Brain Injury Cases

Brain Injuries can be caused by errors due to medical malpractice or caused by accidents and injuries.

The results, too, can vary, but are generally devastating and expensive. Brain injuries can lead to serious personal injury, permanent disability, and even death, placing unexpected hardship on families who suddenly find themselves overwhelmed with emotional and financial burdens. Potential losses in addition to the loss of health include loss of future income, support, love, companionship, mobility, and life. Our brain injury attorneys in Akron, Ohio may be able to help your family obtain compensation for these losses and other sources of distress, suffering, and emotional and financial hardship.

The Brain Injury Layers at Perantinides & Nolan are advocates of good care and good health. According to the Brain Injury Association of America, each year an estimated 1.7 million children and adults in the United States sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and another 795,000 individuals sustain an acquired brain injury (ABI) from nontraumatic causes. 

Other Facts from the Brain Injury Association

• A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a blow, jolt or bump to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain.
• 2.4 million people, including 475,000 children, sustain a TBI in the U.S. each year. 5.3 million individuals live with life-long disability as a result ofTBI.
• 52,000 people will die. 275,000 people will be hospitalized. 1.365 million people will be treated and released from an emergency department.
• TBIs are caused by falls (35%), car crashes (17%), workplace accidents (16%), assaults (10%), and other causes (21%).
• TBI is a contributing factor to a third (30.5%) of all injury-related deaths in the United States.
• About 75% of TBIs that occur each year are concussions or other forms of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI).
• Just as no two people are exactly alike, no two brain injuries are exactly alike. For some, brain injury is the start of a lifelong disease process. The injury requires access to a full continuum of medically necessary treatment and community-based supports furnished by interdisciplinary teams of qualified and specialized clinicians working in accredited programs and appropriate settings.

The costs to treat brain injuries are staggering:

• Average hospital-based acute rehab is about $8,000 per day
• Range for post-acute residential is about $850 to $2,500 per day
• Day treatment programs (e.g., 4 hours of therapy) are about $600 to $1,000 with no room/board
• According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the U.S., direct medical costs and indirect costs of TBI, such as lost productivity, totaled an estimated $76.3 billion each year.

Let the P&N Team Get You Compensation for Your Brain Injury Costs

If you or someone you love has been the victim of a brain injury caused by medical malpractice or someone else's negligence, the attorneys of Perantinides & Nolan in Akron, Ohio can help. Our attorneys represent clients in brain injury cases, working with experienced and respected professionals in order to build the strongest case possible on your behalf. We have extensive experience in all types of brain injury lawsuits and may be able to help alleviate the overwhelming pressures facing your family, including medical bills, lost wages, and lost financial support.

In Ohio, as in all states, medical malpractice cases are governed by legal time limits. Our medical malpractice attorneys can inform you of these limits and help you to take appropriate action before they expire. please contact the personal injury attorneys of Perantinides & Nolan, Co., L.P.A., by calling 330-253-5454 or email us here today.