Altoona Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer

A vehicle accident, a construction accident, or another kind of personal injury accident can cause a traumatic brain injury. This can be devastating for a person and their family, especially if it leads to loss of life. Legal and financial support can help everyone through a difficult period in their lives, and the personal injury attorneys at Berger and Green are ready to fight on your behalf.

You and your family may be going through a difficult period if someone in the family suffered a traumatic brain injury. If so, our firm can provide the support you’re looking for. Find out how an Altoona traumatic brain injury lawyer from our firm can help you when you reach out for a free consultation.

About Our Altoona Brain Injury Lawyers and Law Firm

Our personal injury firm has over 40 years of experience with cases involving accidents, including even the most serious accidents. Our experience tells us when it’s best to sue another party, and our experience also lets us handle difficult insurers and opposing attorneys in or out of court.

Investigate Your Case: We thoroughly investigate the accident, gathering evidence such as police reports, witness statements, and medical records to build a strong case on your behalf.
Negotiate with Insurance Companies: We handle all communications and negotiations with insurance companies to ensure you receive fair compensation.
Provide Legal Advice: We offer expert legal advice tailored to your specific situation, helping you understand your rights and options.
Represent You in Court: If a fair settlement cannot be reached, we will aggressively represent you in court to fight for the compensation you deserve.
Assess Damages: We evaluate all damages, including medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering, to maximize your claim.
Handle Paperwork: We take care of all the legal paperwork, ensuring that everything is filed correctly and on time.
Negotiate Settlements: We work to secure the best possible settlement for you, often avoiding the need for a lengthy trial.
Provide Support: We stand by you throughout the entire process, offering support and keeping you informed every step of the way.

Our personal injury attorneys are committed to each individual client. You can expect a high level of commitment from your traumatic brain injury attorney in Altoona, PA. Your attorney will fight hard for the compensation you deserve even if it means taking your case into the courtroom.

We Help With Traumatic Brain Injuries Caused By Various Accidents in Altoona

Traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs, can occur in many kinds of accidents. Our firm has injury attorneys who can help in all sorts of cases. Our team includes:

Car accident lawyers: Whether you’re traveling along roads like Chestnut Avenue or 17th Street, or coming in and out of the city along I-99, a car accident can leave you with losses and expenses, and our team can fight for damages.
Truck accident lawyers: Truck accidents can cause major damage, and other drivers can be at risk of accidents with truckers on busy highways like I-99 or on busy thoroughfares like Union Avenue.
Motorcycle accident lawyers: Motorcyclists, whether cruising around town or taking the highway, can face severe and fatal accidents from careless drivers.
Bus accident lawyers: If you are hurt by an AMTRAN bus or other private or public bus, our team can seek damages from all liable parties.
Construction accident lawyers: such as one involving workers’ compensation
Premises liability accident lawyers: We help with slip and fall accidents, dog bites, and other premises liability claims.
Pedestrian accident lawyers and bicycle accident lawyers: When you’re on foot or on a bike, negligent and careless drivers can cause significant harm, especially around the Downtown area.

We even have Social Security Disability lawyers who can help you seek crucial disability benefits if your TBI is disabling.

A Traumatic Brain Injury Leading to Loss of Life

You may have lost a loved one due to a traumatic brain injury. If this is the case, we’re very sorry for your loss. We understand how difficult it is to deal with loss while considering legal action. Our wrongful death lawyers are here to make this time a little easier and handle all legal tasks and fight for fair compensation after a loved one’s passing.

Who Is Liable for a Traumatic Brain Injury?

Depending on the kind of accident, one or more particular parties could be responsible for an injury, like a TBI. For example, if a pedestrian is hit by a vehicle, the driver may be responsible, but the local government may also be responsible if road workers left debris in the middle of a road.

If your case, one or more of the following parties may be responsible for your or your loved one’s injury:

A motorist, commercial truck driver, bus driver, or another vehicle operator
A construction company
A homeowner or landlord
A consumer product designer, manufacturer, or marketer
A caregiver

How to Hold a Responsible Party to Account

You can file an insurance claim or a lawsuit against the responsible party in your case. However, holding them to account isn’t necessarily that simple. Each of the parties we listed above has a responsibility to avoid harming people. For example, a motorist has to drive safely in order to prevent an accident that could injure another motorist.

This responsibility is called a duty of care. To hold a party accountable and prove their liability, you must establish the party had a duty of care and demonstrate that the party breached this duty. Proving liability also requires showing that this breach directly caused your harm and that you are left with losses because of these actions. We must show evidence of liability and prove each piece of criteria to an insurance company, a judge, or a jury.

Sometimes, presenting corroborating evidence, like witness testimony, is necessary. In many cases, suing the other party and taking them to court is necessary. An Altoona TBI injury lawyer from our firm can evaluate how best to manage your traumatic brain injury claim.

What Damages Can You Claim in an Altoona Traumatic Brain Injury Case?

Since your accident or your loved one’s accident, you and your family may be struggling in many ways. You may be in physical pain and financial trouble, for example. If your family lost a loved one due to their injury, the damages may be especially serious.

One of our firm’s Altoona traumatic brain injury attorneys can help you list your damages and then pursue them through a personal injury claim or wrongful death /survival action lawsuit. In your list of damages, there may be:

Pain and suffering
Medical expenses, including any expenses for therapies and other rehabilitation
Expenses for any necessary assistive equipment or accommodative home renovations
Wages and other forms of income you haven’t been able to earn due to your injury preventing you from working
Bills for your damaged or destroyed property
Mental anguish due to your injuries or because you lost a loved one
Loss of consortium
Loss of your loved one’s financial contributions
Punitive damages, if your case involves gross negligence

We can address all the legal hurdles that may be keeping you from getting a fair settlement.

What Is an Altoona Traumatic Brain Injury Case Worth?

The value of a case depends on several factors, such as the severity of the victim’s damages. A claimant may not know the true value of their case until their doctor and an Altoona traumatic brain lawyer from our firm evaluate their damages for them.

Many of your damages may be intangible and difficult to evaluate, such as your pain and suffering. Such damages can be evaluated by an Altoona traumatic brain injury attorney from our firm. This service may be vital since it may help prevent the insurance company or even a judge from devaluing your damages, which would reduce your compensation

Our firm can also review your application for Social Security Disability benefits (Social Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income) should the accident have left you disabled and unable to work.

What Is the Deadline to File an Altoona Brain Injury Lawsuit?

The filing deadline for a personal injury lawsuit in Pennsylvania is 2 years from the date of an incident, per Pa. C.S.A. § 5524. The filing deadline for a wrongful death lawsuit in the state is 2 years from the date of the loss of life. A survival action’s statute of limitations is two years from the date of your loved ones accident.

One of our firm’s attorneys can help you meet the deadline for these suits. It’s common to sue in TBI cases, so your Altoona TBI attorney will help you consider this legal option.

Contact a TBI Lawyer in Altoona, PA

If you believe you or a loved one should have legal and financial support, contact us at Berger and Green. We will help you hold the responsible party in your case liable for your damages. If it helps you recover your due damages, we won’t hesitate to sue the other party and take your case to court.

Contact us today for a free consultation with an Altoona traumatic brain injury lawyer. If you decide to hire one of our attorneys, they can work for you at no charge unless they recover compensation for you.