Columbus Ohio Brain Injury Attorneys
What to Do Following a Brain Injury
- If the brain injury was related to a motor vehicle collision, insist that a report be filed with the police, sheriff or state highway patrol.
- Obtain names, addresses and telephone numbers of all witnesses.
- If the brain injury was related to a motor vehicle accident, photograph the accident scene, including all vehicles involved (before repairing) and any visible injuries (cuts, bruises). Professional photographs are generally preferable, but not essential.
- If the brain injury resulted from another type of accident, photograph everything involved in the accident.
- Talk to no one about the incident or injuries other than your personal physician or lawyer.
- Sign nothing without consulting a lawyer. Truthful statements you make in an attempt to be helpful can easily be misinterpreted and turned against you.
- Tell your personal physician or surgeon exactly how the injury occurred and describe all symptoms and complaints. Be sure to report memory problems, confusion or disorientation, however minor these things may seem at the time.
- Do not assume that you did not lose consciousness just because you cannot remember losing consciousness.
- Begin keeping a diary of how the brain injury affects your life and family. In particular, write down all medical related visits and everything that causes physical pain, frustration or worry.
- Obtain and keep receipts for all expenses relating to the accident or the incident that caused the brain injury.
- If the injury was related to an accident and you were given a ticket, consult a brain injury attorney before paying a ticket or appearing in court, even if you believe you were partially at fault. Admissions made in traffic court could unfairly hurt your case.
Contact an Experienced Ohio Traumatic Brain Injury ( TBI ) Lawyer
The law firm of Clark Perdue has extensive experience handling personal injury and accident claims as Ohio brain injury attorneys. If requested, we will meet you--in your home or at the hospital, to explain your legal rights and make suggestions for immediate action. For a free consultation about your brain injury claim, please call one of our experienced Ohio brain injury lawyers at (866) 603-1668, or send a confidential e-mail. We promise to respond promptly.
