According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), 1.7-million people in the United States suffer a traumatic brain injury or TBI each year. Of those injuries, 52-thousand died and 275-thousand were hospitalized. TBI is a contributing factor in approximately 30.5-percent of all deaths. Almost 90-percent of these could have been avoided had it not been for negligence, accidents, assault, or other forms of injury.

Those are the statistics; however, behind every brain injury there is a person living a life that is less-than what they had prior to the injury occurring. Many people that become the victims of negligence do so not by their choice or fault but by the proprietor, doctor, or individual who failed to take the appropriate precaution when necessary.

In 2005, a little boy playing in a Burger King fell from the playground equipment and sustained serious head injuries. The little boy's life has been dramatically altered. Instead of running and playing sports like other children his age, he spends a good deal of time in therapy and in the hospital. His family sued Restaurant chain, the franchisee, and the marketing company for failure to install the playground equipment properly. The case was settled for several million dollars and found the defendants guilty on the grounds that failure to install padding beneath the equipment led to the child's injuries. This case could have ended badly were it not for the services of a brain injury lawyer.

Cases such as this one require the services of an experienced injury attorney. Traumatic brain injuries are not only expensive, but for the family and loved ones it is painful to watch the process of recovery or to know that the person will live in a vegetative state for the rest of their natural lives.

More often than not, insurance companies will attempt to get the family to settle for an amount that will be far-less than what the medical bills alone, will cost. Most people are unaware of the legal guidelines that are designed to help patients recover, and their families live as normal a life as possible. Don't allow a nightmare to become a disaster for you or your loved ones contact an attorney for advice today.