Dealing with a traumatic brain injury, like a concussion, after a car accident is a scary experience.
When someone else causes your injuries, you have a right to seek compensation for your losses. You may have questions about concussion settlement amounts and what your case could receive.
Contact an experienced personal injury attorney to discuss the facts of your case and a possible settlement amount for your injury.
¿Qué es una conmoción cerebral?
Concussions are often deemed “minor” because they are generally not life-threatening. However, concussions often cause severe and lasting injuries.
A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) resulting from a jolt, blow, or bump that forces the head to move back and forth suddenly. This movement of the brain inside the skull damages brain cells.
Concussions are divided into three categories, depending on their severity.
- Mild concussions do not result in a loss of consciousness. While there may be temporary confusion, these symptoms rarely last longer than 15 minutes.
- Moderate concussions result in a loss of consciousness. In some situations, the victim may have amnesia and not remember the event.
- Severe concussions result in a loss of consciousness and, in some cases, a coma. The resulting brain damage causes cognitive, physical, and behavioral impairments.
It’s vital to seek a complete medical assessment following a car accident. A medical evaluation ensures any concussion or other injury receives the prompt attention of a medical professional.
Your personal injury lawyer uses these evaluations in negotiations for a concussion car accident settlement amount.
Factors Affecting Concussion Settlement Amounts
The Severity of the Injury
The severity and length of time required to heal from your injury affect your settlement for a concussion. Concussions may be challenging to evaluate.
Symptoms may change and become more or less severe over time. Therefore, your personal injury attorney may request multiple assessments of your condition to determine a fair concussion car accident settlement.
Liability
Concussion settlement amounts are obviously dependent on determining exactly who is at fault for your injury.
Knowing if more than one party bears the fault makes it easier for your personal injury attorney to pursue compensation and aggressively negotiate for a fair concussion car accident settlement amount.
What Are the Damages Included in a Concussion Car Accident Settlement Amount?
When you suffer a concussion in a car accident, you may recover both economic (or special) damages and non-economic (or general) damages for your injuries and expenses.
Daños económicos
Economic damages include tangible losses like financial expenses related to your injury:
- Past and future medical expenses,
- Lost wages due to an inability to work,
- Daños materiales.
These damages are typically easy to calculate based on your actual expenses resulting from the accident.
Daños no económicos
Non-economic damages include intangible losses that are more difficult to quantify. However, these losses relate directly to the physical trauma suffered in your accident:
- Dolor físico y sufrimiento,
- Angustia mental,
- Angustia emocional,
- Desfiguración,
- Physical impairment
- Pérdida de consorcio.
Non-economic damages seek to compensate you for the consequences of your concussion that continue to impact your quality of life.
Your personal injury attorney considers every detail of your case to determine a suitable value for your damages. In negotiations, this value is used to reach a satisfactory concussion car accident settlement amount.
Contacte con nosotros
Since 1962, the attorneys at Zimmerman Law Firm, P.C. have zealously represented the interests of injured parties in personal injury lawsuits.
We built our firm on the philosophy of helping our clients get on with their lives while we pursue compensation on your behalf.
The Zimmerman Law Firm has a successful track record of obtaining favorable results for thousands of Texans in personal injury and wrongful death matters.
Getting a settlement for a concussion requires the assistance of a skilled personal injury lawyer. Contact us today for a free case review to find out how we can help you.
Michael Zimmerman
Michael nació en Houston, Texas. Estudió en las universidades de Baylor y Texas State, donde se licenció en Ciencias en 1987. Se especializó en Biología y en Química. Terminó su educación legal en Texas Southern University en 1990, obteniendo un Doctorado en Derecho de la Escuela de Derecho Thurgood Marshall. Fue admitido en el Colegio de Abogados del Estado de Texas en 1990.
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