A traumatic brain injury can change a person’s life in an instant, affecting memory, mood, judgment, and the ability to work. If you or a loved one suffered a brain injury because of someone else’s negligence in Louisville or anywhere in Jefferson County, the Louisville brain injury attorneys at Portner & Shure can help. We have handled serious personal injury claims across Kentucky for more than 30 years.
Causes and Symptoms of Brain Injuries Around Louisville
Louisville’s interstates, shipping and manufacturing hubs, and busy urban roads produce serious head-injury accidents year-round. Serious head injuries often result from car, truck, and motorcycle crashes, falls, and workplace accidents. A brain injury may be classified as mild, moderate, or severe, and symptoms are not always obvious right away. Warning signs include:
- Memory loss and difficulty concentrating
- Headaches, dizziness, and blurred vision
- Mood and behavioral changes
- Loss of consciousness, seizures, or nausea
- Trouble with speech, balance, or decision-making
The Cost of a Brain Injury
Treating a serious brain injury can require emergency care, surgery, and months or years of rehabilitation, including occupational, speech, and neuropsychological therapy. Depending on the facts, you may be able to pursue compensation for medical expenses, future medical care, lost wages and reduced earning capacity, and pain and suffering. Because many victims cannot return to work right away, the financial strain often falls on the whole family.
Proving Fault in a Kentucky Brain Injury Claim
A brain injury claim usually turns on proving that another party’s negligence caused the injury — a distracted driver, an unsafe property, or a careless employer, for example. Kentucky follows a pure comparative fault rule, so if you are found partly at fault your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault rather than barred entirely. That means you may still recover even when the other side tries to shift some blame onto you.
How Long Do I Have to File? Kentucky’s Statute of Limitations
In Kentucky, how long you have depends on how the injury happened. If your brain injury came from a motor-vehicle crash, the deadline is generally two years from the accident or the last no-fault (PIP) benefit payment, whichever is later (KRS 304.39-230). For many other injuries, such as a fall on someone’s property, the deadline can be as short as one year (KRS 413.140). Because the right deadline depends on the facts, it is important to get case-specific guidance quickly. Claims in Jefferson County are generally pursued through the Jefferson County Judicial Center.
How Our Louisville Brain Injury Attorneys Can Help
Insurance companies often downplay a brain injury because the damage is not always visible on a scan. You should not face them alone. Our team works with medical experts to document the injury, moves quickly to preserve evidence, and pushes for fair compensation. We work on a contingency basis, which means there is no fee unless we recover for you.
We Can Help If English is Not Your First Language
Our firm serves a diverse community, and we have team members who speak Spanish and Korean. We can discuss your case in a language you are comfortable with so nothing is lost in translation.
Contact Our Louisville Brain Injury Attorneys Today
If you or a loved one suffered a brain injury in Louisville or anywhere in Jefferson County, contact Portner & Shure for a free consultation. There is no fee unless we recover compensation for you.
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