Seeking Compensation For A Florida Traumatic Brain Injury
There are many different types of injury that can occur on any given day in Florida, but perhaps the most serious is the traumatic brain injury (TBI). A TBI is an injury caused by an outside force – most often, blunt trauma to the head. They can be anywhere from mild to severe, and can happen as a result of almost any action under the sun. If you or a loved one have experienced a TBI due to someone else’s negligence, however, you deserve to seek money damages from them to help cover your expenses.
Causes & Effects
TBIs are more frequent than the average person might want to realize. Data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in 2020 reported approximately 214,000 TBI-related hospitalizations in that year, with around 64,000 deaths from TBIs being recorded. People over age 75 registered the highest rates in both categories, hovering around 30 percent, and males are far more likely to be hospitalized or die of a TBI than females (no data on non-binary people exists as of this writing).
These injuries occur so often because almost any blunt trauma can create one – anything from an auto accident to a stray baseball to a domestic violence incident may cause the brain to strike the side of the skull with the necessary force to cause injury. That said, a TBI occurring as a result of someone’s actions (or failure to act) may give rise to grounds for a lawsuit, if evidence of negligence exists.
Where To Start My Suit?
Depending on the nature of your or your loved one’s injury, determining where to begin a lawsuit may be confusing; a case involving negligence is known as a personal injury case, but the underlying offense involved in each case will differ. For example, if you sustained a TBI in a domestic violence-related incident, you might file a civil claim for domestic battery, while a TBI inflicted in an auto accident will likely be a case of (alleged) ordinary negligence.
Regardless of the underlying offense, though, the issue in your case will be whether or not the defendant or defendants were negligent in causing the TBI to happen. If your attorney can establish that the defendant’s actions breached their duty to exercise care, and led directly to your suffering harm, you stand a good chance to prevail at trial (or in a settlement).
Contact An Orlando Traumatic Brain Injury Attorney
If you or a loved one have sustained a traumatic brain injury, it can result in anything from two weeks on the couch to significant, permanent life changes. An Orlando TBI attorney from the Hornsby Law Group can offer compassionate and knowledgeable representation during what can be a scary time for a family. Call our office today at (407) 499-8887 to schedule a consultation.
Source:
wisqars.cdc.gov/fatal-injury-trends/
