Brain Injury

Each year in the United States some 1.5 million people suffer traumatic brain injury — or one person every 21 seconds.

Brain injury symptoms include headaches, confusion, dizziness, blurred vision, slurred speech, nausea or vomiting, weakness or numbness in the extremities, loss of coordination, restlessness or agitation, emotional or behavioral problems, and seizures. In the most severe cases, victims are left in a coma or vegetative state, with sufferers requiring expensive hospitalization and institutionalization. Many cases end in death.

According to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 22 percent of people with traumatic brain injuries die as a result. It also estimated that more than five million Americans, or roughly 2 percent of the U.S. population, suffer from disabilities resulting from brain injuries. The risk of traumatic brain injury is highest among men, adolescents and people older than 75. Most elderly people suffer brain injury in falls.

Injuries range from mild concussions to severe brain damage resulting in seizures, disability, coma and death. Brain injury claims an estimated 50,000 lives annually.

Severe or traumatic brain injury, known as TBI, is commonly caused by a sudden and violent blow to the head, such as injuries suffered in car accidents, the leading cause of brain injury.

In some cases, brain injuries result from negligence – auto accidents, defective products or poorly maintained workplaces or other premises. Medical malpractice, an error caused by a doctor or other hospital personnel, can also cause a patient to suffer brain damage. In such cases, a brain injury lawsuit may be warranted.

If a loved one or someone you know suffered a severe brain injury, you may want to contact Kane Legal for a free evaluation of your case or fill out the online intake form.

Spinal Cord Injury

More than 11,000 people suffer a spinal cord injury (“SCI”) each year in the United States, with many experiencing severe chronic pain, paralysis and death.

The cause is generally trauma, a sudden blow or impact to the spine that fractures or dislocates vertebrae. The largest number of spinal cord injuries occur in auto accidents, which account for roughly 47 percent of all SCI. Falls (23 percent), violence (14 percent) and sports (9 percent) also account for a large number of spinal cord injuries, according to one study.

In many cases, the injury is the fault of another, whether the driver of a car or truck, a defective product or a neglected or hazardous property. When such a problem exists, the victim of a spinal cord injury may have a legal claim.

Kane Legal attorneys (several of whom are also highly regarded doctors or pharmacists), has broad expertise and experience in pursuing such claims.

Injury to the spinal cord, which consists of a bundle of nerves that runs from the base of the brain and down the back, can result in loss of sensation and movement, including paralysis of all four limbs, or quadriplegia, and paralysis of the lower half of the body, paraplegia. Victims tend to have a shorter lifespan.

If you or someone you know has suffered a spinal cord injury, you may want to contact Kane Legal for a free evaluation of your case.