Concussion Injury Attorneys

Concussion is a generic term that you hear in the NFL (National Football League) or other contact sports. In the medical field, a concussion is a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) that is classified at the “mild” level, on a scale of mild, moderate, or severe. With a mild traumatic brain injury, aka concussion, the diagnosis has always been by the question “What are your symptoms?” followed by “Well, I think you have a concussion” – but there’s no way to know. 

Insurance companies hate concussions and traumatic brain injuries, because a traumatic brain injury can be a serious, significant injury which means more money the insurance company may have to pay out in the claims process. So, insurance companies fight mild traumatic brain injuries or concussions because they are hard to prove. There hasn’t been a definitive test for a concussion.

Until now.

New Concussion Testing

There is now some new concussion testing that is coming into place. For years, we have had blood tests that look for certain protein markers to determine if you have had a heart attack. But up to this point we have not had a blood test to document if you have a concussion. But there is now, and it is coming into play and has been approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). It’s a simple blood test which looks for certain proteins and bio markers in the blood stream that get released by the brain when it has had an injury.

At Willis, Willis & Rizzi we think that this new concussion testing is good news in a lot of ways for victims because it will help them get the care they need, quicker. From the legal side it will help us prove that there was a concussion where in the past there has been ambiguity if there was or wasn’t a concussion.

With this new concussion testing coming into place, with a simple blood test a determination can be made if there was a concussion, aka a mild traumatic brain injury, or even something more severe.

Why Willis, Wills & Rizzi for your Concussion Injury Attorneys

First and foremost, when you are involved in a collision or other serious accident you have professionals on the other side of the case who are doing everything they can to control your claim to their benefit. You don’t know how to deal with it on a good day, and you’re not having a good day! You now have a brain injury, and you probably have not been through a brain injury before, so you are wondering where do I get treatment, whose going to treat me, what’s the appropriate treatment?

Since we deal with concussion injuries on an almost daily basis at Willis, Willis and Rizzi, we know the facilities and doctors who treat concussions, and we can direct you to get the treatment you need while simultaneously dealing with the handling of your claim.

Contact us today at 330-535-2000 or fill in the request form on this page to speak to a personal injury attorney today.