(757) 552-6055Traumatic brain injuries, also referred to as TBI, are a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. The risk associated with TBI arises not only from the fact that any injury to the brain is serious, but also because even significant brain injuries often can go undetected. As a personal injury lawyer […]
Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injuries: Symptoms and Causes
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a specific type of head injury that causes damage to the brain. TBI can be caused by car accidents and in other situations in which another person may be responsible. As a Virginia Beach personal injury attorney, Jeff Brooke has first-hand experience helping victims with traumatic brain injuries. Attorney Brooke understands how important it is […]
Calculating Damages in a Traumatic Brain Injury Case
Virginia Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer “Damages” loosely defined are the amount of monetary compensation an injury victim should receive. Of course, we know that no amount of money can undo the harm that a victim has received due to someone else’s negligence. The argument we frequently make in court, however, is that since damages are the only […]
When is “Just a Bump on the Head” a Traumatic Brain Injury?
Personal injury law and science are allowing us to better understand that minor blows to the head may not be so minor when it comes to an individual’s ability to function. As a result, our personal injury office is screening almost all injury cases for unusual symptoms, which require further investigation. Recent media has highlighted […]
Hidden Toll of Traumatic Brain Injury Jeff Brooke
Recent cases handled by our firm have underlined what many now know: traumatic brain injuries are taking a silent but crippling toll on people who receive blows to the head. The fact that people get hit in the head, of course, is not new. What is new is the evolving science and the knowledge that […]
Five Things You Should Know About Traumatic Brain Injury
The recent settlement of the NFL Players Union with the National Football League Owner’s over head injuries has cast a new spotlight on closed head injuries. What are they and what significance do they have in personal injury cases? Closed head injuries are also sometimes called “traumatic brain injuries” (“TBI”). As the name suggests, the […]
