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Alexander Hawes, LLP: Brain Injury Lawyers

Brain injuries bring more than 400,000 people to hospitals every year. Approximately three-quarters are diagnosed as having suffered a mild to moderate injury - injuries that can be subtle, persistent, and potentially long term. Anyone is at risk for a traumatic brain injury, both adults and children.

The most challenging aspect of representing TBI (traumatic brain injury) survivors is that many times they suffer minimal outward physical manifestations of injury. These patients are told they will recover. As a result many do not receive appropriate care and treatment for the disabilities that follow, including physical, cognitive, psychological, and social impairments. Maximizing damages for these plaintiffs requires a thorough understanding of traumatic brain injury. Since the medical community generally speaking is not well trained in neurobehavior, physicians often fail to diagnose the short-term and potentially chronic aspects of closed head injuries in the regular office visit. Outside of the regional head injury treatment centers, neurologists on a day-to-day basis do not treat trauma victims. Neuro-surgeons see only the most severe cases of acute disorders and coma.

The lawyers at Alexander Hawes, LLP are experienced in representing victims of head injuries and brain injuries. Below are some of our sample cases.

If you or a member of your family has suffered a brain injury or head injury please contact Alexander Hawes, LLP, immediately to protect your rights.

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Because facts differ from case to case, so do results. For that reason, this report does not constitute a promise, prediction or guarantee regarding the outcome of any future case.

$8,132,000. Jury verdict for plaintiffs in Byer v. Market Transport tried by Richard Alexander after rejecting a settlement offer of $4.5 million. Byer, age 15, suffered irreversible brain damage when the Byer family car was sideswiped by a tractor and trailer. The jury deliberated one day before delivering its unanimous verdict.

$1,000,000. Plaintiff, a 51 year old computer executive, suffered a skull fracture and brain injury when he fainted and fell to the deck of a WWII military cargo ship while it was in port preparing for a Saturday cruise. Passengers freely climbed onto hatch covers which were used for seating. This tragically serious injury case settled because even though there were no reports of previous injuries from similar falls, a sister ship berthed in Baltimore, Maryland did not allow passengers on its cargo hatches during cruises because of the risk of falls. Following surgery and two weeks of intensive care at San Francisco General, plaintiff received a month's rehabilitation at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and eventually returned to work with his former employer. San Francisco Superior Court number 301570.

Our Brain Injury Articles: [^]

• Brain Injury: Proving a Lifetime Disability
• The Traumatically Brain Injured and the Law
• Protective Helmets Prevent Traumatic Brain Injury: Horseback-Riding Injuries Prove the Case

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• Brain Injury Association of America
• Head and Brain Injuries from NIH
• National Resource Center for Traumatic Brain Injury

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