Spinal Cord & Brain Injuries

Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that results in a loss of function such as mobility or feeling. Frequent causes of damage are trauma (car accidents, gunshots, falls, etc.) or disease (polio, spina bifida, Friedreich's Ataxia, etc.). The spinal cord does not have to be severed in order for a loss of functioning to occur. In fact, in most people with Spinal Cord Injury, the spinal cord is intact, but the damage to it results in loss of functioning. Almost 11,000 people in the U.S. sustain a traumatic spinal cord injury each year, resulting in temporary or permanent sensory deficit, motor deficit, or bowel or bladder dysfunction. In this country, nearly 200,000 people live with paralysis caused by Spinal Cord Injury.

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is damage to the brain to results in pain, loss of function and in some cases personality changes. Brain injury is usually the result of the head being subjected to strong deceleration forces, such as falling and striking the head on the ground. The brain is damaged by the force of being crushed against the inside of the skull. Sometimes there is bleeding inside the head even if the skull is not fractured, and there can be significant bruising of the brain without an actual open wound on the head. Damage to different parts of the brain can affect the "cognitive functions" which include seeing and understanding, hearing, tasting, speaking and reading or doing math. People with brain injuries can also demonstrate changes like rage reactions without real provocation, or sleepiness and the inability to stay awake, to mention only a couple.

In California spinal cord (SCI) and traumatic brain (TBI) injury cases it is essential that measures be taken promptly to preserve evidence, review the medical procedures in question, and to enable physicians or other expert witnesses to thoroughly evaluate the accident record and injuries. If you or a loved one is a victim of traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury, call Blackman Legal Group now at 1-800-444-5602 or CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT A SIMPLE CASE FORM. The initial consultation is free of charge, and if we agree to accept your case, we will work on a contingent fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if there is a monetary award or recovery of funds. Don't delay! You may have a valid claim and be entitled to compensation for your injuries, but a lawsuit must be filed before the statute of limitations expires.

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