McLeish Orlando secured a $12.0M traumatic brain injury settlement for a client with permanent cognitive impairment, supporting lifelong care, supervision, and future family needs.
A traumatic brain injury can have life-changing effects. McLeish Orlando’s brain injury lawyers represent clients in Oakville and across Ontario, pursuing compensation for concussions, moderate and catastrophic traumatic brain injuries that often require long-term care and rehabilitation.
Brain injury claims often involve more than a single injury and can affect people at any stage of life. At McLeish Orlando, our lawyers represent individuals and families in Oakville and across Ontario in complex traumatic brain injury cases that involve overlapping medical, legal, and long-term care needs. Here are some of the key areas of serious injury law our firm focuses on.
At McLeish Orlando, we represent victims of traumatic brain injuries and their loved ones. We strive for the best possible results for our clients. Here are samples of some past settlements and success stories.
McLeish Orlando secured a $12.0M traumatic brain injury settlement for a client with permanent cognitive impairment, supporting lifelong care, supervision, and future family needs.
Our lawyers recovered $9.8M in a serious brain injury claim involving lasting cognitive limitations, funding treatment needs and long-term income support for the client’s family.
We recovered over $6.3M in a catastrophic brain injury settlement addressing extensive medical treatment, rehabilitation, accessibility modifications, and long-term loss of earning capacity.
McLeish Orlando secured $4M for a client with a serious brain injury, helping the family adapt to lasting cognitive, functional, and lifestyle changes.
We represent individuals in Oakville and surrounding areas in a wide range of traumatic brain injury claims.
We represent clients with concussions and mild traumatic brain injuries, including cases involving delayed symptoms, cognitive challenges, and disputed insurance claims.
Our lawyers handle moderate brain injury cases involving ongoing cognitive, physical, and functional impairments that affect daily life.
We act in severe brain injury claims where individuals experience significant neurological damage and require extensive medical support.
We act in catastrophic brain injury claims where clients require extensive medical care, rehabilitation, and lifelong support following a traumatic injury.
We represent children and families affected by brain injuries, addressing the long-term impact on development, education, and future quality of life.
Our firm handles acquired brain injury claims involving neurological damage that affects memory, reasoning, and daily functioning over time.
We represent clients whose brain injuries occur alongside serious orthopaedic or spinal injuries, creating complex medical and legal considerations.
We act for families pursuing wrongful death claims following fatal brain injuries caused by negligence or serious accidents.
Our lawyers handle brain injury cases requiring long-term care planning, rehabilitation services, and ongoing medical support.
We represent clients with delayed or undiagnosed brain injuries where symptoms emerge weeks or months after an accident.
Meet the lawyers who serve Oakville. For more than 25 years, our traumatic brain injury lawyers have been helping clients across Ontario secure fair compensation after life-altering injuries.
Contact our office to speak to us 24/7 at 1-866-366-1451.
Frequently asked questions we receive from clients in Oakville on the topic of Traumatic Brain Injury.
A traumatic brain injury is an injury that changes how the brain functions. The severity of traumatic brain injuries can vary from mild, moderate, and severe. Accordingly, a traumatic brain injury can lead to short term health problems, or permanent and severe problems that change the rest of an individual’s life.
A concussion is a form of traumatic brain injury. Concussions are typically caused by a hit or bump to the head (or body) that causes the brain to move rapidly back and forth. The sudden movement can change the chemical balance in the brain, and can cause damage to brain cells. Concussions are severe injuries, and any injury to the brain is cause for concern and attention. Suffering a concussion also makes you more susceptible to further concussions, and multiple concussions in a short period of time can lead to death.
Concussions can lead to headaches, ringing in the ears, nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, drowsiness, confusion, amnesia, loss of consciousness, sensitivity to light, depression, and other symptoms. Concussions can also lead to post-concussion syndrome, where any or all of these symptoms persist long after the typical recovery period.
Some of the most common causes of traumatic brain injuries are motor vehicle collisions, slip and falls, sports and recreational activities, assaults, and other events that cause the head or body to be moved quickly.
Some people are able to recover from less severe traumatic brain injuries through rest and reduced activity at home. More severe traumatic brain injuries can alter every aspect of a person’s life. They can lead to post-concussion syndrome, as well as more significant cognitive issues and motor function impairments. Minor brain injuries that are suffered by children can significantly impact their brain’s development.
One of the biggest challenges associated with traumatic brain injuries is that they are “invisible” injuries in the sense that they are not immediately apparent to an observer like a broken arm or an amputation might be. This can increase the difficulty in properly diagnosing a brain injury and delay finding the best treatment for that injury. This issue can also increase the challenges one faces when trying to navigate their injuries in public.
For all of these reasons, it is important to speak to a personal injury lawyer that has experience working with clients that have suffered a brain injury. Contact our office today, we are here to help.
An acquired brain injury is an injury to the brain that is not hereditary. There are two types of acquired brain injury: traumatic and non-traumatic.
A hypoxic-anoxic brain injury occurs when the flow of oxygen to the brain is disrupted. Oxygen is required for the brain to function properly, and when the flow of oxygen is cut off for an extended period of time, the brain can be severely damaged. Generally, the longer the brain is deprived of oxygen, the more severe the injury. These types of injuries can cause cognitive impairments, as well as impairment to physical and psychological functions.
If you have been in a car accident where you struck your head, or you are experiencing any symptoms of a concussion or brain injury, you should seek immediate medical attention.
Immediately following a traumatic event, emergency medical professionals may assess the initial severity of a brain injury by checking a person’s ability to follow direction, speak, and respond to physical stimuli using the Glascow Coma Scale. Medical Professionals may also use a CT Scan or MRI to obtain a detailed view of the brain following an injury. These scans can reveal bleeding, bruises, swelling, and other indications of trauma.
The value of every case is specific to the individuals involved and the injuries suffered. However, due to the often severe nature of traumatic brain injuries, the cases frequently involve significant compensation. If you have suffered a traumatic brain injury due to the negligence of someone else, you are entitled to make a claim to be compensated for your medical and other related expenses, your past and future income loss, your pain and suffering, as well as any future attendant care you may need as a result of your injury. If you or a loved one have suffered a traumatic brain injury it is important to contact an experienced personal injury lawyer to ensure you receive the full compensation you are entitled to.
If you have suffered, or if you believe you may have suffered, a traumatic brain injury due to the negligence of another party, you should contact a personal injury lawyer right away. An experienced personal injury lawyer will assist you in accessing immediate insurance benefits so you can receive the treatment and services you need without having to worry about your ability to pay. Your personal injury lawyer will also begin gathering evidence and expert opinions to ensure you receive the full compensation you are entitled to. Contact one of our experienced personal injury lawyers today if you or a loved one have suffered a traumatic brain injury.
Our firm has worked with the best rehabilitation facilities and individual providers in Ontario for over 20 years. We have created an extensive network of rehabilitation and medical professionals across the province that assist individuals with traumatic brain injuries, and we will work with you to find the rehabilitation team that is best suited to your individual injuries and location.
If you have suffered a traumatic brain injury, it is important that you have access to medical and rehabilitation benefits right away. If you were injured in an incident involving the use of a motor vehicle, we will assist you in accessing the accident benefits through your auto insurance policy, or the auto insurance policy of the vehicle that caused your injury. If your injuries did not arise from the use of a motor vehicle, we will assist you in accessing any insurance policy available to you to ensure your expenses are covered right away.
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