Costa Mesa Brain Injury Lawyers
Legal Representation for Victims of Brain Trauma
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What Is Traumatic Brain Injury?
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What Types of Accidents Can Cause TBI?
Traumatic brain injury has many different causes. Among the most common are:
Sports injuries: People who participate in high-impact or extreme sports have a higher risk of traumatic brain injury. TBI is common in sports such as football, baseball, soccer, hockey, boxing, skateboarding, and lacrosse.
Explosive blasts: Explosions can cause traumatic brain injury, and so can penetrating wounds, blows to the head with flying debris, falls, and bodily collisions with objects following a blast.
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What Compensation Is Available for TBI Victims?
In California, individuals who suffer traumatic brain injury through the negligence of another may seek economic, noneconomic, and, in some cases, punitive damages.
Economic Damages for TBI
Economic damages are designed to compensate the injured for financial losses. After a serious traumatic brain injury, you may be entitled to seek the following economic damages:
Property damage
Medical expenses
Lost earnings
Therapy and rehabilitation
Residence in a nursing facility
In-home care
Modifications to the home
Assistive/adaptive equipment and medical devices
Loss of future income or earning capacity
Future medical care and related expenses
Household services you would have provided if not for the injury
Household services you would have provided if not for the injury
Noneconomic Damages for TBI
You may also seek compensation for nonfinancial losses, which may include:
Pain and suffering, past and future
Mental impairments
Loss of consortium (right of association or companionship with a husband or wife)
As there is no easy way to put a dollar figure on noneconomic damages, juries have broad discretion in determining amounts.
Punitive Damages for TBI
Also known as exemplary damages, punitive damages are designed to punish the defendant and deter similar actions in the future. Under California law, punitive damages may be awarded for particularly egregious behavior, such as drunk driving. To receive punitive damages for traumatic brain injury, you must show that there was malice (intentional misconduct), oppression (willful, conscious disregard of your rights), or fraud (intentional misrepresentation, deceit, or concealment) by the party responsible for your injuries.
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Why You Need a Lawyer
If you or your loved one has suffered a traumatic brain injury in an accident that was someone else’s fault, contact a Costa Mesa injury attorney at Leslie Law Firm at (949) 752-7474 as soon as possible. We can explain your options under the law.
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