I recently read about a new brain injury treatment that focuses on using social clues to treat brain injuries.  Before this study was released, it was already widely known that brain injuries may cause personality changes and changes in behavior, which can create difficultly in dealing with social situations.  The study focused on re-teaching basic social skills to people with brain injuries.

For example, handling sarcasm often presents a great difficulty for people with brain injuries because sarcasm involves positive words which are spoken in a negative tone or manner.  People with brain injuries often have difficulty interpreting the mixed messages. 

The treatment prescribed in this study involved increasing sophisticated re-education as to how and why people send mixed messages in social settings and how to respond to them.  The patients reported some improvement in responding to new social situations, which is certainly a cause for hope for people with brain injuries.

Individuals who sustained brain injuries and their families in car accidents should contact Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. immediately to determine their legal rights.  Our office will start working on your case immediately and begin gathering the evidence to prove and win your case.

Traumatic brain injuries are associated with delinquent behavior.  According to a new study by the University of Michigan, nearly one out of five delinquent youths suffer from a traumatic brain injury.  The study focused on young people ages 11 to 20 and found those with traumatic brain injuries had a significantly earlier onset of criminal and substance-using behavior, more lifetime substance abuse problems, and suicidal tendencies than youths without traumatic brain injuries.

The study defined traumatic brain injury as a head injury causing 20 minutes or more of unconsciousness.  The study did not assess post-injury treatment or severity of the initial injury.  However, it is well known that lack of treatment can only make the problems normally associated with a traumatic head injury worse.

The Michigan brain injury lawyers at Buckfire & Buckfire understand that these types of injuries have a tremendous effect on an individual’s ability to lead his or her normal life.  Changes in personality affect marriages, families, and friendships.  Head injury patients are often unable to return to work and suffer a significant impairment of earnings and earning potential.  Further, head injury patients often need expensive attendant care services due to their condition. If the injury arose from a car accident, motorcycle accident, truck accident, bicycle accident,  or pedestrian accident, there is often a Michigan No-Fault Insurance claim for benefits. 

Individuals who sustained brain injuries and their families should contact Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. immediately to determine their legal rights.  Our office will start working on your case immediately and begin gathering the evidence to prove and win your case.

Our car accident lawyers know that our client’s case is not over once we prove our client has suffered a traumatic brain injury.  Proving the extent of the damages our clients have suffered is a vital element in any car accident case, especially one featuring a traumatic brain injury.

The brain injury lawyers at Buckfire and Buckfire, P.C. have won substantial amounts for our clients from both jury verdicts and settlements.  Traumatic brain injury cases present some of the most difficult and complicated damages, because the brain is itself a complex organ that is not fully understood.  The full extent of damages might be slow in developing, and yet, there are often immediately noticeable changes in personality and mood. 

Our Michigan brain injury lawyers understand that these changes in personality affect marriages, families, and friendships.  Traumatic brain injury patients are often unable to return to work and suffer a significant impairment of earnings and earning potential. 

Damages in traumatic brain injury cases are often substantial, because they seek to compensate the injured person for the tremendous cost for their care and rehabilitation as well as, quite often, a lifetime of decreased earnings.  Accident victims who have suffered traumatic brain injuries generally can collect the following traumatic brain injury damages:

• Medical expenses including all hospital and doctors’ bills
• Pain and suffering, including future pain and suffering
• Loss of enjoyment of life
• Reasonable value for loss of time and earning capacity
• Poor health or disability caused by the traumatic brain injury
• Aggravation of a pre-existing injury caused by the traumatic brain injury

There are many excellent support groups for traumatic brain injury patients in their families throughout the United States that promote treatment, prevention, and education.  Most states have strong local chapters of the national associations, including a Michigan chapter.

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We represent Michigan personal injury clients in Detroit, Southfield, Pontiac, Troy, Warren, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Lansing, East Lansing, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Bloomfield Hills, West Bloomfield, Farmington Hills, Rochester, Auburn Hills, Clarkston, Birmingham, Ferndale, Flint, Novi, Pontiac, Troy, Saginaw, Sterling Heights, Waterford, Wayne, Dearborn, Westland, Canton, Monroe, Ann Arbor, Mount Clemens, Livonia, Grayling, Grosse Pointe, St. Clair Shores, Brighton, Adrian, Allen Park, Clinton, Hamtramck, Northville, Garden City,  Southgate, Harrison, Holland, Inkster, Allen Park, Belleville, Jackson, Madison Heights, Mount Pleasant, Oak Park, Okemos, Plymouth, Redford, Roseville, Romulus, Taylor,  Wyandotte, Wyoming, Traverse City, Ypsilanti, Bad Axe,  Northern Michigan, as well as residents of Wayne County, Kent County, Oakland County, Macomb County, Washtenaw County, Genesee County, Huron County, St. Clair County, Monroe County, Ingham County, Saginaw County, Livingston County, Lenawee County and all other Michigan counties.

