Fort Lauderdale Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer

Traumatic brain injuries often result in catastrophic long-term physical, emotional, and psychological effects on victims. If you or a loved one has suffered a traumatic brain injury due to another individual’s negligence, Englander Peebles can help you recover justice and the financial compensation you deserve. Let an experienced Fort Lauderdale traumatic brain injury lawyer on our team review your case before filing your claim. You may reach us at (954) 500-4878 to schedule a free consultation to get started today.

Why Choose Englander Peebles Fort Lauderdale Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyers?

At Englander Peebles, we are committed to becoming our clients trusted legal advocates while they focus on recovery and rebuilding their lives after a traumatic brain injury. We understand the impact these injuries have, including their financial implications. Our firm has secured millions for clients sustaining personal injuries in car accidents, commercial truck collisions, slip and falls—and pedestrian, bicycle, and motorcycle accidents in Fort Lauderdale.

Contingent Fee Payment Structure

We recognize that traumatic brain injuries can carry a heavy financial and emotional toll and aim to avoid adding to those burdens by using a contingent fee system. That means our fees are contingent on winning your case. There are no upfront or hidden costs to secure our legal services—and we only get paid when you do. There is zero risk in allowing us to represent your claim or lawsuit.

Free and Confidential Consultations

Our firm provides free and confidential consultations for potential clients seeking legal representation for their Fort Lauderdale traumatic brain injury. During our meeting, we will listen to your story, gather relevant information, and answer your questions. We significantly value building trust and instilling confidence in our clients. Anything you say remains confidential. Bring evidence of your traumatic brain injury to your consultation to give us a clearer understanding of your case’s circumstances.

Customized Legal Strategies

There is no one-size-fits-all solution for Fort Lauderdale traumatic brain injury cases. Our firm doesn’t apply a generic script approach to handling our client’s needs. We believe in personalized legal representation. During our initial consultation, Englander Peebles identifies your case strengths and weaknesses to ensure a compellingly customized legal strategy for your claim.

Documentation of Traumatic Brain Injuries

Our team ensures proper documentation of traumatic brain injuries to prove negligence, establish liability, and secure maximum compensation for your claim. That includes having healthcare experts review medical records for missing pertinent information or unexplained gaps in treatment. Key medical documentation necessary for proving a traumatic brain injury include the following:

• Imaging Diagnostics: Imaging is vital visual evidence documenting symptoms of traumatic brain injury. They include CT scans identifying skull fractures or bleeding and MRIs for comprehensive brain tissue evaluation.

• Neurological Examinations: Undergoing a neurological exam is essential for documenting symptoms of traumatic brain injury—such as dizziness, headaches, confusion, memory issues, and impaired motor skills or functions.

• Cognitive Assessments: Measuring cognitive function, such as attention, memory, and processing speed, is vital for diagnosing and treating traumatic brain injuries. Our lawyers consult with your treating physicians to guarantee the necessary cognitive assessments and their documentation.

Other relevant diagnostic methods, like your Glasgow coma scale, will also be reviewed to ensure accurate documentation before negotiating with liable parties. Expert witness testimony and a detailed journal documenting your pain and suffering are helpful and pertinent to documenting and proving traumatic brain injury.

Proof of Negligence

Englander Peebles assumes the burden of proving negligence and fault under Florida state statute. We will individually prove each element of negligence quintessential to valid traumatic brain injury cases: duty, breach, causation, and harm. That means demonstrating that the defendant owed you a reasonable duty and breached it, causing your traumatic brain injury and subsequent damages.

For example, a driver who had a duty to obey traffic laws and failed to do so—causing collision and traumatic brain injury. Or a negligent property owner who failed to warn or address a hazardous condition on their premises, resulting in a slip and fall.

Call Englander Peebles at (954) 500-4878 to schedule a free consultation with a trusted Fort Lauderdale traumatic brain injury lawyer to discuss the specifics of your case. We provide honest legal insight on how to secure a financial settlement for your claim. Our office is conveniently located in the Cypress Creek Medical Pavilion:

Traumatic Brain Injury Compensation in Fort Lauderdale

How much your traumatic brain injury claim is worth is influenced by factors including the injury’s severity, its impact on your daily life, your medical expenses, and anticipated long-term care requirements. Our attorneys assess the special damages in your case before assigning value to your general damages. Both your special and general damages compose the compensatory damages in your claim.

Special Damages

The special damages in your claim constitute the monetary losses your accident and traumatic brain injury costs you. We will ensure their calculations before drafting and issuing our compensation demand letter to insurers and other liable parties in your claim. Special damages commonly involved in traumatic brain injury accidents include:

• Healthcare Costs: All medical expenses relating to your traumatic brain injury are recoverable. These encompass ambulance transport, emergency room and urgent care visits, hospitalizations, surgeries, and post-operative care. Additional healthcare costs we may obtain compensation for include medical treatments, rehabilitation services, assistive devices, prescription medications, copays, and insurance deductibles.

• Long-Term Care: We consult with your treating physicians and our network of healthcare professionals to review long-term medical care needs and include their calculations in your claim. These may involve estimated expenses for ongoing medical treatments, future surgeries, medical assistive devices, and changes in care needs—such as nursing home or long-term care facility costs.

• Professional Damages: We recover income losses and other professional damages in traumatic brain injury cases. These constitute lost wages, overtime, and non-salary compensation, such as commissions and bonuses. When relevant, we factor in lost sick leave, vacation days, paid time off, healthcare benefits, retirement, and business opportunities.

• Lost Earning Capacity: When traumatic brain injuries render it impossible to return to work at the same capacity as before—or at all—our team collaborates with vocational experts to assess your lost earning capacity or future earnings. Factors considered involve your age at the time of injury, work history, current profession, education, and life expectancy.

