Brain Injury, Auto Accident
A 31-year-old mother of two young children suffered a severe brain injury to her frontal and temporal lobes resulting in permanent personality changes and a decreased ability to concentrate, focus, and recall from her short-term memory.During our preparations for our client’s trial, we retained experts in the areas of accident reconstruction engineering, vocation rehabilitation, economics, neuropsychology, neuropsychiatry, neurology, and radiology.The highest offer at mediation was $200,000 even though liability was admitted prior to trial. The defense counsel for the defendant disputed the severity of our client’s brain injury. The case settled on the first day of trial. The settlement for our client was fully collectible.