Traumatic brain injury

Big Dog Law represents Arizona clients with traumatic brain injuries from crashes, falls, assaults, and other negligence — including mild TBI cases insurers routinely undervalue.

Traumatic brain injury is the diagnosis insurers most often try to minimize and that families most often realize too late is the central feature of the case. Even “mild” TBI — the medical term for concussion — frequently produces cognitive, behavioral, and emotional changes that don’t resolve on the timeline insurers expect.

What we look for in TBI cases

A clear mechanism — crash forces, fall, assault, struck-by — capable of producing a TBI.
Documented loss of consciousness or alteration in awareness, even briefly.
Post-concussive symptoms: headaches, sleep disruption, memory and concentration problems, mood changes.
Imaging that may be normal — TBI is often a clinical diagnosis, not a radiographic one.
Neurocognitive testing and proper specialist follow-up.

How brain injuries happen in our cases

Vehicle crashes

Direct head impact, whiplash forces, secondary impacts inside the cabin.
Motorcycle and bicycle crashes

Helmet impact, road impact, secondary thrown-rider impacts.
Pedestrian strikes

Hood, windshield, and ground impacts.
Falls

Especially from height, or onto hard surfaces.
Sports and recreation

Particularly when proper equipment or supervision was missing.
Assaults

Including premises-liability cases involving inadequate security.
Struck-by injuries

Falling objects, equipment, debris.

Why insurers undervalue TBI

Symptoms families and clients should track

Cognitive

Memory lapses, concentration problems, slower processing, word-finding difficulty.
Sleep

Insomnia, hypersomnia, fragmented sleep, fatigue.
Headache

Persistent or recurring headaches; new headache patterns.
Sensory

Light and sound sensitivity, blurred vision, balance problems, vertigo.
Mood and behavior

Irritability, depression, anxiety, anger, personality change.
Daily function

Difficulty at work, problems with multitasking, reduced ability to drive or care for others.

A daily journal — even brief entries — captures changes that providers (and juries) rely on later. We give every TBI client guidance on what to track.

Damages in TBI cases

Past and future medical care

Including neurology, neuropsychology, physical and cognitive rehab, and lifetime care planning in severe cases.
Lost income and lost earning capacity

TBI commonly affects the ability to perform high-cognitive-demand work.
Pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment

TBI affects identity, relationships, and daily function in ways juries take seriously.
Loss of consortium

When the injury affects family relationships.
Costs of accommodations

Workplace, home, and educational accommodations.

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