Feb
19
Brain Injury Lawsuit Pays Off
Filed Under Injuries | 2 Comments
I understand that as soon as I mention the word “lawyer” that a lot of people instantly have an image of the ambulance chaser types or the ones who constantly advertise on TV with those annoying commercials about how you should sue someone right now. But in some cases, it is necessary to use the services of an attorney. In some cases it is absolutely appropriate to sue. My family was in this very situation.
After a snowfall last year (snow is not exactly uncommon in Colorado) my mom got rear ended at an intersection. You know she got clobbered pretty well because the car was totaled. She spent some time in the hospital but was home and almost back to normal in about a week. But things were not normal. She was different. She couldn’t remember things. She had sustained a brain injury.
The insurance company offered us a small amount of money if we would just let the whole situation go. My dad wasn’t up for that so he went to a local injury attorney. After mediation went nowhere it went to court. The lawyer did a great job of putting together a presentation that explained to the jury what brain injuries do. He also put together a video of how the injury had impacted the lives of everyone in our family. We ended up getting way more than the insurance company had offered.