Many people think that a brain injury could never happen to them or a loved one.  But, did you know that brain injuries occur in nearly 75% of accidents that involve bodily injury?  Brain injuries are an extremely common result of motor vehicle accidents and other accidents, including assaults, sports injuries, slip and fall accidents, and more.

If you or a loved one is ever in a serious car accident, the first thing you should do is seek medical treatment immediately.  Mild brain injuries are often difficult for lay people to detect, but left undiagnosed they can cause severe long-term problems such as headaches, memory loss, and even personality changes.  Such injuries can result in job loss, family strife, and significantly increased medical expenses later in life.

Many times, the negligence of another person causes a car accident, which can lead to traumatic brain injury.  When this is the case, the injured person or his or her family will usually have a claim against that person for their brain injury in addition to the insurance claim they can submit to their No Fault insurance provider.  Not all lawyers are equally qualified to handle your car accident case, and you will want to make sure your car accident lawyer knows the technicalities of the law.  Failing to select the best lawyer could cost you benefits and reduce your chances of obtaining a favorable settlement.

When picking a car accident lawyer for someone with a brain injury, you will want to ask him or her the following questions to help you determine whether the lawyer has the knowledge and experience necessary to fight for you.

• Have you handled car accident cases before?
• What percentage of your law practice is devoted to representing injured people?
• Do you know about different types of brain injuries?
• Do you know what long-term health problems face someone with a brain injury?
• Do you regularly represent clients against insurance company lawyers?
• What kinds of settlements and jury verdicts have you obtained in similar car accident and brain injury cases?
• Do you have a website with more information about brain injuries and the brain injury cases your law firm has handled?
• What relationships with doctors, nurses, and brain injury associations do you have?

For more information about Michigan car accident cases, visit our law firm web site at www.BuckfireLaw.com   If you would like to speak with one of our Michigan car accident attorneys about your case, feel free to call us anytime at (800) 606-1717 or simply submit this contact form and we will get back to you quickly.

Our Michigan brain injury lawyers frequently represent children who suffer brain injuries due to trauma from car accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, and other accidents.

According to the Center for Disease Control, Children age 15 – 19 have the highest rate of automobile-caused brain injuries

When a car accident or other motor vehicle accident is the cause of a child’s brain injury, Michigan No Fault insurance benefits are available to pay for all medical expenses and for attendant care required by the accident.  Additionlly, it is quite often the case that a child’s brain injury is due to the negligence of another person or business.  In these cases, the child may have legal recourse to be compensated for the injury.  Depending on the severity of the injury, the amount of damages can be significant.  This is because of the tremendous costs and expenses related to caring for a brain injured child and the loss of a child’s earnings over his or her lifetime.

Parents of children who have sustained a traumatic brain injury should contact Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. immediately to determine their legal rights.  Our office will start working on your case immediately and begin gathering the evidence to prove and win your case.

Do I have a Michigan car accident case?

1-800-606-1717

We represent Michigan personal injury clients in Detroit, Southfield, Pontiac, Troy, Warren, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Lansing, East Lansing, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Bloomfield Hills, West Bloomfield, Farmington Hills, Rochester, Auburn Hills, Clarkston, Birmingham, Ferndale, Flint, Novi, Pontiac, Troy, Saginaw, Sterling Heights, Waterford, Wayne, Dearborn, Westland, Canton, Monroe, Ann Arbor, Mount Clemens, Livonia, Grayling, Grosse Pointe, St. Clair Shores, Brighton, Adrian, Allen Park, Clinton, Hamtramck, Northville, Garden City,  Southgate, Harrison, Holland, Inkster, Allen Park, Belleville, Jackson, Madison Heights, Mount Pleasant, Oak Park, Okemos, Plymouth, Redford, Roseville, Romulus, Taylor,  Wyandotte, Wyoming, Traverse City, Ypsilanti, Bad Axe,  Northern Michigan, as well as residents of Wayne County, Kent County, Oakland County, Macomb County, Washtenaw County, Genesee County, Huron County, St. Clair County, Monroe County, Ingham County, Saginaw County, Livingston County, Lenawee County and all other Michigan counties.