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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can
cause varying degrees of brain damage. Because of the
brain's central role in all major physical and mental
processes, it can be difficult to assess accurately
the extent of brain injury. Here at Steinbrecher and
Associates, we work closely with doctors who specialize
in brain injury. We have the resources to have you evaluated
by doctors who specialize in brain injury. These specialists
that include neurologists, neuropsychologists, psychiatrists,
psychologists, rehabilitation physicians and life care
experts.
Here are two recent brain damage cases
that underscore our competence in the area of brain
injury; Borgia v. Auranco, Inc. and Nguyen
v. Commerce Casino.
In the first TBI case, Borgia v. Auranco,
Inc., a 25-year old man suffered severe brain-damage
and his 40-year old sister was seriously injured when
the conversion van they were riding in was hit in a
head-on collision at 35 miles per hour. They were seatbelted
in a three-point harness. Upon impact both front seats
came off the seat rails and the seat belt webbing broke
causing them to strike the interior of the van resulting
in severe head injuries. The driver of the other vehicle
sustained only minor injuries. Ed Steinbrecher obtained
a jury verdict of $35,000,000 against the seat
pedestal manufacturer.
In the second TBI case, Nguyen v. Commerce
Casino, our client, a 54 year old woman suffered
brain injury after being hit by a shuttle bus in the
parking lot of the Commerce Casino. After the Casino
offered only $2.5 million dollars as a settlement, Ed
Steinbrecher chose to take the case to jury trial where
the jury found that the driver had indeed been negligent
and awarded the plaintiff $13,200,000 for her
brain injury. "I feel a lot of peace," the plaintiff's
daughter said. "If the verdict didn't come out as it
did, I don't know how we would have taken care of her."
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