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When someone else’s negligence causes catastrophic injuries, Michigan law allows the victim to hold the negligent party accountable. Our Royal Oak brain injury lawyers represent individuals and families living with brain injuries in Oakland County, MI. We work to get justice for our clients, including compensation and accountability.
Trust a Royal Oak personal injury lawyer from Christensen Law with your brain injury case. We understand how victims living with traumatic brain injuries benefit from a financial recovery and how it supports their physical and emotional recovery, too.
We provide free, confidential legal case reviews. Discuss your legal options with our team for free today. Contact us to get started.
Let Our Royal Oak Brain Injury Lawyers Handle Your Case
At Christensen Law, we handle a wide range of catastrophic injury cases, including representing those with traumatic brain injuries. We take the time to listen to these clients and understand how their accident and injuries affected their daily lives. We aim to be the voice of the unheard.
When you hire our team, you can feel confident that we will seek compensation to cover any and all of your expenses and losses. Count on us to protect your rights and fight for the money you need to secure your future care and support. We will not settle a case for less than you deserve to avoid litigation. Instead, we will fight for justice.
We have fought for the best interests of clients with serious injuries since 1991. This includes securing multi-million dollar payouts for clients with brain injuries, such as the following awards and settlements:
- $17.8 Million: The largest ever personal injury verdict in Michigan
- $3 Million: Recovered for a client hurt in a parking lot accident
- $2 Million: Secured through a settlement during litigation for a bicycle accident victim that required full-time residential care
- $2 Million: Recovered for a client living with a brain injury after a car crash
We seek fair compensation and accountability for our clients, in addition to ensuring they have a platform to tell their stories. Our lawyers treat every case like it is going to trial, including using all available resources to get results for our client. When necessary to recover compensation, we will sue the at-fault party and litigate the case.
Our brain injury lawyers work on contingency agreements. Our clients pay no fees or costs up front. We only get paid from the money we recover and only after the case closes. Under this agreement, you only pay when you win. Contact us today for a free consultation to learn more.
Our Royal Oak Attorneys Seek Fair Compensation for Our Client’s Brain Injury Damages
Brain injuries affect victims in a range of ways, from mild, temporary symptoms to profound, lasting disabilities. They may require a wide range of care needs, treatment, therapies, and ongoing care, too. Brain injuries and their corresponding medical care may range in the following ways:
- Those with a mild concussion can likely recover at home following a trip to the emergency department or urgent care.
- Those with moderate or severe traumatic brain injuries could require inpatient treatment, including surgery, with rehabilitation therapies and ongoing care and support.
- Those with the most profound injuries could be left disabled, requiring around-the-clock care and support, such as that offered in a residential care facility.
As you likely know, the costs of treatment and living with a brain injury can vary widely, as well. Every victim incurs their own expenses and losses. Our attorneys identify and document them, seeking compensation to cover them for our client. Some common examples of recoverable damages after a Royal Oak, MI accident and brain injury include:
- Medical care costs
- Future care and support expenses
- Lost income from time away from work
- Diminished earning ability related to lasting disabilities
- Out-of-pocket costs related to the accident and injuries, such as expenses for traveling for rehabilitative services or parking at the hospital
- Non-economic damages, such as physical pain and suffering, mental anguish, diminished quality of life, and other intangible losses
What If My Loved One Dies from a Royal Oak Brain Injury?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 69,000 people died in TBI-related deaths in the United States in 2021. This makes it one of the most common catastrophic injuries. If this happened to one of your loved ones, you may be able to pursue wrongful death damages.
Our wrongful death lawyers represent families who lost loved ones after a Royal Oak, MI accident. We fight for justice and seek compensation for a range of expenses and losses families incur because of a loved one’s untimely death.
Many Types of Accidents Cause Royal Oak, MI Brain Injuries
Almost any type of negligence accident could lead to head trauma and brain injuries. Our personal injury attorneys represent victims in negligence accidents, holding the at-fault party accountable and seeking maximum compensation for victims and their families.
Some of the most common types of cases we handle involving traumatic brain injuries include:
- Royal Oak car accidents
- Royal Oak truck accidents
- Royal Oak motorcycle accidents
- Royal Oak bicycle or pedestrian collisions
Our Royal Oak wrongful death attorney also represents families who lost a loved one to a brain injury in one of these accidents.
Attorney David Christensen and his team handle brain injury cases regularly. We understand the language used, how to build a strong case, and how to show future care needs and costs. He has won 95 percent of his TBI injury cases in Michigan.
How Our Royal Oak Brain Injury Lawyers Build Compelling Cases
Like all personal injury cases, brain injury claims and lawsuits require our team to provide strong evidence to show negligence and liability. We understand how and why these accidents occur and the evidence needed to document what happened.
When one party acts carelessly or recklessly and causes injuries, this is negligence. We need to show there are four elements present to have a convincing case. This includes:
- The liable party owed a duty of care
- They breached the duty of care
- This caused the accident
- Our client suffered injuries
For example, consider a pedestrian accident case. Motorists owe pedestrians a duty of care to follow all traffic laws and stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk. When a driver fails to do so, this action could cause an accident and serious head injuries. With evidence, we could hold the at-fault driver accountable.
When you hire our team, you trust us to develop the strongest possible case to support our settlement negotiations or litigation. Our investigation will include:
- Obtaining any official documents and reports
- Requesting a copy of the police report from the Royal Oaks Police Department or another agency
- Analyzing relevant medical records with help from experts
- Interviewing eyewitnesses
- Seeking video of the accident
- Working with accident reconstruction specialists
- Documenting your damages
Only once we have a strong case to support our demand for compensation will we approach the insurance company or file the paperwork to begin a lawsuit.
How Long Do You Have to Hire a Royal Oak Brain Injury Lawyer from Our Team?
When you or a loved one is undergoing care and rehabilitation from a serious brain injury, the last thing you need to worry about is insurance companies calling you or figuring out how you are going to pay for your care. We encourage you to call our team as soon as your injuries are stable.
We will:
- Manage all communication about your case
- Protect your right to pursue fair compensation
- Preserve key evidence that might otherwise be lost
- Give you peace of mind about your case’s future
If your loved one has a severe brain injury and is unable to contact our team and will likely be unable to do so for the foreseeable future because of their injuries or treatment, reach out on their behalf. We will review the case and help you understand your options.
What Is the Deadline for Filing a Lawsuit?
Under Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.5805, most individuals and families have up to three years to sue for a personal injury or wrongful death. However, some cases have shorter deadlines. This is often true when the liable party is a government agency or employee.
You might also have less time to sue if you need to litigate the case to get your personal injury protection (PIP) insurance carrier to pay for some of your losses. Under Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 500.3145, you only have one year to sue your own PIP provider.
Discuss Your Royal Oak, MI Brain Injury with Our Legal Team
Christensen Law provides free consultations for victims and their families who were hurt in Royal Oak accidents. If you or a loved one is living with a brain injury caused by someone else’s negligence, our Royal Oak brain injury lawyers are here to help you get justice.
Call us or complete our online contact form to get started today.
