Contact Michael Ronemus now
1-800-252-7072
Se Habla EspanolTBI Case Results
$10.8 Million Verdict for Traumatic Brain Injury
Our client, a 26 year old woman college physics student who client had also worked as an actress, a model and as an executive assistant. She hailed a taxi to take a short trip back to her apartment. As the cab passed through an intersection it was struck by a jeep. Our client's head struck the plexiglass divider behind the driver's seat. She was treated and released at the hospital but continued to have headaches and cognitive difficulties. So she returned to the hospital and was found to have slight bleeding of the brain and was admitted for four days for observation.
She returned to school and completed three more semesters but continued to have problems in school understanding the professors. Her memory was diminished and she was unable to comprehend what she had read. She eventually was unable to complete her classes and lacks three courses to complete her degree. She has suffered with cognitive deficits, headaches, anxiety, depression, memory problems and confusion. She was accepted into the New York State Brain Injury Waiver program so she has assistants come to her apartment three days per week to help her with shopping, cooking, cleaning, paying bills and laundry.
Plaintiff's doctors said she developed a traumatic brain injury (TBI) known as the "silent epidemic" because it's effects are not immediately obvious to a stranger. She returned to college but was unable to graduate due to inability to read or remember. She has tried to work several jobs, but has been unable to hold a job. Her doctors said she is permanently disabled from working.
The jury awarded a total of $10.8 million dollars. This included 1.2 million in lost earnings, 6 million in future medical costs, 3.6 million in pain and suffering.
$3.65 Million Verdict for Brain Injury
Our client suffered fractured facial bones and traumatic brain injury when he fell from scaffolding on a movie set. Our client was unable to return to work as an artist in charge of major movie sets. The insurance company offered $300,000 to settle the case as the jury was deliberating, which we declined. The jury awarded $3.65 million.
$6 Million Verdict for Brain Injury
Our client, a 38-year-old high school guidance counselor, sustained brain injury (TBI) after being struck in the head by a door. The client walked through the left door of a pair of swinging doors while walking downstairs during a fire alarm. To get downstairs, he was required to walk in front of the right door, which was pushed by a student and struck our client in the head. Over several months, he lost his balance, developed the inability to speak properly, and became hypersensitive to noises. He has been disabled since the accident and now receives social security disability. The jury found that the Board of Education was responsible for maintaining a dangerous and defective door and awarded a total of $6 million compensation.
