New York Brain Injury Attorneys

Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro is a New York personal injury law firm that protects their clients from negligent persons, entities, and landowners. Since the establishment of Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro in 1990, the personal injury attorneys have collected millions of dollars in settlements for their clients. They have years of experience in personal injury law with an enormous range of practice areas, including head injury, toxin, coma, brain damage, products liability, medical malpractice, and wrongful death cases.

The New York City brain injury attorneys at Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro know how to present a strong case and have achieved great success for their clients since the firm was established. They have been in litigation with doctors, hospitals, landowners, employers, and many other individuals and groups on behalf of their injured clients. They have the determination and know-how to successfully represent their clients all the way until a settlement or verdict is reached. Personal injury law is a large and complex area and can become quite confusing without the proper representation. The lawyers at Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro are comfortable and confident in every aspect of the legal process and will represent you to the fullest extent.

It is estimated that over 5 million people in the United States are currently suffering disabilities due to head injuries, including traumatic brain injuries, acquired brain injuries, closed head injuries, penetrating head injuries and anoxic brain injuries. Statistics show that each year approximately 270,000 people will experience a moderate or severe brain injury and approximately 70,000 people will die as a result of their injury. Of those injured survivors, 80,000 will suffer significant and often permanent disabilities.

Over 50% of all head injuries are caused by automobile, motorcycle, trucking, bicycle and pedestrian accidents. In addition to transportation accidents, premises accidents and work-related accidents account for thousands of head injuries each year.

Traumatic brain injury, also called acquired brain injury or simply head injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes damage to the brain. The damage can be confined to one area of the brain or involve more than one area of the brain.

The "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 300.7(c) (12) describes Traumatic Brain Injury as follows:

• Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or
  
• Psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child's educational performance.

The term brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more of the following areas: cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. The term does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma.

Surgery along with after surgery care can cost you a lifetime of debt if you're not informed and prepared to fight for your rights. You may be entitled to full monetary recovery for all of your expenses. In many cases, health insurance benefits or disability payments have set limits or offer lump sum payments. It is crucial that you do not agree to any settlements from insurance companies until you consult with an attorney who is experienced in personal injury law and understands all the complications associated with the long rehabilitation or permanent effects of a brain injury.

The dedicated New York brain injury lawyers at Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro have the skills and intelligence to recover monetary compensation for your injury. If you or a loved one has been the victim of an accident that caused a brain injury or coma, please contact the New York brain injury lawyers at Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro.

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