Boston, Massachusetts, Brain Injury Lawyers
The accurate diagnosis and prospects for recovery from brain injuries can vary a great deal from one victim to another. Serious head and brain injury cases can be complex matters requiring extensive resources to fully understand the impact to the lives of victims and their loved ones. At Kenney & Conley, we have decades of experience with the recovery of personal injury damages for people severely hurt in construction site accidents, motor vehicle crashes, and falls from heights at work.
To learn how we work to maximize the compensation available to help you and your family in the aftermath of a severe injury to the head, contact our personal injury law firm in Braintree.
Skilled Representation in Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)
Our attorneys have extensive experience with the investigation and litigation of cases involving moderate and severe traumatic brain injury. Working closely with neurologists and neuropsychologists, economists, and life care planners, we can accurately determine the costs associated with types of TBI, including:
- Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) - nerve fiber or blood vessel damage
- Hypoxic-ischemic injury (HII) - swelling that restricts blood flow
- Focal contusions - bruises causing swelling, bleeding and tissue destruction
- Cerebral or intracranial hemorrhage - blood leakage inside the skull
- Subdural hematoma (SDH) - slow bleeding outside the brain
- Hydrocephalus - fluid buildup preventing nerve cell function
- Intracranial pressure (ICP) - pressure caused by soft tissue against the skull
By establishing the scope of the way a brain injury impacts the ability to live a normal life and what is needed moving forward, we can also challenge insurance companies who often downplay brain injury damage.
It is important to avoid the temptation to settle early--an offer might not adequately cover the complete costs of home care and future treatment when expected recovery of cognitive function never materializes. In the worst traumatic brain injury situations, the victim's family will also be entitled to compensation for the loss of the companionship and nurturance of the victim.
Understanding Hidden Issues with Head Injuries
We also handle cases involving the more subtle symptoms characteristic of closed head injuries, including post-concussive syndrome. The effects of a blunt force blow to the head in a bicycle or swimming pool accident might barely be noticed if accompanied by a broken arm or leg, but weeks or months after the injury the victim's family or closest friends may notice changes in personality or mood. Quite often, only the most sophisticated neural diagnostic tests will disclose the brain injury that accounts for these subtle changes.
Our Greater Boston brain injury attorneys will help ensure that you and your family understand and are fully compensated for all of the elements of your loss following a severe brain or head injury. For more information and a free consultation, contact Kenney & Conley online, or call us toll free at 1-866-433-9758.
Kenney & Conley, P.C.
