Fort Worth Adolescent Brain Injury Lawyer
Did your child recently suffer a blow to the head that sent them to a hospital in Fort Worth?
If so, you might be entitled to compensation for their medical bills and other expenses.
Contact our Fort Worth law office at (817) 420-7000 to speak with a skilled adolescent brain injury lawyer from Stephens Law Personal Injury | Wrongful Death | Truck Accidents , to begin your legal battle.
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How Stephens Law Personal Injury | Wrongful Death | Truck Accidents Can Help Your Pursue Compensation for Your Child’s Brain Injury
Stephens Law Personal Injury | Wrongful Death | Truck Accidents is committed to providing the people of Texas with outstanding legal services whenever they may need them. If you hire Jason Stephens, an experienced Fort Worth personal injury lawyer to help you fight for financial compensation for your child’s brain injury, he will:
Gather Evidence to Help Your Case
In order to obtain a favorable outcome in your child’s brain injury lawsuit, you will need to prove that:
- The other party owed your child a duty of care
- The other party’s negligent actions breached that duty of care
- That breach of duty caused your child to suffer a brain injury
- Your child’s brain injury is as life-altering as you claim
The best way to prove these elements is to provide the court with a lot of relevant evidence. Stephens Law Personal Injury | Wrongful Death | Truck Accidents will help you search for and compile that evidence.
Handle Your Administrative Workload
The process of recovering compensation for a brain injury in the state of Texas typically involves quite a lot of administrative work. Of course, as you strive to help your son or daughter recover from their accident, the last thing you want to do is spend hours doing legal paperwork.
Fortunately, when you hire Stephens Law Personal Injury | Wrongful Death | Truck Accidents, you won’t have to. Jason Stephens and his team of experienced attorneys and paralegals will take care of it all on your behalf – freeing you to focus your efforts on helping your child.
Negotiate a Settlement Deal on Your Behalf
Once your child’s traumatic brain injury lawsuit is filed, the other party’s lawyer or insurance company may reach out to offer you a settlement deal. Of course, it is rarely wise to accept their first proposal. It is almost always smarter to try to negotiate better terms before thinking about signing any documents.
During his many years in the legal profession, Jason Stephens has negotiated countless deals with opposing lawyers and insurance companies. When you hire Stephens Law Personal Injury | Wrongful Death | Truck Accidents, he will use that experience to try to secure a favorable settlement on your behalf.
Represent You in Civil Court
If you do not wish to accept a settlement deal, or the other party’s representatives will not offer a fair one, your child’s case is all but certain to end up in court. There, a judge and jury will decide how much compensation you ought to receive.
Over the years, Jason Stephens has represented countless clients in court. As such, he understands how to argue a case in a clear and concise manner. When you work with Jason and his experienced legal support team, you can be confident that you and your child will receive a fair trial.
Are you ready to file an injury claim against the person or business that caused your child’s brain injury with the help of the personal injury lawyer from Stephens Law Personal Injury | Wrongful Death | Truck Accidents? Call and set up a free consultation at Jason’s law office in Fort Worth.
Common Causes of Traumatic Brain Injuries in Adolescents
Teenagers and other young adults suffer traumatic brain injuries with a frightening degree of regularity in Texas. But what causes them to sustain these injuries? In the vast majority of cases, one or more of the following incidents or accidents is to blame:
- Car accidents
- Slips and falls
- Falling object accidents
- Sports accidents
- Acts of violence
No matter what caused your child’s traumatic brain injury (TBI), you can count on Stephens Law Personal Injury | Wrongful Death | Truck Accidents to help you fight for financial compensation. Reach out today to arrange a free consultation and learn more.
Common Symptoms of Brain Injuries in Adolescents
Adolescent brains are not yet fully developed. As a result, when they sustain an injury, they can often experience some severe symptoms.
If their brain injury is mild, they may endure symptoms like:
- Headaches
- Nausea
- Speech issues
- Disorientation
- Loss of consciousness
- Sleep issues
- Light sensitivity
- Sound sensitivity
- Mood swings
- Memory problems
- Depressed feelings
If their TBI is more severe, they are likely to experience some of the following symptoms:
- Persistent headaches
- Repeated vomiting
- Seizures
- Pupil dilation
- Loss of coordination
- Profound confusion
- Combativeness
- Slurred speech
- Loss of problem-solving skills
- Loss of smell
- Loss of vision
- Facial paralysis
- Insomnia
- Vegetative state
If your child recently sustained a blow to the head and is currently experiencing any of these symptoms, you would be smart to bring them to a hospital or medical clinic as soon as possible. They may have a brain injury that requires immediate treatment.
Once you have helped your teenager receive the medical care they need, please reach out to Stephens Law Personal Injury | Wrongful Death | Truck Accidents in Fort Worth, TX. Jason Stephens might be able to help you file a lawsuit against the person or business that caused their injury.
Treatments for Traumatic Brain Injuries in Teenagers
When Texas teenagers suffer traumatic brain injuries, they regularly require immediate medical care. This treatment tends to come in one of the following forms:
- Brain surgery
- Diuretics
- Painkillers
- Anti-seizure drugs
- Coma-inducing drugs
Once their physician has dealt with their immediate medical needs, they will then put together a long-term plan to help them regain as much of their normal bodily function as possible. These plans tend to include treatments such as:
- Psychiatric care
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
- Recreational therapy
- Speech and language therapy
- Vocational counseling
These rehabilitative treatments often continue for months or years. As a result, it is not at all unusual for the parents of adolescents with brain injuries to receive medical bills for tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Did your child require extensive medical care after a head injury that was caused by the negligent actions of another party? Please do not hesitate to call Jason Stephens. He may be able to help you recover the compensation you need to pay their hospital bills.
Compensation Available to Adolescents who Sustain Brain Injuries
When determining the amount of financial compensation that teenagers should receive for their brain injuries, insurance companies, judges, and juries typically consider factors like:
- The impact their injury will have on their education and future career
- The effect their injury will have on their quality of life
- The cost of their immediate and ongoing medical care
- The mental anguish they endured because of their injury
When Jason Stephens fights for adolescents with brain injuries, he demands compensation for their:
- Medical bills
- Rehabilitative care costs
- Pain and suffering
- Mental anguish
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Loss of future earning capacity
If the person or business that caused the adolescent’s brain injury acted with malice, you may also pursue punitive damages.
Would you like to know how much compensation your child may be eligible to receive for their brain injury? Then please call Stephens Law Personal Injury | Wrongful Death | Truck Accidents as soon as possible.
Statute of Limitations for Brain Injury Claims in the State of Texas
Per section 16.003 of the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code, the statute of limitations for almost all personal injury lawsuits in Texas is two years. For most injured parties, this two-year clock begins on the date of their accident.
For minors, however, the rules are a little different. Since children do not have the authority to file lawsuits in Texas, their two-year clock does not start on the day they sustained their injury. It begins on the first day they can take legal action against the at-fault party – their 18th birthday.
Of course, the parents of injured teens do not need to wait until their child becomes an adult to pursue compensation. They are free to file a lawsuit against the responsible party at any time before then.
Is the statute of limitations for your child’s head injury claim set to expire in the coming months? Then please call Stephens Law Personal Injury | Wrongful Death | Truck Accidents today.
Your Experienced Brain Injury Attorney in Fort Worth
For more than 25 years, Jason Stephens has helped countless Texans fight for financial compensation for their injuries – achieving favorable results for many clients along the way. If you would like to have Jason and his skilled team assist you with your child’s brain injury suit, all you need to do is call and arrange a free initial case evaluation.