Catastrophic Injury/Brain Injury

Unis & Associates • Irvine, California • Brain and Head Injury Attorney

It can happen in an instant. You are driving home from dinner when suddenly another car darts out in front of you. There is no time to brake. Your airbag deploys but you still hit your head hard. You black out. When you awaken, a nurse tells you you've sustained a serious concussion but will be able to go home in the morning. A few days later, you start forgetting things--your keys, appointment dates--and your spouse is concerned about your sudden mood swings. You go to the doctor who doesn't find anything, but suggests an MRI. It reveals the worst--a traumatic brain injury and perhaps permanent damage.

If you or a family member has been catastrophically injured in an accident, the personal injury attorneys at Unis & Associates, PLC can help you get the compensation you deserve. Because catastrophic injury, such as loss of a limb, spinal cord injury, paralysis, or loss of a sense, is usually permanent, it requires an attorney with an understanding of the complex medical issues, emotional costs, and the economic consequences, including projecting wage loss, care giving costs, and medical bills. At Unis & Associates, we know how to properly litigate catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases, and will work hard to make sure you and your family recover the money you need to move on with your life. Free Consultation

If you or a loved one has sustained a serious brain and head injury, call 1-877-250-7007 to speak to an experienced Orange County personal injury lawyer.

Head Trauma and TBI Attorney

If a family member suffered a traumatic brain injury, or you suspect brain damage resulting from a motor vehicle accident, the Head & Brain Trauma Lawyers of Unis & Associates, PLC has the medical knowledge and litigation experience to pursue the maximum compensation possible. Contact us today for a free case evaluation. Serving clients throughout California, we respond promptly to all inquiries. Call (949) 250-7007 or toll-free at 1-877-250-7007. Free Consultation

Brain injury occurs in many ways and manifests differently in each individual:

A head-on auto accident may result in the head striking the windshield, damaging the frontal lobe of the brain.

A side-impact crash bangs the head off the window, often injuring the temporal lobe.

In a rear-end collision, the whipsawing of the head and neck can result in a contra coup injury, literally bouncing the brain off the other end of the skull.

In a motorcycle accident, the rider's head often strikes the other vehicle or slams against the pavement, resulting in a range of brain injuries. Even with an approved helmet, damage to the brain can occur.

Compensation For TBI Accidents

Most people recover fully from a minor insult to the brain, but a traumatic brain injury causes irreversible damage to brain tissues. In some cases, other parts of the brain take over those functions, but typically victims suffer permanent effects. Not all brain injuries are revealed through medical tests such as CT scans. In preparing a claim or lawsuit for damages, I rely on family members, physical therapists, neurologists, and psychiatrists to document symptoms, including:

• Aphasia / dysphasia (loss of speech)
• Short-term memory loss, or amnesia
• Dizziness, vertigo, and balance issues
• Loss of motor function, or paralysis
• Confusion / difficulty concentrating
• Vision loss or impairment
• Chronic headache or nausea
• Personality changes and mood swings

Unis & Associates, PLC is committed to improving life for clients and helping them move forward after the accident. We can prepare a life care plan for the victim that accounts for future medical care and equipment, replacement of lost earning potential, vocational rehabilitation, physical therapy, home care, and other needs. In presenting the case to a jury or an insurance settlement conference, we can assemble a Day in the Life video showing the client's former life, daily struggles, and progress. This powerful tool demonstrates both the life changing effects of a traumatic brain injury and the client's will to get better. Free Consultation

Call our Irvine office at 949-250-7007 or 1-877-250-7007 or contact us online to arrange a free consultation. Hospital visits and evening or weekend appointments available.

Head injuries can be the outcome of serious automobile accidents that are caused by auto defects. Head injuries are suffered when a victim's head violently impacts some unyielding object in or outside of the vehicle during a collision or a rollover accident. Head injuries can be closed or open and include damage to the skull, scalp or brain. The majority of all traumatic brain injuries are received in motor vehicle accidents. Head injuries are some of the most fatal injuries that a victim can sustain in a car accident. Free Consultation

Head injuries can be suffered by victims in a car accident because of defects in a vehicle component or structural design, production, or repair. Defective seatbelts, seatbacks, airbags, tires, roof structure, door latches, and fuel systems can all cause or contribute to head injuries that are sustained in auto accidents. These defects decrease the likelihood that a person will be adequately restrained and protected in the event of an auto accident. Free Consultation

The overall design of a vehicle can also make the car less stable, increasing the risk that vehicles will rollover in an accident. SUVs are particularly prone to rollover in an accident, and they do rollover at four to sixteen times the rate of other passenger vehicles. SUV manufacturers are well aware of the rollover risks inherent to the design of their products, but still choose to put drivers and passengers at elevated safety risks in the name of increased profits. Free Consultation

Head injuries from motor vehicle accidents can range from subtle or severe. A person with head injuries may suffer loss of consciousness, coma, concussion, head or brain bleeding, swelling, amnesia, altered mental states, and other neurological disturbances immediately following an auto accident, or the effects of head injuries may be more subtle and take longer to develop. Head injuries can lead to partial or total disability and often involve some degree of physical, motor, cognitive, behavior, and/or psychosocial impairment. Free Consultation

Physical and motor symptoms of head injuries can include: vision, speech, hearing, and other sensory impairments, lack of coordination, seizures, paralysis, weakness, headaches, and other motor complications.

Cognitive damage suffered as a result of head injuries can include problems with memory, attention, concentration, reasoning, problem solving, information processing, and speech capabilities. Behavioral changes that can occur with head injuries include: extreme emotions or drastic mood swings, agitation, irritability, disinhibition, sexual dysfunction, anxiety and depression. The psychosocial consequences of head injuries may make work, school and personal relationships difficult for a victim to manage. Free Consultation

The adverse consequences of head injuries can improve over time or have the potential to leave a victim with a permanent disability which greatly impedes on everyday life. There are a variety of therapeutic techniques that can assist a person who has suffered head injuries from a motor vehicle accident Free Consultation

At Unis & Associates, PLC, our personal injury attorneys, Gerald Unis and others, have over twenty years of combined trial experience. We have worked for the opposing side, defending insurance companies in personal injury suits, and we still maintains their respect. We put the knowledge we gained defending insurance companies toward helping the victims of the negligent actions of others. We have an extensive background in the natural sciences, and extensive medical resources at our disposal. Free Consultation

In addition to catastrophic personal injury and brain injury, our personal injury practice includes serious personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents and product liability.

Call 1-877-250-7007 to Speak to an Orange County Catastrophic Personal Injury Attorney

If you or a loved one has suffered a catastrophic personal injury, contact the experienced personal injury attorney at Unis & Associates, PLC in Irvine, California.