Traumatic Brain Injury Attorneys
Kansas City Attorneys for Serious Brain Injuries
Traumatic brain injuries can change lives forever. Our Kansas City attorneys represent clients in complex TBI cases and pursue full compensation for long-term care and recovery.
For decades, Davis, Bethune & Jones has helped victims and families affected by traumatic brain injuries.
We’re here to help victims recover in any way we can. Our team of knowledgeable, dedicated traumatic brain injury attorneys is well-versed in the complex medical and scientific aspects of TBI lawsuits.
The consequences of a TBI go far beyond the initial trauma, often requiring legal action to recover. Head trauma can shatter the life you once knew, affecting your health, independence, career, relationships, and future. Victims may require years of medical care, rehabilitation, and assistance with daily living. In severe cases, full independence may never return — but traumatic brain injury settlements can help provide the resources you need to recover.
Call our traumatic brain injury law firm at (816) 421-1600 for a free consultation.
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What Is a Traumatic Brain Injury?
These injuries occur when an outside force, such as a direct blow to the head, a fall, a crash, or a violent event, disrupts the brain’s normal function. Traumatic brain injuries or TBIs can range from mild to severe injuries, and many times these require extensive rehabilitation, ongoing medical treatment, and long-term support.
A Concussion Is a Form of Traumatic Brain Injury
Although some concussions are medically classified as “mild,” that wording can be misleading. Our brain injury attorneys have seen the devastating effects that an injury categorized as mild can have on someone’s memory, concentration, sleep, vision, mood, and balance, and how it challenges daily responsibilities.
Impacts of Brain Injuries
Part of what makes TBIs so challenging is the wide range of physical, cognitive, and emotional consequences. Some symptoms can appear immediately, while others may take hours or weeks to materialize. Someone with a TBI may show any combination of these signs and symptoms:
Physical Symptoms
Cognitive Symptoms
Emotional & Behavioral Symptoms
How Serious Can a Traumatic Brain Injury Be?
TBIs are often categorized as mild, moderate, or severe, but the label does not always reflect how disruptive the injury feels to the person living with it. Loss of communication skills and sudden personality changes can be devastating, and physically, these injuries can be catastrophic and cause motor impairment.
Long-Term Effects of Brain Injuries
Some car or trucking accident victims may experience lasting impacts on their mood, memory, movement, communication, and other cognitive functions. Care after the initial event may involve follow-up care with neurologists, rehabilitation specialists, therapists, and mental health providers. In serious cases, the person may never regain the ability to work, care for themselves, or return to the activities they once enjoyed.
Causes of Traumatic Brain Injuries
It’s common for TBIs to result from a direct blow to the head, such as during a car crash or fall, and these can also occur in instances without an obvious direct strike to the head when the force of an impact or a sudden stop causes the brain to move rapidly inside the skull. DBJ traumatic brain injury attorneys handle these cases involving many negligent incidents:
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Commercial trucking crashes
- Train collisions
- Equipment failures
- Falling objects
- Workplace accidents
- Construction incidents
If you’ve experienced symptoms, such as headaches, dizziness, confusion, or memory problems, after any of these incidents, it may be worth considering seeking medical evaluation. If confirmed, a TBI lawyer with expertise in the relevant practice area may provide guidance on navigating a potential claim.
TBI After a Car Accident
Nearly any serious accident—a rear-end crash, head-on collision, or rollover—can result in enough force to cause brain trauma, mental impairment, or behavioral symptoms. If you suspect you’ve experienced a TBI after a vehicle crash, consider speaking with an attorney experienced in car accident claims and TBI cases for guidance.
TBI From a Trucking Crash
The force of a collision with a delivery truck, tractor-trailer, dump truck, or other large commercial vehicle can cause serious bodily injuries, including a TBI. When a commercial vehicle is involved, a TBI case can be more complicated to evaluate than a typical trucking claim because the injury requires in-depth medical evidence and knowledge of trucking laws and procedures. Many parties (the driver, trucking company, a manufacturer, or mechanic) may also share responsibility. An attorney experienced in traumatic brain injuries can be a helpful partner for investigating the facts of these cases.
Brain Injuries from Train Accidents
When a train collides with a vehicle or a pedestrian, the impact can cause a victim to experience a TBI and suffer physical and emotional damage. These accidents raise questions about safety practices, warning systems, and operator conduct that require thorough investigation by a legal team experienced in train accident claims.
Workplace and Construction Accident TBIs
A fall from heights, being struck by an object, a mechanical incident, and an unsafe public space may each contribute to someone’s traumatic brain injury. These situations have serious consequences and raise complicated legal questions that an attorney can help investigate and evaluate.
TBIs Caused by Defective Products
In some cases, a traumatic brain injury may be caused or exacerbated by a defective product, such as faulty vehicle brakes or airbags, a poorly designed helmet, or a machine malfunction. When dangerous products cause or contribute to a harmful incident, a head injury lawyer can help a victim navigate complicated facts and seek accountability under product liability laws.
When Should I Contact an Attorney?
Contact an attorney for your head injury as soon as possible to help you meet strict legal deadlines and preserve essential evidence, such as security footage, skid marks, and witness statements. A TBI may cause you serious physical or cognitive effects and financial and emotional distress. When you have an attorney to help with the legal details, you can focus on your health and healing.
How DBJ Traumatic Brain Injury Attorneys Can Help
The team at DBJ Law is here to help, bringing the legal expertise necessary to evaluate the facts of the case and explore your legal options.
At Davis, Bethune & Jones, we understand how heavy the emotional and financial burden of someone else’s negligence can be, and we’re here to help lift it. Our traumatic brain injury attorneys provide compassionate guidance and fierce advocacy for victims and families throughout Kansas and Missouri.
We will pursue justice through a settlement or lawsuit to help you and your family move forward following a traumatic injury.
If you’re in the Kansas or Missouri area, our traumatic brain injury lawyers are here to help. Call us at (816) 421-1600 for a free consultation.
