Head Trauma and Brain Injury Compensation

Attorneys Fred Pritzker, Eric Hageman, Elliot Olsen and Brendan Flaherty are lead attorneys for our accident cases involving head trauma. They have won millions for our clients, including a recent $2 million semi truck crash settlement.

The question we get most often is “How much is my accident case worth?” In the case of head trauma, that can be difficult to determine. That is why we hire medical experts and do a careful analysis of how the head trauma is affecting our client’s life. Even the issue of medical expenses is complex because future medical needs should be paid for by the party responsible for the accident. The estimate needs to be something that will fully compensate the injury victim for those expenses.

Head trauma includes scalp injuries, skull fracture, intracerebral hematoma, cerebral concussions, intracranial hematoma, penetrating brain injury and diffuse axonal injury. One of the most severe head trauma cases we handled involved a man whose head was crushed by a tow truck hook. He suffered numerous skull fractures, the loss of one eye, and permanent brain damage. His life and the lives of his loved ones were changed forever.

Head Trauma and Brain Damage

In all by the mildest of cases, head trauma involves brain injury, and brain injury always involves some level of neurological damage. Brain injury caused by head trauma is called traumatic brain injury (TBI). In every case, mild or severe, TBI is serious, and accident victims deserve full and adequate compensation.

The most common manifestations of neurologic trauma are confusion, memory loss and personality changes. In addition, the accident victim may experience any of the following:

information processing difficulties
disinhibition
decreased initiative
decrease language comprehension
other speech and language problems.

Head Trauma Fractures

Head trauma can result in skull and facial fractures. The eyes, nose and ears can be affected, resulting in blindness or loss of smell or hearing. Some possible facial fractures include the following:

nasal and naso-orbital-ethmoid (NOE) fractures
orbital fractures (7 bones – ethmoid, maxilla, zygoma, lacrimal, palatine, sphenoid, frontal)
zygomatic complex fractures (trimalar, tripod, malar complex, tetrapod, maxillary complex, orbitozygomaticomaxillary)
palatal and La Fort fractures
mandibular condylar (jaw fracture) and sub condylar fractures.

There are a number of different types of skull fractures:

simple fracture, a break in the bone without damage to the skin
linear skull fracture, a break in a cranial bone resembling a thin line, without splintering, depression, or distortion of bone
depressed skull fracture, a break in a cranial bone (or "crushed" portion of skull) with depression of the bone in toward the brain
penetrating skull fracture, which occurs when something pierces the skull
compound fracture, a splintering of the bone.

Our attorneys have been speakers at legal education seminars, discussing head trauma and brain injury litigation. Attorney Fred Pritzker is listed in The Best Lawyers in America.

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Traumatic Brain Injury

Attorneys Fred Pritzker and Elliot Olsen spoke at the annual Minnesota Association for Justice Brain Injury Seminar. They represent brain injury survivors in personal injury cases throughout the nation.

Brain Injury Association of Minnesota

The Brain Injury Association of Minnesota has been serving Minnesotans with brain injury since 1984. The Brain Injury Association provides support for traumatic brain injury survivors.

Brain Injuries and Motor Vehicle Accidents

One of the major causes of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is motor vehicle accidents. Even a "minor" accident may result in brain injuries. We guide our clients through the process of determining the extent of the brain injuries, and we work to obtain just compensation for those injuries and the related pain and suffering.

Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries Related to Electrical Accidents

Another major cause of brain injuries is electrical accidents. Brain injuries from electrical accidents can occur as a direct result of an electric shock, from a fall after an electric shock, or from cerebral anoxia due to related respiratory problems.

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