Head Injury

If you or someone you know has suffered a head injury in Connecticut, we can assist with your claim. Put our decades of legal experience to work for you. We will advance all fees and expenses for your case including hiring experts to strengthen your case. Once the case is concluded, we will be reimbursed for costs out of the recovery. If no recovery is reached, you do not owe anything for the costs and expenses, which will be absorbed by us. All cases are handled on a contingency fee basis, which means you do not pay us until we recover money for you.

1. What is a Head Injury?

A head injury can be defined as damage caused to the head, resulting from an open or closed head injury the results of which are expected to continue for an indefinite amount of time and creates a substantial handicap to the individual. A person is said to have a head brain injury when that person has had a traumatically induced physiological disruption of brain function. A person can suffer such an injury as a result of:

Because the types and varying degrees or severity of head injuries are so varied, the general symptoms can be quite different. The physical symptoms can range from coma and paralysis to seizures to headaches and extreme fatigue. Additional symptoms can also include: memory loss, attention impairment, language impairment, conduct changes and disorders, motor disorders, difficulty in understanding and processing information, loss of balance, loss of sense of time and any other neurological dysfunction. A traumatic brain injury may be manifested by: any period of loss of consciousness; any loss of memory for events either before or after the accident; or any alteration in the mental state of a person at the time of the accident (i.e., confusion or disorientation).

2. If I Am Involved In A Head Injury Accident, What Should I Do?

It is extremely important that you contact us as soon as possible. It is critical not to do anything that might have a negative affect upon your case. We might advise you not to give any statements or sign any authorizations, so it is important to speak with us before you do something that could have a negative impact on your case. There are also potential notice requirements that, if missed, could result in the dismissal of your case.

3. How is Liability Determined?

The critical issue in many personal injury cases is just how a "reasonable person" would be expected to act in the situation that caused the injury. A person is negligent when he or she fails to act like a "reasonable person". Whether a given person has met the "reasonable person standard" is often a matter that is decided by a jury after the presentation of evidence and argument at trial. This is one of the many reasons why you should contact us as soon as possible so we can start to investigate and develop your case.

4. What Compensation Might The Estate Receive If The Case is Successful?

Usually, a person who is liable for an injury--which generally means his or her liability insurance company--must pay an injured person or that person's estate for:

You will be awarded "damages," or compensation, which is money intended to restore you to the position you were in before your injury. This money is not considered income (excluding monies paid for loss of income) and is not taxable as income by the federal or state government.

5. How Do I Go About Getting Experts To Help Me With My Head Injury Case?

We will be able to suggest a team of experts that can range from private investigators to psychologists to vocational rehabilitation therapists to economists to help develop your case.

6. Who Will Pay The Expenses of Hiring All Of These Experts?

We will advance all costs and expenses of the case as they are incurred. Once the case is concluded, we would be reimbursed for our costs out of the recovery. If there is no recovery, the client will owe nothing for the costs and expenses, which will be absorbed by us.

7. How Do I Go About Proving The Seriousness Of My Head Injury?

There are numerous of issues that must be investigated and documented regarding a head injury before we can determine if you have a case which we would be interesting in pursuing. It is imperative that you have proper tests done by medical experts to understand the nature and extent of your head injury. It may also be helpful to employ other experts to help develop and explain how your injuries have affected you and how they will affect you for the rest of your life.

8. Do Any of Your Attorneys Have Any Specialized Training or Awards?

One of our attorneys has received Advanced Negotiation Training at the Harvard Law School and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum which is one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the U.S. For additional information please see our attorney biographies.

9. Why Should I Hire Hastings, Cohan and Walsh, LLP to Represent Me?

Because we are passionate about what we do and have decades of experience in representing Connecticut accident victims. Before you hire a lawyer, speak to an insurance adjuster, or sign any paperwork, order a copy of our free book "The Crash Course on Personal Injury Claims in Connecticut."

If you or someone you know has suffered a head injury, you should contact us as soon as possible. Don't delay in consulting us so we can get to work for you right away.

Please call us at 1-888-842-8466 or complete our online form on the right hand side of this web page and tell us about your case.