Brain and head injuries are complicated medical cases as each victim's symptoms and circumstances are unique. Skilled brain injury attorneys such as those on our team at Kline & Specter, PC know just how far-reaching the results of a brain injury can be.
If you or a loved one has sustained a serious brain injury in Pennsylvania, New Jersey or Delaware, please email Kline & Specter or call 800-243-1100 to schedule a free lawsuit consultation with one of our brain injury lawyers. Our accomplished Philadelphia-based legal team includes more than 50 attorneys, five of whom also are respected physicians.
Brain Injury: A Lasting Trauma
Consider that:
- An estimated 1.7 million Americans sustain a TBI each year.
- Only a fourth of all brain injuries are concussions.
- About 52,000 people die annually as a result of their TBI.
- Brain injury is a contributing factor in about a third of all injury-related deaths.
- The annual medical costs related to brain injuries is more than $60 billion.
Severe brain injury is commonly caused by a sudden, violent blow to the head. Other causes include an obstructed airway, nearly slip and fall accidents, toxic exposure, heart attack or stroke, aneurysm, and electrical shock.
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
- Seizures
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Your Brain Injury Lawsuit
In some cases, brain injuries result from negligence. In other cases, an error by a doctor or other healthcare personnel caused a patient to suffer brain damage.
In both of these types of personal injury cases, a brain injury lawsuit may be warranted.
The Philadelphia brain injury lawyers at Kline & Specter have the expertise and experience to skillfully litigate your lawsuit. We have a track record of major verdicts and settlements in brain injury litigation including:
Brain Injury Case Study No. 1: $49 million – This was the jury verdict in favor of our client, a young man who suffered brain damage due to medical error in Philadelphia. (Caruso)
Brain Injury Case Study No. 2: $30 million – Our firm secured this settlement on behalf of a young child who suffered a severe brain injury due to the improper use of anesthesia during an otherwise routine hospital procedure in Philadelphia.
Brain Injury Case Study No. 3: $7.5 million – Our firm secured this settlement against La Salle University in Philadelphia on behalf of a football player who suffered a severe brain injury after being prematurely cleared to play following a concussion suffered in practice. (Plevretes)
If you or a loved one has sustained a serious brain injury, please call Kline & Specter at 800-243-1100 to schedule a free brain injury lawsuit consultation with one of our lawyers. We represent brain injury victims and their families in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and nationwide.
Kline & Specter handles cases in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and nationwide, working with local attorneys in states outside PA, NJ and DE.