Acquired Brain Injury
California Acquired Brain Injury Claims and Litigation
While traumatic brain injury is the term most often used with reference to brain damage caused by a penetrative or blunt force blow to the head, acquired brain injury (ABI) refers to the range of symptoms characteristic of brain damage caused by illness, toxic exposure, or interruption of the blood or oxygen supply to the brain. The consequences to the acquired brain injury patient can be just as severe as those suffered by a car accident victim or gunshot survivor. To learn about your legal right to compensation in an acquired brain injury case, contact a San Jose personal injury lawyer at Shea & Shea.
The symptoms of acquired brain injury can range from mood disorder, headaches, and occasional problems with speech or memory, analogous to the symptoms of certain closed head injury cases, to the severe cognitive deficits, loss of speech or motor function, or even coma that can occur in severe traumatic brain injury accidents.
Causes of ABI can include the following:
- Stroke
- Asphyxiation
- Anoxia or hypoxia
- Ischemia
- Infectious diseases such as meningitis or encephalitis
- Medical negligence during surgery, including anesthesia errors
- Workplace accidents involving confined spaces, such as mines, chemical tanks, or grain silos
- Exposure to chemicals such as glycol, methylbutane, or ethylene
- Lead or mercury poisoning
At Shea & Shea, our experience with the investigation and proof of both liability and damages in brain injury cases ranging from the complications of concussion to extended coma can maximize the chance of a favorable resolution of your acquired brain injury claim. ABI liability claims are heavily dependent on the support of expert and forensic witnesses as to both causation and the amount of compensation necessary to support future treatment and rehabilitative needs. Our past success with the presentation of brain injury cases both in settlement negotiations and at trial allows us to advance the expenses involved in developing your case at our own risk.
For a free consultation about your options for recovering damages in an acquired brain injury case, contact a California personal injury attorney at Shea & Shea.