A brain injury can change everything in an instant, including how you think, how you work, and how you live your daily life. Whether it happened in a car accident, a fall, or another incident caused by someone else’s negligence, the effects often last long after the initial diagnosis, and the medical bills can pile up. Insurance companies may dispute the severity of brain injuries because many symptoms are not visible from the outside.
An experienced Denver brain injury lawyer can fight to hold the responsible party accountable and pursue the full compensation your recovery requires. Reach out to brain injury attorneys today and schedule your free consultation.
Why Do You Need a Lawyer After a Brain Injury in Denver?
You need a lawyer after a brain injury because these claims are harder to prove than most, and insurers know it. Symptoms like memory problems and fatigue don’t show up on an X-ray, which gives adjusters room to argue your injury is exaggerated or unrelated to the accident. An injury lawyer in Denver can help document the injury and connect it to the accident with medical records, imaging, expert opinions, and other evidence. Here’s how:
- Gathering medical records, imaging, and expert opinions that document how the injury has affected your thinking, work, and daily functioning
- Calculating damages that include future treatment and reduced earning ability, not just the bills you have currently
- Handling every conversation with the insurance company so nothing you say gets used to undercut your claim
Our team can help you pursue compensation for the full extent of your losses.
Why Choose Ridder Law for Your Denver Brain Injury Case?
A brain injury case often comes down to how well your lawyer can prove what changed after the accident, and that takes more work than some firms are willing to put in. Clients choose Ridder Law because the firm prepares every case thoroughly and stays involved from start to finish.
- You work directly with your attorney throughout your case instead of getting passed to a paralegal
- Fourteen years of experience handling serious injury claims in Colorado
- A record that includes more than $50 million recovered through settlements and judgments
Consultations are free, so contact Ridder Law today to talk through what happened and find out whether you have a case.
What Is a Traumatic Brain Injury?
A traumatic brain injury is damage to the brain caused by an outside force, usually a blow to the head or a sudden jolt that causes the brain to move inside the skull. TBIs cover a wide range of severity, and could include concussions, which doctors often classify as mild, or more severe injuries that leave a person with lasting problems in memory, concentration, speech, mood, or physical coordination. The word “mild” can be misleading. A concussion can still cause headaches, sleep problems, irritability, and trouble focusing that persist for months, or even longer.
What Causes Brain Injuries in Denver?
Brain injuries happen in almost any situation where the head takes an impact or the body is violently jolted. Common causes include:
- Car accidents
- Truck accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Pedestrian and bicycle accidents
- Falls
- Premises liability incidents, such as hazards on someone else’s property
- Workplace accidents
- Sports and recreational incidents
- Acts of violence
How the injury happened matters legally, not just medically. The cause of the accident determines who may be responsible for it, which insurance coverage applies, and what kind of claim you can bring. Part of a lawyer’s job early in the case is determining what occurred while the evidence is still available.
Who May Be Responsible for a Brain Injury?
Responsibility in a brain injury case usually comes down to negligence, which means someone failed to use reasonable care and caused the injury as a result. A driver who ran a red light, a store that ignored a spill, and a company that skipped required safety measures have all potentially acted negligently. Depending on how the injury occurred, liable parties may include:
Negligent Drivers
Drivers are often responsible for brain injuries when they cause an accident. This can happen due to speeding, distraction, impairment, or simply failing to pay attention. When a driver’s carelessness causes a crash, they can be held responsible for the injuries and expenses that follow.
Trucking Companies
When a commercial truck is involved, the company that employs the driver may share the responsibility. Trucking companies and motor carriers may be required to ensure drivers are properly qualified, maintain commercial vehicles, and comply with applicable federal safety regulations. A company that cuts corners on any of those duties can be held accountable.
Property Owners
Falls can cause serious brain injuries, and some occur because of dangerous property conditions such as broken stairs, poor lighting, spills, or missing handrails. Whether a property owner can be held liable depends on the circumstances, including the injured person’s legal status on the property and what the owner knew or should have known about the hazard.
Employers or Contractors
Brain injuries on job sites, particularly in construction, sometimes trace back to an employer or contractor who failed to follow safety requirements. These cases can be complicated because workers’ compensation rules may limit claims against a direct employer. A third-party contractor or subcontractor whose negligence caused the injury, however, may be subject to a separate third-party injury claim.
Product Manufacturers
Sometimes the injury, or its severity, comes down to a product that failed. A defective helmet, a faulty vehicle component, or malfunctioning safety equipment can all lead to a product liability claim against the manufacturer.
Some cases involve more than one responsible party. A truck accident, for example, might involve the driver, the trucking company, and a parts manufacturer all sharing fault. Identifying every potentially liable party is important because it can affect the sources of compensation available in the case.
Contact a Denver Brain Injuries Lawyer at Ridder Law Today
Living with a brain injury is hard enough without having to battle insurance companies at the same time. You deserve compensation that accounts for the full scope of your losses, not just the immediate medical bills you’re facing. The sooner you get an experienced attorney involved, the sooner they can start building your case and calculating what it could be worth. Contact a Denver brain injury lawyer at (720) 812-1047 from our firm today to schedule a free consultation.