Mild TBI

Brain Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Claims

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) cases are medically classified as mild, moderate, or severe according to standard diagnostic criteria that primarily involve the duration of any loss of consciousness and the length of the patient's hospitalization, among several other factors. The classification of "mild traumatic brain injury" can be highly misleading, because many ongoing and even disabling conditions of brain function are entirely consistent with the diagnosis of mild TBI. If you or someone in your family has been diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury in the aftermath of an auto collision, an injury on the job, or an accident on unsafe property, contact a knowledgeable California personal injury attorney at Shea & Shea.

The investigation and presentation of damages claims for injuries to the brain, spinal cord, and central nervous system has long formed the core of our personal injury practice. We work with highly distinguished medical and forensic experts to make sure that your injuries are properly identified, diagnosed, treated, and presented for full and fair compensation.

In our experience, the litigation of mild traumatic brain injury claims can in some ways be more challenging than recovering compensation for more obviously severe injuries. For example, in a motorcycle accident, emergency treatment will usually focus on such urgent matters as evident fractures, the possibility of internal trauma, or suspected damage to the spinal cord. If the victim had no extended loss of consciousness or obvious trauma to the head, the potential for TBI might not be seriously considered until long after the accident, when family members or close friends notice changes in personality or behavior, or the patient complains of persistent headaches, sleep disturbance, or other problems.

Our work with neuropsychologists and other forensic professionals can help document the sometimes subtle but always serious symptoms of mild TBI. We can relate particular symptoms as to speech, memory, motor skills, or mood to particular physical damage in localized regions of the brain. Our lawyers can also show how uneven healing or scarring can account for the delayed onset of symptoms.

Mild traumatic brain injury victims and their families can find it very frustrating to try to explain how apparently "minor" head injuries can cause such serious problems in their daily lives. At Shea & Shea, our familiarity with the full range of brain trauma allows us not only to take your claims seriously, but also to serve as a resource for diagnosis and treatment of overlooked injury to the brain. Contact one of our San Jose personal injury lawyers for more information about our ability to help you resolve your mild TBI case on favorable terms.