Brain Injury Claims

Brain injuries change the life of the person affected and the family involved in many ways. If this is your personal story, you are not alone.

What You Need To Know About Brain Injuries

In cases involving severe brain injuries, the victims may no longer be able to work the jobs they once held. They may need help to accomplish the tasks of daily life after a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Even if an injured person can return to work, the family may notice personality changes, emotional changes (such as increased anger or depression) and memory problems.

It’s essential for the injured person to receive the best medical and rehabilitative care available if he or she is to make maximum recovery.

How We Can Help You

At the New York law office of Arye, Lustig & Sassower, P.C., in New York City, our personal injury attorneys have been fighting for injured people for more than 50 years. If your brain injury was caused by the negligence or wrongdoing of another, we are committed to maximizing your financial recovery so you can move forward with your life.

Is your loved one suffering from a brain injury? We can help. Call: 800-574-4LAW. Free consultation.

What Can Cause A Severe Brain Injury?

While motor vehicle accidents are a frequent cause of closed head injuries (concussions) and traumatic brain injuries, there are other causes as well. We handle brain injury cases resulting from:

Car accidents, truck accidents and pedestrian accidents
Medical malpractice, particularly in cases of birth injuries caused by fetal distress or lack of oxygen
Falls on poorly maintained properties or at construction sites
Construction accidents in which workers fall from a height or are struck by falling objects

These are just a few examples of accidents that cause brain injury.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly 1.4 million people suffer some type of brain injury each year.

How We Will Prepare Your Brain Injury Case

Brain injury and brain damage cases are complex. We work with neurologists, neuropsychologists, vocational rehabilitation experts and life care planners to help us explain the causes and extent of the injuries and the effects these injuries will have on our clients’ lives.

Our lawyers prepare every case for trial. We have extensive courtroom experience and a track record of successful verdicts and settlements to show for it. Insurance companies know that we are not afraid to take the case as far as it needs to go in order to get you the money you deserve.

Sample Brain And Head Injury Case Results

$7.5 million settlement pursuant to high-low agreement (after jury verdict for $15.3 million) for catastrophic injuries in construction accident for a 42-year-old steamfitter who fell from ladder due to extreme heat conditions, which caused him to become woozy, with resulting comminuted fracture of the left humerus, two broken ribs, nondisplaced fractures of the pelvis, and head trauma resulting in post-traumatic epilepsy and psychiatric problems from organic brain syndrome and diffuse axonal injury. Verdict included $5 million award for injured worker’s wife for loss of services.

$2.21 million settlement during trial for catastrophic injuries for premises liability for a 25-year-old woman working as live-in nanny who was exposed to toxic acetone fumes when employer’s home was cleaned (without her knowledge) to remove paint. She suffered toxic demyelination of the brain.

$1.25 million settlement for construction accident for a 46-year-old electrician who fell through unguarded floor opening and suffered head injury with subdural hematoma.

Contact Our Firm For A Free Consultation

If you or a family member has suffered a traumatic brain injury, contact a personal injury lawyer at Arye, Lustig & Sassower, P.C., online by email, or call our Manhattan offices toll free at 800-574-4LAW or locally at 212-732-4992. We offer a free initial consultation, and you will own no attorney’s fee unless we secure compensation for you.

Case Results

Since 1965, we’ve recovered over $1 BILLION
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$2.1 million
settlement

for 33-year old electrician who fell from ladder while attempting to fit heavy cable into crown box when cable sprung back and struck him, causing him to suffer left shoulder injury with impingement.

$1.6 million
settlement

for 38-year old electrician who slipped and fell on debris on stairway with resulting cervical herniated disc and aggravation of pre-existing arthritic changes.

$2.55 million
settlement

for 42-year old electrician who fell into an uncovered, unprotected hole and suffered a severe low back injury with herniated disc(s) that required surgery at L4-5 and L5-S1 levels.

$1.75 million
settlement

for 26-year old construction worker who fell through opening in roof and fractured his wrist, requiring surgery with open reduction and internal fixation, external fixation device, and eventual fusion.

$2.5 million
settlement

for 38-year old female electrician (with history of prior neck injury) who tripped on uneven Masonite protective floor covering, and suffered neck injury with herniated discs requiring cervical fusion.

$1.2 million
settlement

during trial for 40-year old sheet metal worker who was struck in the neck and shoulder by an air conditioning unit and suffered herniated cervical discs and cervical radiculopathy.