Head Trauma/Brain Damage/Traumatic Brain Injury
People who suffer a brain injury experience significant medical, cognitive and emotional challenges that can devastate their quality of life. In many instances, the full effects of a brain injury are not known until years after its causation by medical malpractice, auto accident or other wrongful conduct.
If you or a loved one has suffered a head injury as a result of negligence, contact a lawyer who can fully advise you of your rights and help you determine if you may have a basis to receive financial recovery. To speak with skilled, dedicated attorneys in the Chicago metro area, contact the De Jong Law Group.
Our attorneys have helped many brain accident victims obtain just compensation for their injuries. We handle a wide range of brain injury claims, including:
- Medical malpractice
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Dangerous or defective products
- Construction accidents
Our record of results speaks for itself. We have obtained numerous multi-million dollar awards and settlements on behalf of clients who have suffered catastrophic injuries. Some of our results include:
- $7 million settlement for a 35 year old woman who suffered brain damage when a breathing tube became dislodged as a result of medical negligence
- $4 million verdict awarded to an infant who suffered brain damage because she was not properly monitored in the nursery
- $3.75 million settlement for a man who suffered brain damage because surgery was not timely done to relieve pressure from excess fluid in his brain
- $2.5 million settlement for a baby who suffered brain damage and hearing loss because of the failure to timely diagnose and treat hyperbilirubinemia
If you have been injured or a family member has suffered a brain injury resulting from medical malpractice or an accident, contact the experienced trial attorneys at the De Jong Law Group in Chicago, Illinois.
The Firm's Medical Experience
David J. De Jong is a licensed medical doctor. He worked as a doctor before founding our firm in 1984. As a result of his medical expertise, and our extensive experience and success in the prosecution of medical malpractice and other personal injury claims involving injury to the brain, we efficiently analyze the strengths and weaknesses of a potential case, then provide sound advice to our clients. If you retain us, we put our decades of legal experience and our professional medical background to work for you in seeking the full and fair compensation the law permits.
