Understanding Traumatic Brain Injuries
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can result from a car or truck crash, a fall, a workplace accident, a sports or recreation injury, or any blow to the head. TBIs range from concussions to severe, life-altering damage, and their effects are not always obvious at first. Headaches, memory loss, mood changes, difficulty concentrating, and personality shifts may appear or worsen over time. Because symptoms can be invisible and delayed, insurers often dispute the severity of these injuries — making thorough medical documentation essential.
The True Cost of Catastrophic Injury
Brain and spinal cord injuries frequently require surgery, hospitalization, rehabilitation, assistive equipment, home modifications, and ongoing care that can last a lifetime. Victims may be unable to return to work, and families often take on caregiving roles. A fair settlement must account not just for bills already received, but for decades of future medical care and lost earning capacity. Our network attorneys work with medical experts, life-care planners, and economists to put an accurate number on these long-term needs.
Holding the Right Parties Accountable
Catastrophic-injury claims often involve serious negligence and substantial insurance coverage. Montana's modified comparative negligence rule (Mont. Code Ann. § 27-1-702) applies, and the statute of limitations is generally three years from the date of injury. Given the complexity and the lifelong stakes, families benefit from experienced legal help as early as possible.
Montana deadline: Most traumatic brain injury claims must be filed within three years from the date of injury under the statute of limitations. Evidence fades fast — don't wait to learn your rights.
Traumatic Brain Injury FAQs in Montana
Their effects can be delayed, invisible, and permanent. Proving the full lifelong cost requires medical experts, life-care planners, and economists — not just current medical bills.
Possibly. Delayed TBI symptoms are common. Seek medical evaluation promptly and document everything; this strengthens both your health and your claim.
Past and future medical care, rehabilitation, lost earning capacity, home and vehicle modifications, and non-economic damages for the life-altering impact of the injury.