Determining compensation for damages in brain injury cases
As brain injuries often result in severe health issues for weeks, months, years, or a lifetime, the value of these cases can vary dramatically. The first step in determining the value of a brain injury case is a full medical evaluation. As many of the symptoms are emotional or cognitive, a brain injury can have a negative impact on all areas of life, including work, relationships, and lifestyle. To pursue compensation, several types of damages must be given a dollar value:
- Economic damages: The cost of medical care (both current and future), rehabilitation, lost wages, lost earning capacity, transportation, medications, and all other hard costs associated with the brain injury.
- Non-economic damages: The personal losses experienced by the injured person are given a dollar value. These damages include pain and suffering, loss of quality of life, emotional anguish, changes in lifestyle, and other personal and emotional losses.
- Punitive damages: In some cases in which clear and convincing evidence establishes that the person causing the accident acted in an oppressive or malicious manner, damages intended to punish may be awarded.
We understand the trauma that you and your family have experienced. At Swanson Law Group, the best personal injury attorneys in San Jose are here to assist you every step of the way.