We help Bakersfield car accident victims and take special care with clients who have suffered Skull Fractures. Our Bakersfield Car Accident Lawyers go to work immediately to make sure an at-fault driver’s insurer provides everything necessary for victims to heal and rebuild their lives.
To find out more about your claim, contact Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers of Bakersfield to schedule an absolutely free case consultation. It’s a way to determine what your head injury should be worth before car insurance companies can convince you it’s worth nothing at all.
How to Tell If You Need a Car Accident Lawyer for Your Case
If you suffer a serious injury, such as a debilitating skull fracture, you are allowed to file your own accident claim against the at-fault driver’s insurer. However, you could end up needing a skilled lawyer’s protection when you must go up against a giant car insurance company. A lawyer may also be able to secure much more for your long recovery.
It’s key to remember that a more serious injury that comes with higher medical bills will trigger insurers to get aggressive to avoid liability. Insurance adjusters immediately search for ways to devalue your case. They will try to twist the facts to make it look like you caused your accident. They can also downplay your head injury, saying you’ll heal in a few weeks, to try to discount your settlement check.
Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers fully investigates what happened to you and collects the evidence needed to prove fault. Medical evidence is then relied on to demonstrate how much support you will require in the coming months as you try to make a full recovery from a major head injury.
These are a few of the types of consequences that may leave you in need of a lawyer:
- Your skull fracture causes internal bleeding, perhaps requiring surgery
- Your skull fracture allowed a piece of bone to penetrate your brain
- Your skull fracture leaves you with brain swelling
- Your skull fracture leaves you with headaches that don’t go away
- Your skull fracture also leaves you with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Your skull fracture leaves you with permanent brain damage
- Your skull fracture leaves you in need of physical therapy and occupational therapy
- Your child or another family member suffers a skull fracture
These are all signs that you could benefit from a lawyer’s help. An added benefit is that we handle the frustrating claims and negotiation process while allowing you to focus your attention on healing.
A Free Consultation with a Real Bakersfield Car Accident Attorney
You may still have questions about whether you have a strong case and whether you are owed a settlement. You may still be recovering from a major head injury, without a lot of bandwidth to think about your future.
Fortunately, there’s an easy way to determine your best path to restoring your health and paying your bills. Reach out to us and schedule a free case consultation.
We’ll go over your accident with you and talk about what you could demand from a car insurance company. There’s never any obligation for your free case review. And if you really don’t need a lawyer’s help, we’ll tell you that. We’ll also go over how you can file a strong claim yourself.
What to Expect in Compensation After a Head Injury in a Traffic Accident
You may end up on the shoulder of Highway 99, suffering from a head injury after striking the steering wheel, a metal door, or a window. It’s a frightening outcome of a careless driver’s mistake.
Your focus will first be on your wellbeing and getting an ambulance response. But once you have received hospital care, you may finally have time to worry about how the bills you’ve collected over the past 24 hours will get paid.
With something as critical as a skull fracture, those initial hospital bills are usually just the start. Surgeries, rehabilitation, and changes at home and work can upend a patient’s life. The effects can take their toll over months or over a lifetime in extreme cases.
A skilled lawyer makes sure patients have what they need now and in the coming years. These are just a few of the benefits for head injury patients that are demanded:
Economic Damages: Victims should have every medical bill compensated. The estimates on the cost of care they could require in the future would also add a substantial amount to any settlement. Support for time lost at work, the benefits patients might’ve had to forfeit while away from the office. The cost and support needed if a victim must find a new career, or if a permanent disability leaves them unable to return to their previous profession.
Non-Economic Damages: There are also the very real non-economic challenges victims face. Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers insists that victims receive additional money for the pain (headaches) they must endure. Victims must also be awarded support to cope with the mental trauma they suffer. This can include the anxiety and depression that follow a crash and a difficult recovery. The loss of enjoyment of life can include the hobbies that patients must give up and the family activities they can no longer participate in. Patients with PTSD stemming from a violent accident must also receive support to get help overcoming constant flashbacks to the moment of impact.
Complications with a Skull Fracture After a Car Accident
It may come as a shock, but many skull fractures end up being minor, and victims can heal without surgery. These are usually injuries that don’t affect the brain. The skull does its job in protecting brain tissue from harm.
Of course, in the force of a car crash, there’s always the potential for a much more dangerous wound, and even a penetrating injury that goes through the skull.
These are just a few of the complications mentioned by the Cleveland Clinic that can accompany a blow to the head in a traffic collision:
- Broken skull fragments sent into the brain to cause tissue damage
- Hemorrhaging in the brain
- Blood clots in the brain
- Seizures
- Brain damage and a loss of control of body parts
- Cerebrospinal fluid or blood leaking from the nose and ears
- A change in the victim’s appearance, such as a sunken portion of the head or a disruption of facial symmetry
- Infection
Surgery can involve rebuilding the skull. Surgery is often necessary in the early going if internal bleeding continues and builds pressure. The pressure must be alleviated, and the source of the bleeding repaired, or it could prove fatal.
As far as therapy goes, victims can require a lot of rehab time if a skull fracture affects the function of the brain. Victims might require physical therapy to relearn control of their body parts. They may have to attend occupational therapy to relearn their daily routine and everyday tasks. They could even need speech therapy to relearn how to speak and swallow effectively. Cognitive therapy can help with regaining memory function and clear-thinking.
Contact a Bakersfield Car Accident Lawyer
If you suffered a serious injury, including a skull fracture, and another driver’s recklessness caused your collision, it’s a good idea to take advantage of a free case review. Contact us to discuss your options. Let’s figure out the best way to earn quick and substantial support for your head injury recovery.
After an accident, your quick action can make a big difference in the chances of success for your case. California gives victims up to two years to file an accident claim, but waiting can hurt your claim. Valuable evidence can be cleaned up or hauled away. Cars can be demolished. Witnesses can become hard to reach.
Contact a skilled attorney as soon as possible to allow them the chance to collect fresh evidence. Also, the sooner you start building your case, the sooner you can hope to secure the support you need.
One thing you don’t need to worry about is how you’ll pay a lawyer. You don’t need any upfront money to hire us. If you need us, we don’t get paid unless we win your case. Then our attorney’s fee comes out of the settlement check that an insurance company must send you.