Brain Injury Lawyer

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York

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.

If a loved one or someone you know suffered a severe brain injury, you may want to contact a brain injury lawyer for a free evaluation of your case.

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. Other causes include an obstructed airway, near drownings, toxic exposure, heart attack or stroke, aneurysm, and electrical shock.

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.

Kline & Specter, with some 30 attorneys (several of them also highly regarded doctors), has broad expertise and experience in pursuing such claims. Our law firm, based in Philadelphia and serving the Pennsylvania - New Jersey - Delaware region, has produced superb results in a large number of personal injury cases. (See our Major Victories.)

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Learn about The Bates Case involving a 9-year-old boy who suffered brain damage following tonsil surgery. Kline & Specter settled the case for $6.2 million in November 2006. The hospital involved also pledged to improve its safety policies.

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