San Jose Brain Injury Lawyers

Did you or a loved one suffer a serious brain injury? At Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, we understand how challenging it is to recover from and cope with a TBI or other brain injury. This type of injury impacts every aspect of your life, from your physical capabilities to your memories and personality. When another person is at fault for causing your brain injury, it is important to speak with a San Jose brain injury lawyer. Our highly experienced team at Harris Personal Injury Lawyers is prepared to help you pursue compensation for your physical, psychological, and financial injuries. We will thoroughly investigate the accident, build you a strong case, and fight hard to win just compensation. We are proud of our years of success. We have helped accident and injury victims in San Jose and throughout California. We have won more than $300 million in settlements and jury verdicts for over 5,000 clients. To talk with us about your experience, contact us through our online form or call 1-800-GO-HARRIS. We offer free consultations at a time and place most convenient for you.  

We Handle All Types of Brain Injury Cases

Our brain injury attorneys in San Jose are prepared to take on casing involving any type of brain injury, including but not limited to:

• Minor TBIs (Concussions)
• Moderate-to-Severe TBIs
• Closed Head Injuries
• Open Head Injuries
• Anoxic Brain Injuries
• Hypoxic Brain Injuries
• Hematomas
• Edema
• Hemorrhages
• Diffuse Brain Injury

You should call us immediately if you or a loved one are diagnosed with a brain injury following an accident that was another person’s fault. By proving the other party’s negligence during an insurance claim or personal injury lawsuit, you can rightfully demand compensation.

Traumatic Brain Injuries Are Common in Accidents

One of the most common injuries associated with car accidents, other vehicle accidents, and slip and falls, are TBIs. In some cases, you may experience a concussion along with other injuries. A concussion is the mildest form of a TBI. On the Glasgow Coma Scale, a concussion is a score of 13 to 15 points. The GCS measures head injuries based on motor response (1-6 points), verbal response (1-5 points), and eye-opening response (1-4 points). Symptoms of a concussion may lessen over a few weeks or months. However, you can also experience lingering and long-lasting effects, particularly if you are diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome. A moderate TBI has a score between 9 and 12 on the GCS. With a moderate TBI, you may experience additional symptoms and more severe symptoms for a longer duration. It may take you months to fully recover and be able to return to all of your normal activities. A severe TBI is a score between 3 and 8 on the GCS. Severe TBIs are often associated with permanent cognitive or emotional changes and physical limitations. After suffering a severe TBI, you or a loved one may never be able to do everything you used to in regard to work, at home, or your hobbies. Severe TBIs also can lead to comas, vegetative states, and death. If you lost a loved one due to a severe brain injury, call our San Jose brain injury attorneys right away. We are highly experienced in handling California's wrongful death claims.

Brain Injury Compensation

If someone else is responsible for you or a relative suffering a brain injury, you should speak with a personal injury or wrongful death lawyer as soon as you can. While we cannot guarantee a specific outcome to your claim, we can advise you on the validity, strength, and value of your claim. When there is evidence that another individual or business’s carelessness, recklessness, or intentional misconduct caused an accident that resulted in your injuries or loved one’s death, then you have the right to demand compensation. In most circumstances, we pursue a settlement through an insurance claim. That being said, that does not mean we advise against filing a lawsuit. Often, filing a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit is important to obtain additional evidence, show the insurer you are serious about your claim, and to give you the opportunity to take the at-fault party to trial, if necessary. Through an insurance settlement or trial, our brain injury lawyers in San Jose will fight for you to recover compensation for your:

• Past and future medical expenses,
• Lost wages and employment benefits;
• Other injury-related expenses;
• Property damage;
• Pain and suffering;
• Emotional distress;
• Disfigurement;
• Disability;
• Reduced earning potential;
• Reduced quality of life; and
• Loss of consortium.

Call Harris Personal Injury Lawyers for Help Today

You should not have to deal with a difficult insurance claim process or lawsuit on your own after an accident. You are already suffering and should have time to heal without being bothered by insurance adjusters and the other party’s attorneys. The practical and legal aspects of your situation can be handled by an experienced San Jose accident lawyer from Harris Personal Injury Lawyers. Call us at 1-800-GO-HARRIS to schedule your free consultation and get started.