How do I prove a mild traumatic brain injury in court? Proving a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) in court can require medical test results, testimony from medical professionals, a consistent medical timeline, witness statements, and vocational records.
A Las Vegas brain injury lawyer from Shook & Stone Injury Lawyers can help you prove your mild TBI in court.
Use Different Types of Medical Tests to Prove a Mild TBI in Court
Standard CT scans and MRIs can help you prove a mild TBI in court. Along with these, personal injury lawyers sometimes use diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) or functional MRIs (fMRIs) to show structural damage to the brain.
Outside these tests, assessments to support the diagnosis of cognitive effects, such as memory loss and attention issues, can be used in a TBI case. Our personal injury attorneys can provide insights into cognitive testing for TBIs and how they can illustrate the severity of your brain injury to a judge or jury.
Shook & Stone has recovered over $1 billion in compensation for our clients. If you want to sue someone for a TBI or find out what your case could be worth, our attorneys are here to help. For more information, schedule a free case review.
Medical Professionals Can Provide Insights into How a Mild TBI Happened
At Shook & Stone Injury Lawyers, our attorneys sometimes engage with medical professionals on behalf of our clients. This can help us gather medical testimony to prove negligence in a mild traumatic brain injury court case.
In addition, we provide our clients with a guide to traumatic brain injuries and other resources. On top of that, if you are ready to file a brain injury lawsuit, we can help you do so in accordance with Nevada law.
Under Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 11.190, the statute of limitations for personal injury lawsuits is generally two years, with certain exceptions. For TBI lawsuits, the statute of limitations can vary based on how a brain injury happened. Your attorney can learn about your TBI case and, if warranted, help you sue for damages in alignment with Nevada law.
The Medical Timeline for Your Brain Injury Can Help You Prove a Mild TBI in Court
Let the brain injury attorneys at Shook & Stone Injury Lawyers work with you to prepare a medical timeline for your mild TBI case. We believe brain injuries should be taken seriously. If you’ve been dealing with a mild TBI that’s the result of someone else’s negligence, we want you to establish a timeline that reflects when your brain injury symptoms began and how they’re affecting you.
Your medical timeline helps us create a chain of evidence that links someone else’s negligence to your TBI. Our team can collect records that show when you first reported your brain injury to your doctor, the treatments you have received, and other relevant medical information. This can help us describe the timeline of your brain injury to a judge or jury.
We understand the impact of traumatic brain injuries. As such, we want you to continue to care for your mild TBI for the duration of your case. That way, you can get medical care to minimize the risk that your brain injury symptoms will worsen. Meanwhile, we can expand our evidence and boost our chances of proving your mild TBI in court.
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Statements from Witnesses Who Saw You Get Hurt Can Be Used to Prove Your Mild TBI in Court
The Shook & Stone Injury Lawyers team can interview witnesses as we investigate your mild TBI case and analyze liability. When we do, we can get statements from these individuals, since doing so can give us proof we can use as part of our efforts to prove your mild traumatic brain injury in a courtroom.
Witnesses can include motorists, pedestrians, coworkers, and others who can attest to the harm that you suffered due to another party’s actions. Statements from witnesses can help us prove negligence and boost your chances of securing compensatory damages for your brain injury-related losses.
Family members and friends can also make statements to use in your TBI case. These individuals can share details about how your brain injury symptoms are affecting your ability to enjoy your life as you did before. Such details can help us make it clear to a judge or jury why your request for damages is valid.
Vocational Records Can Provide the Court with Insights into the Immediate and Long-Term Impact of Your Brain Injury
Job performance reviews, academic files, and other vocational records can be used to prove a mild traumatic brain injury in a court trial. The attorneys at Shook & Stone Injury Lawyers can search extensively for these records, as they can help us prove that your brain trauma has the potential to affect you for a long time.
Even if you have been diagnosed with a mild TBI, the symptoms of your brain injury can affect you for weeks or longer. If we argue your TBI case in court, we can present your vocational records as proof to show a decline in your capability following your injury. Plus, these records can be used with other proof to help you obtain fair compensation for your injury-related losses.
Vocational records can make a difference in insurance settlement negotiations. If a liable party’s insurer contests your claim, these records can help us detail how badly you were injured and why you deserve the compensation you are requesting. Ultimately, if no settlement is reached, we can utilize your vocational records when we argue your case in court.
We Want to Help You Prove Your Mild TBI in Court
Shook & Stone Injury Lawyers has served more than 30,000 clients, including those who have suffered TBIs due to others’ negligence. As you think about how to prove a mild traumatic brain injury in your court case, we can assist.
Our attorneys can evaluate your case and look for ways to pursue compensation for your brain injury. For more information, request a free case review.
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