Brain Injuries

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) occur four times every minute in the United States. Government health agencies estimate that nearly five million Americans may currently have some form of TBI: that's around one out of every sixty people!

 

If you or a family member has suffered TBI as a result of another person or party's negligence or carelessness, or as a result of a work-related incident, the experienced Northern Illinois personal injury and workers compensation lawyers here at the Law Offices of Steven J. Malman & Associates, PC, can provide sound strategic guidance for how to press for compensation and other remedies.

Before discussing how we can help, however, let's delve into the subject of TBI a bit more. A majority of TBI cases occur as a result of motor vehicle crashes, slip and fall accidents, and sports/leisure accidents.

Sample TBI workers' comp cases:

A delivery truck driver gets into an accident and suffers whiplash.
An account executive gets hit in the head with a softball during a company picnic.
A utility repair person slips off a ladder and hits his head while on a job.

Sample TBI personal injury cases:

Defective brakes prevent a driver from stopping in time; he collides with a telephone pole.
A football player gets hurt after being tackled; his defective helmet failed to blunt the blow.
A child slips on a neighbor's rickety staircase and hits her head on stone steps.

The severity of the brain injury and the potential treatments and remedies depend on a variety of factors. In particular, the amount and direction of force to the brain can create different kinds of injuries. A blow to the front of the head (for instance, a speeding baseball) can create two impacts: a primary impact, also known a coup (the brain literally squishes against the front of the skull) and a secondary impact, called the contrecoup (the brain ricochets against the back of the skull).

Alternatively, a torsional force applied to the head (e.g. via whiplash), can damage axons and hurt the central region of the brain.

To explore your options for recovery, dial 1-888-MALMAN-LAW or e-mail info@malmanlaw.com to speak with one of our specialists. We are accessible 24/7/365 for free consultations, and we offer no-fee guarantees for Chicago injury and workers' compensation clients.

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