Brain Injuries

Chicago Brain Injury Attorneys

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Claims & Lawsuits

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) always has the potential to cause life-changing and permanent consequences that affect not just the victim but also their families. At Hilliard Law, Chicago’s trusted catastrophic injury law firm, we acknowledge just how many hardships a brain injury can cause you, so we fully dedicate our team and resources to each brain injury case we accept. When you’re already dealing with the aftermath of a brain injury, let us deal with the legal processes needed to pursue compensation from the party that caused your accident and injury. We’ll treat your case like it was our own, and as always, we’ll act with the Texas tenacity that first propelled our law firm into our nationwide reputation.

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How Do Brain Injuries Happen?

If you suffered a brain injury in an accident, you might be able to file an injury claim against the person or party that caused that accident. To know if you can, it is important to understand the circumstances that led to your accident. Specifically, our Chicago TBI attorneys will need to know how your brain injury happened, so we can see if liability could be assigned to another party.

Different accidents and incidents that commonly cause brain injuries include:

Car accidents
Motorcycle accidents
Truck accidents
Bicycle accidents
Pedestrian accidents
Slip-and-fall accidents
Near-drowning accidents
Sports-related incidents
Medical malpractice
Violent crimes

Common Types of Brain Injuries

Brain injuries can take many different forms under medical definitions, such as:

Concussions
Contusions or hemorrhages
Penetrating brain injuries
Diffuse axonal injuries (DAIs)
Coup-contrecoup injuries
Oxygen-deprivation injuries

While brain injuries can take many different forms, it is important that all types can be serious. Even a “mild traumatic brain injury” or mTBI requires emergency medical attention, even though it has “mild” in its classification. If you suspect you or a loved one suffered a brain injury, please seek medical care immediately or call 911.

Where Are Brain Injuries Treated in Chicago?

Medical centers and hospitals in Chicago that are equipped to treat brain injuries include:

Northwestern Memorial Hospital:
- Address: 251 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone: 312-926-2000
- Hours: 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM (visiting)
University of Illinois Hospital:
- Address: 4636 S Bishop Street, Chicago, IL 60609
- Phone: 773-523-2615
- Hours: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM (most days, Wednesdays may vary); closed Sundays
Mount Sinai Hospital:
- Address: 1500 S Fairfield Avenue, Chicago, IL 60608
- Phone: 773-542-2000
- Hours: Open 24 hours (emergency department)

Long-Term Symptoms of TBIs

Most traumatic brain injuries have the potential to cause not just immediately dangerous symptoms but also long-term effects that last well after emergency treatments and hospitalization ends. When working on a TBI claim, our attorneys can work with medical experts to understand the long-term symptoms that might affect our client. In doing so, we get a better idea of how their life will change due to the accident, and what that might do to the type and amount of compensation we seek for them.

Depending on the brain injury you have suffered, you may experience any of these long-term effects:

Memory issues
Speech impediments
Difficulty with reading and writing
Loss of motor skills
Balance issues
Epilepsy or seizures
Chronic fatigue and pain
Mood swings
Depression and anxiety
Worsened acuity of the five senses

Seeking Significant Compensation for Brain Injury Claims

When you are trying to recover from a traumatic brain injury, you can expect a costly path ahead. Most medical treatments and surgeries that can address a brain injury are advanced, and some are experimental, which makes them expensive. Going to work in any capacity might be impossible, too, so your wages will sink; some people with brain injuries aren’t even medically cleared to work part-time seated work.

With everything considered, the damage caused by a brain injury can be significant and far-reaching. Our Chicago brain injury lawyers know how to fight for every penny owed to you, even if that means going to trial and arguing for a multimillion-dollar award.

Types of damages that add to the value of a brain injury claim include:

Medical expenses including hospitalization and emergency care
Future rehabilitative therapy and treatment costs
Lost past wages
Reduced ability to earn an income in the future
Lessened enjoyment of life due to disabilities
Pain and suffering

Illinois Statute of Limitations on TBI Cases

In Illinois, the statute of limitations on most brain injury cases is two years, starting on the day that the brain injury occurred. Within that two-year period, you can file a claim in civil court against the party that you think should be held liable for your losses. If you don’t, then you will very likely lose the option to use the courts after.

Fighting for Real Justice in Chicago, The Texas Way

You deserve compensation and justice after suffering a brain injury, but the party that caused your injury – and the insurance company representing them – might not agree. To fight for your fair recovery, come to Hilliard Law and put our Chicago TBI attorneys on the case. We’re standing by and ready to go to trial for you!

Call us and request a no-cost case review to begin.

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