A permanent brain injury may be difficult to recognize or prove. Changes in a person’s behavior or personality may be subtle. But with all damage to the brain, the earlier a brain injury is diagnosed, the earlier a person can begin a treatment program. This article discussed different types of brain injuries including a closed head injury and swelling of the brain.
Brain injuries can generally be classified by their cause. There are injuries caused by contact and those that are not caused by contact. This article discusses causes of brain injuries including contact accidents, whiplash, and brain injuries due to medical reasons like strokes and heart attacks.
If a spinal cord injury resulted because of another person’s negligent acts, the injured person may want to consider taking legal action against the responsible party to recover damages. Depending on how the injury occurred, there are different types of lawsuits that may be filed:
- Personal injury lawsuit: if the injury resulted from an individual’s negligence, like a car accident
- Medical malpractice: if the injury resulted from a surgical mistake or misdiagnosis
- Products liability: if the injury resulted from a defective product, like a seatbelt
- Premises liability: if the injury occurred on another person or entity’s property
Types of damages for SCI victims include…
The wrongful death of an elderly person can leave the spouse or children with a loss of both companionship and monetary contributions. The surviving spouse may have been relying on the pension of the deceased; if the pension plan does not have a survivorship benefit, the spouse may have lost quite a bit of money due to the death of his or her loved one. Many courts will take this into account when calculating damages. Courts also may take into account the companionship, guidance and affection provided by the elderly person to the children or spouse. One the other hand …
- Who can be held responsible to the injured parties in an air crash?
- Can the owner/operator be held criminally liable?
- What is the Statute of Repose?
- What is the FAA?
- What is the NTSB?
- What is GARA?
- What are the most common causes of aircraft accidents?
- Do the same laws apply to commercial aircraft and private aircraft?
Parents who can recover for the death of a child generally include the child’s mother, the child’s acknowledged father or the child’s adoptive parents. People who act as the child’s parents, but are not legally the child’s parents, usually cannot recover compensation…
Damages in Wrongful Death Actions
- Why types of damages are awarded in wrongful death lawsuits and how are they determined?
- Are punitive damages recoverable in wrongful death actions?
- How are damages calculated in wrongful death lawsuits?
- Monetary Damages for Wrongful Death
- Factors in Determining Emotional Loss
- Factors in Determining Economic Loss
- Survival Action for the Injuries of the Deceased
Pursuing a Lawsuit for a Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injuries are some of the worst types of injuries suffered today. Not only do the victims suffer paralysis, but there are also many other health consequences from a SCI, including bowel and bladder problems, breathing difficulty, blood pressure and heart dysfunction, spasms, loss of reproductive and sexual function and increased risk of blood clots, bed sores and pneumonia. People with SCI generally also have a shorter life expectancy…
A catastrophic injury or illness usually occurs suddenly and without warning. Injuries that are considered catastrophic (due to the enormous impact they have on the lives of the individuals who experience them) include the following: brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, severe burns, multiple fractures, or other, neurological disorders. If a catastrophic injury was caused by the negligent or intentional act of another, or by a dangerous or defective product, a personal injury claim by the victim will be an integral factor in his or her future quality of life, including the quality of the medical care and other support he or she will receive…
While a wrongful death award compensates the survivor, a pain and suffering award normally compensates the person who experienced the pain and suffering. Some states allow pain and suffering to be included in a wrongful death lawsuit; others do not. The pain and suffering must have been due …