TBI / Brain Injury Lawyers – Edgar Law Firm
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a devastating medical condition caused by physical damage to the brain. TBI often leads to long-term disability, affecting the victim’s cognitive, psychological and physical abilities. According to the Brain Injury Association of America, approximately 1.4 million individuals sustain a traumatic brain injury each year. Sadly, most brain injuries are a result of an accident caused by another party’s carelessness. In such cases, the victim and his/her family may be eligible to receive compensation for their financial loss and suffering.
When you or someone you love suffers a serious injury, you are often left with extensive medical bills, lost income and traumatic emotional distress. The experienced brain injury attorneys at Edgar Law Firm are highly qualified legal counsels who strive to protect each personal injury victim’s rights by holding the responsible party accountable. They fight to recover the maximum amount of damages available under the law for their clients in Santa Rosa, Novato, Petaluma, Napa and throughout Northern California.
Traumatic Brain Injury in Santa Rosa / Napa
A brain injury may lead to fractures of the skull, blood clots in the brain or in the space between the skull and the brain, and irreversible brain damage. While their severity level varies, all types of brain injury may lead to permanent disability. Although all brain injuries are unique and may occur due to a number of factors, they are often classified as open (penetrating) or closed brain injury.
Open head injury occurs when an individual’s skull is penetrated by an object, such as a bullet or a knife. When the skull is broken, the delicate tissues of the brain are exposed to further harm, including infection. Closed head injury is a non-invasive injury, often the result of a forceful blow to the head, including whiplash. The most common effects of a closed head injury that may lead to serious brain damage include brain swelling and increased intracranial pressure (ICP), which may lead to coma and, in some cases, death.
The most common factors that lead to TBI are motor vehicle accidents, violent crimes, birth injuries and defective products. In the United States, hundreds of thousands of people die as a result of brain injury each year, while survivors often require long-term medical care and rehabilitation.
Santa Rosa Brain Injury Liability and Compensation
If you or a loved one has suffered serious injury, including brain injury, spinal cord injury or burn injury due to someone’s negligence, it is important that you contact an experienced Napa personal injury attorney from Edgar Law Firm at (800) 545-6409. While no amount of compensation can erase the suffering of a serious personal injury or wrongful death, Edgar Law Firm’s experienced Santa Rosa spinal cord injury attorneys and TBI lawyers will ensure that your life with disability and/or grief following a loved one’s death is made as tolerable as possible.
In addition, the Napa / Santa Rosa wrongful death lawyers at Edgar Law Firm hold impressive credentials and expert knowledge in a wide range of legal areas, including those involving toxic exposure, defective drugs, wrongful termination as well as class action lawsuits.
