Carmel’s traumatic brain injury lawyers are prepared to help you and your family address your post-accident bills. You can turn to Vaughan & Vaughan for legal guidance if you want to initiate a civil claim against the party responsible for your traumatic brain injury (TBI). We can use our hard-earned expertise to advocate for financial compensation on your behalf.
The Carmel personal injury lawyers with Vaughan & Vaughan have served Indiana’s in-need residents for over a century. You can count on our contingency-based services to prioritize your financial well-being. Schedule a free, no-obligation case consultation with our Carmel representatives today to learn more about how our services can benefit you and your family.
When to Take Action After a Traumatic Brain Injury
Indiana Code section 34-11-2-4 controls how long you may file a traumatic brain injury claim after your initial accident. You have no more than two years after your accident to investigate your circumstances and bring forward evidence of another party’s negligence.
That filing deadline is a firm one. Fail to bring your TBI claim forward before your statute of limitations expires, and Hoosier courts can throw out your complaint without due consideration. How, though, can you file a traumatic brain injury claim if you’re contending with doctor’s appointments, physical therapy, and getting back to work?
You can request that an attorney manage your case for you. Carmel traumatic brain injury lawyers can rely on their professional expertise to investigate your losses while you focus on getting your life back on track.
Requesting Alternative Representation in a Traumatic Brain Injury Case
If you don’t think you can represent your own best interests in a traumatic brain injury case, or if you want to act on behalf of a severely injured party, you may have the right to do so. Indiana allows an injured party’s personal executor to take legal action on the injured party’s behalf should the injured party not have the physical means to accurately represent their losses.
You can discuss your right to serve as alternative representation or to secure it with an attorney before initiating a traumatic brain injury case.
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How to Take Action After a Traumatic Brain Injury Accident
You have an obligation to file a personal injury claim with Indiana’s civil courts if you want to take action after a traumatic brain injury accident. To file a personal injury claim, you need to bring forward evidence of another party’s liability while presenting the court with an estimate of the damages you want.
We Use Evidence to Hold Other Parties Liable for Your Losses
Vaughan & Vaughan’s traumatic brain injury attorneys in Carmel rely on evidence to establish fault after a traumatic brain injury accident. We cannot demand compensation on your behalf if we don’t know who to blame for your losses. Fortunately, our combined decades of experience can help us identify the most relevant evidence to your case.
That evidence can include the following:
- Statements from accident witnesses
- Social media posts
- Input from medical professionals and emergency responders
- Speculation on liability from police officers and insurance claims adjusters
- Accident recreations
- Other expert witness statements
- Accident debris
Let’s Calculate the Damages You Deserve
Traumatic brain injury accidents can entitle you to non-economic damages on top of your economic damages. Non-economic damages include intangible losses like the pain and suffering you’ve endured since your initial accident. You can also request compensation for any emotional distress, stress, or mental anguish your accident caused.
Your traumatic brain injury accident’s economic damages are, fortunately, more concrete in nature. Your right to these damages hinges on your ability to tie certain losses, like medical expenses, physical therapy, and property damage, back to the accident that caused your TBI.
Our team can make those connections on your behalf before submitting an estimate of your total due compensation to an Indiana civil judge.
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What to Expect After Filing a Traumatic Brain Injury Claim
You have two ways to secure TBI compensation, provided that a civil court moves your case forward. If you want to keep your case out of court, you can request that a liable party meet you for negotiations. This process can see you and an attorney present your desired compensation to a liable party and compromise on certain losses.
You can alternatively request that your case go straight to trial. The trial process will require you to undergo discovery before your trial date. After that, you can expect to go through:
- Opening statements
- Examination
- Cross-examination
- Closing statements
- Deliberation and verdict
Neither of these processes is better than the other in the wake of a traumatic brain injury. While TBI negotiations can resolve more quickly than a traditional trial, they may also see you fail to maximize your possible compensation. Trials, comparatively, take time but allow a judge and jury to weigh in on your right to financial support.
You can discuss which path toward TBI compensation might serve you best during an initial case consultation with the traumatic brain injury attorneys in Carmel, IN.
Let Vaughan & Vaughan Protect Your Financial Health
Recovering from a traumatic brain injury can be an expensive endeavor. It’s not fair that you have to contend with so many bills when your injury may limit your ability to go back to work. It’s equally unfair to ask you or someone you love to take on the financial burden of your recovery when someone else caused your accident.
The good news is that Vaughan & Vaughan agrees with you. Our Carmel traumatic brain injury attorneys can subsequently advocate for your right to post-accident compensation based on your TBI losses. You can schedule a case evaluation with our personal injury lawyers in Indiana to discuss how best to secure maximum compensation for a recent TBI accident.
You can contact us by phone or through Vaughan & Vaughan’s website to learn more about our services.