• Property Damages: When valuing your claim, vehicle repairs and personal property, such as phones and laptops damaged in personal injury accidents, will be thoroughly assessed. Damage to homes, fences, mailboxes, gardening, and other structures will also be taken into account.

• Domestic Services: Our firm assesses home health aide or personal care assistant costs. These account for assistance with activities of daily living, like eating, hygiene, dressing, and toileting. They also compensate for assistance with instrumental activities of daily living, including laundry, housecleaning, grocery shopping, and finance management.

• In-Home Modifications: Costs associated with mobility and disability modifications can be obtained. Home modifications often involve widening doorways, installing handrails and levers, and lowering sinks and countertops. Chair lifts, ramps, and accessible bathrooms are also recoverable.

Keep copies of all documentation showing financial losses, including invoices, receipts, bills, and repair or modification estimates. We will ensure that the calculations reflect full compensation when evaluating special damages in your traumatic brain injury claim ind.

General Damages

General damages refer to the intangible losses experienced due to a traumatic brain injury. These damages are not easily quantifiable without the help of a Fort Lauderdale traumatic brain injury lawyer. You must gather thorough documentation and witness testimony to secure compensation for these intangible losses. The general damages we can assess for a traumatic brain injury are as follows:

• Pain and Suffering: We evaluate the pain and suffering you experience due to your TBI when determining general damages. These damages compensate for physical pain, chronic pain, mental anguish, fear, anger, sleep loss, and other emotional distress. Document symptoms of pain and suffering in your pain journal.

• A Loss of Enjoyment of Life: A common consequence of TBI is the loss of enjoyment of life. Our lawyers may assign value for this damage when traumatic brain injuries significantly impact a victim’s ability to take pleasure in things they enjoyed before their injury. For example, when victims lose the freedom to drive or the ability to engage in sports and hobbies they participated in before.

• Decreased Quality of Life: Our firm accounts for the decreased quality of life that accommodates severe traumatic brain injury. When your TBI creates functional limitations restricting your ability to perform physical or mental tasks, we may determine these damages. Decrements in balance, strength, and range of motion may also be considered.

• Shortened Life Expectancy: When traumatic brain injuries are severe, they can shorten a victim’s life by nine years. This is unacceptable and creates a need to compensate for lost years. Our attorneys work alongside economist experts to determine lost years’ compensation when applicable.

• Loss of Consortium: Spouses and domestic partners can file a claim for loss of consortium when they suffer the loss of intangible relationship benefits due to a loved one’s TBI. This claim compensates for the loss of companionship, affection, love, physical relations, household services, and support. Children or parents who lose a loved one may also seek loss of consortium compensation.

• Wrongful Death: In Florida, the personal representative of a deceased person’s will can file for wrongful death. Probate courts can appoint a surviving family member if there isn’t a will. Wrongful death damages include compensation for loss of financial support, loss of parental guidance, and a lost prospect of inheritance.

Trust a Fort Lauderdale traumatic brain lawyer at Englander Peebles to review the damages in your traumatic brain injury case. You cannot rely on insurance companies to assign fair value and compensation to these damages without an attorney demanding them. We strongly advocate for maximum compensation for the catastrophic complications of living with severe traumatic brain injury.

Punitive Damages

Punitive damages are reserved for egregious acts that cause traumatic brain injury. They are not calculated into compensation claims or paid by insurance companies. Only a jury may award them in a civil lawsuit when it determines that the defendant needs to be punished and discourage others from committing the act. Punitive damages are awarded in only 5% of all verdicts.

Accidents That Cause Traumatic Brain Injuries

Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are classified into several types based on their location, severity, and mechanism of injury. They include concussions, skull fractures, brain hemorrhages, diffuse axonal injury (DAI), and coup-contrecoup injury. Their classifications aren’t mutually exclusive, and severe TBIs may involve multiple types. Individuals may suffer due to someone else’s negligence in accidents, including:

• Car accidents
• Rideshare accidents (Lyft and Uber)
• Drunk driving accidents
• Truck accidents
• Pedestrian accidents
• Bicycle accidents
• Motorcycle accidents
• Slip and falls
• Swimming pool accidents
• Premises liability (ceiling collapses, falling objects, and fires)

If the accident that caused you or your loved one’s traumatic brain injury is not on our list, reach out at (954) 500-4878 to determine if we can assist your legal action or have a referral to a trusted TBI attorney better suited for your case. We believe in helping people achieve their best possible outcome at Englander Peebles, even when referring cases outside our practice area to reputable colleagues.

Englander Peebles Fights for Fair Compensation for TBIs

We know from experience the importance of securing fair compensation and refuse to settle for anything less. Traumatic brain injuries significantly affect an individual’s quality of life. We are passionate about advocating for those who need someone in their corner. Insurance companies often undervalue and deny valid claims of accident victims who lack legal representation. We understand that you shouldn’t bear the burden of injury-related expenses that are not your fault. Our personal injury attorneys are confident negotiators who won’t back down from securing a reasonable financial settlement for your damages. Let us advocate for you.

Contact a Fort Lauderdale Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer

You deserve compassionate and knowledgeable legal advice to address your concerns and safeguard your rights. Contact Englander Peebles at (954) 500-4878 today to schedule a free consultation with an experienced Fort Lauderdale personal injury lawyer. We are here to answer your questions and determine a tailored legal strategy for recovering compensation based on the circumstances of your claim.

Englander Peebles – Fort Lauderdale Office

2122 W. Cypress Creek Road, Suite 206
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
P: 954-500-4878