A traumatic brain injury can change everything — a person's ability to work, to communicate, and to live independently. These injuries demand compensation that accounts for a lifetime of care and lost potential.
The Hidden Severity of Brain Injuries
Brain injuries are not always obvious at first. Symptoms like memory loss, mood changes, headaches, and difficulty concentrating may emerge or worsen over days and weeks. This is one reason it is critical to seek medical evaluation after any head trauma and to avoid settling a claim before the full impact is known.
TBIs commonly result from car and truck crashes, motorcycle and bicycle accidents, falls, and workplace incidents.
Valuing a Brain Injury Claim
Because a serious TBI can require lifelong medical care, therapy, and assistance — and may end a person's career — these claims can be very substantial. Attorneys work with medical and economic experts to document the full lifetime cost so that no future need goes uncompensated.
How Injury Claim Team Helps
Injury Claim Team is not a law firm — we are a free service that connects injured Louisianans with experienced personal injury attorneys who handle brain injury cases. There is no cost to you to be matched, and the attorneys in our network charge no fee unless they win your case. Call 973-566-5599 or request a free review and a specialist will reach out within the hour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Nothing upfront. Our network attorneys work on a contingency-fee basis — no fee unless they recover compensation for you. Your case review is always free and confidential.
For injuries occurring on or after July 1, 2024, Louisiana's prescriptive period is generally two years; it was one year for earlier injuries. Claims involving government entities may have shorter deadlines, so it is important to act quickly.
Louisiana follows a pure comparative fault rule, so you can still recover compensation even if you were partly responsible — your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault.
Every case is different. Value depends on the severity of your injuries, your medical costs and future care, lost income, the clarity of fault, and available insurance. A free case review is the best way to understand your claim.