Layton Brain Injury Attorney
Experienced Brain Injury Attorneys in Layton
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1.7 million people suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every year. Of those injuries, 52,000 are fatal, and 275,000 of them require the victim to be hospitalized. Any brain injury is a serious occurrence. Brain injuries can cause serious damage physically, emotionally, mentally, and financially.
If you suffered a brain injury in Layton because of another person’s negligence, you deserve compensation. Contact a dedicated Layton brain injury attorney at Feller & Wendt, LLC for help.
Types of Brain Injury
The three main brain injury categories are mild traumatic brain injuries, moderate traumatic brain injuries, and severe brain injuries. Mild traumatic brain injuries occur when the victim does not lose consciousness or only briefly loses consciousness. Concussions are the most common type of mild traumatic brain injuries.
Moderate traumatic brain injuries, while still usually treatable, have more serious effects than mild traumatic brain injuries. A person who suffered a moderate traumatic brain injury may lose consciousness for a few minutes or a few hours. They may be confused for days or weeks. They also may experience physical, cognitive, or behavioral impairment that could last for a few months or be permanent.
A person who suffered a severe brain injury could be at risk of dealing with permanent, life-changing effects. They can result from intense blows to a person’s head or wounds that penetrate the skull. Some people who experience a severe brain injury will not be able to return to the cognitive ability that they had before the incident. Severe brain injuries can lead to lessened thinking ability, sensation, language cognition, or emotions. Severe brain injuries can also be fatal. In any case, hiring a Layton brain injury attorney will be critical in obtaining fair compensation for a TBI.
Causes of Traumatic Brain Injury
The most common causes of brain injuries stem from extreme impact or a lack of oxygen. Penetration of the skull results in open head injuries. One of the most common causes of an open head injury is a bullet wound. Closed head injuries commonly occur after a slip and fall or car accident.
Deceleration can also cause brain injuries. Deceleration takes place when the brain is moving at a different speed than the skull, causing the brain to slam against the wall of the skull. The movement can occur when the head undergoes sudden and severe impact.
Deprivation of oxygen can also lead to serious brain damage. Heart attacks, respiratory failure, drops in blood pressure, and low oxygen environments can all cause a lack of oxygen in the brain.
Liability in Layton Brain Injury Cases
In some situations, negligent people or organizations cause brain injuries. If another person was responsible for your brain injury, you may be eligible to file a claim against him or her. To win a negligence claim, you must show the court the defendant had a duty of care to you, breached the duty, and that his or her failure to uphold the duty caused your brain injury. For instance, doctors have a duty of care to their patients. Proving liability can be more difficult than one would expect, so speak with a Layton personal injury lawyer experienced in traumatic brain injury cases.
Layton courts follow the comparative negligence rule. Comparative negligence means the court has the right to reduce compensation if it determines you are partially responsible for your injury. For example, if the court determines you were 25% at fault for your injury, it would reduce your compensation by 25%. You are still eligible for compensation, but the courts would only reward damages if you were less than 50% responsible for the incident.
Feller & Wendt, LLC | Brain Injury Lawyers in Layton, UT
If you suffered a brain injury in Layton because of another person or organization’s negligence, you need help. The attorneys at Feller & Wendt, LLC understand the challenges you’re facing and can offer you experienced representation for your claim. We treat all our clients like family and fight to get them the compensation they deserve after an injury due to another’s negligence or willful disregard. Contact us today for a free legal consultation.
