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Brain Injuries

Accident Lawyers Asserting the Rights of Ocala Residents

It is estimated that more than half of all traumatic brain injuries arise out of car crashes. Immediately after the accident, there may be no open wound or laceration on an accident victim's head. However, when the skull hits a steering wheel, windshield, or airbag, the brain may continue in its movement and strike the internal bone of the skull, even though the head has stopped moving. The impact can bruise the brain or cause hemorrhaging that is not visible. Similarly, if you are a motorcyclist, you may suffer serious harm if you are not wearing a helmet. If you incur a brain injury as a result of a car crash near Ocala, the accident attorneys at the Dean Law Firm can help you pursue the compensation you need.

Seek Compensation for Brain Trauma

Severe injuries arising from car accidents include traumatic brain damage, spinal cord injury, and blunt trauma. You can potentially recover compensation for these types of harm by proving the other driver's negligence. As the victim, you would need to show the defendant's duty of reasonable care, a breach of duty, actual and proximate causation, and quantifiable damages that are not overly speculative. Among the forms of compensation you may be able to recover for brain injuries are medical expenses, lost income, loss of household services, psychological anguish, long-term care, and pain and suffering.

If you are partly at fault for the accident and your resulting harm, Florida will apply the pure comparative fault rule in the ensuing lawsuit. This means the jury will determine the total amount of damages and apportion liability between the parties. For example, if the losses in your brain injury case are valued at $1 million, and you are found 50% at fault, you can recover up to $500,000. In a pure comparative fault state, unlike some other states, you can recover to the extent the other person is at fault, even if you are more responsible for the harm than anyone else who was involved.

Sometimes additional factors may make your injury more severe. For example, there are cases where the design or manufacture of the car contributes to the brain trauma because the vehicle fails to protect people in it as thoroughly as it should have. If there is a product defect that caused or exacerbated your injury or that of a loved one, such as an improperly designed roof, a feature that caused your car to roll over, or a child seat safety failure, you may wish to bring a product liability case against the manufacturer.

Discuss Your Injury Claim with an Ocala Attorney

As you recover from an accident in Ocala or one of the surrounding communities, you should protect your rights by seeking advice from the experienced injury lawyers at the Dean Law Firm. The statute of limitations for cases arising from a traffic collision is four years, but it is wise to consult an attorney as soon as you know that you or a family member has suffered harm that was partially or wholly caused by someone else. We work hard to pursue compensation for car accident victims. Contact us at 352-387-8700 or via our online form for a free consultation. Many of our clients come from Levy, Citrus, Marion, Sumter, and Lake Counties, including Crystal River and The Villages.