case as if it will be tried, because that is what makes an insurer take a brain injury seriously. A settlement on the right number is welcome. A settlement that shortchanges what the injury cost you is not one our NYC traumatic brain injury lawyers accept just because it comes early.

Talk to Korman Lynch Lustig & Sassower About Your Brain Injury

A brain injury can change a life in ways that are hard to see but impossible to ignore, and insurers count on it being underestimated. The sooner your case is built, the stronger the proof. Contact Korman Lynch Lustig & Sassower for a free consultation about your traumatic brain injury.