Sunnyvale Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer
Even a "Mild" Brain Injury Can Cost You Months. We Count Every One.
A blow to the head, or a hard jolt against a seatbelt or airbag, can change how you think, work, and feel for far longer than anyone expects. Our Sunnyvale traumatic brain injury attorneys prove who caused it and demand payment for everything it takes from you, now and later.
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The Skull Can't Stop Every Impact
Your skull protects your brain, but it can’t protect it from everything. Most traumatic brain injuries happen when the brain strikes the inside of the skull, after a blow to the head or any impact that snaps the head forward, such as hitting an airbag or being thrown against a seatbelt in a crash. You don’t have to hit your head to be hurt.
Even a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) can interfere with your work and home life for weeks or months. A severe one, or a series of smaller ones, can change the course of a life in an instant, and doctors still can’t repair every kind of damage the brain sustains.
You may have a brain injury claim if:
Someone else's reckless, careless, or illegal conduct caused your accident
You hit your head, or your head was violently jolted, in the crash
You've been diagnosed with a concussion or TBI, or you've noticed changes in memory, focus, mood, or energy since
The accident happened within roughly the last two years
A brain injury makes everything harder, including a legal claim. Let us take that part. The consultation is free, and you pay nothing unless we win.
After a Head Injury: What to Do Next
Get checked, even if you never hit your head.
A sudden snap forward against a seatbelt or airbag can injure the brain. Tell the doctor exactly how your head moved.
Protect your brain while it heals.
Follow your doctor’s advice about rest, screens, driving, and returning to work or sports. Another blow before you’ve recovered can make things worse.
Track how your days have changed.
Missed work, unfinished tasks, forgotten appointments, headaches, and irritability. Short daily notes are enough, and a family member can help.
Keep every follow-up appointment.
Specialists, therapy, and check-ups build the medical record that proves an injury no one can see.
Hold the insurer at arm's length.
A brain injury can make it hard to recall details on the spot, and a recorded statement can be used against you.
Bring us in early.
Evidence of how the crash happened fades fast. We preserve it while you focus on healing.
Proving Negligence Behind a Brain Injury
To recover for a TBI, you, the plaintiff, must show that the defendant was negligent: that they owed you a duty of care, breached it through reckless, careless, or illegal conduct, and that the breach directly caused the accident that injured you.
Negligence doesn’t have to be dramatic. A driver who speeds through a red light is negligent. So is a driver who looks away for a few seconds because someone else in the car distracted them. We gather the police report, witness accounts, photos, and footage that show what the other party did, and the vehicle damage and crash forces that explain how your brain was hurt.
Then we connect the injury to your life. Your treating doctors, your medical records, and the people around you show what has changed since the accident. Because moderate and severe TBIs often cause lasting harm, we don’t value your claim on the first few months of bills. Our negotiators spent a combined 50+ years inside the insurance industry and know how adjusters discount injuries they can’t see.
Counting Losses That Last
The brain doesn’t heal easily, so a fair TBI claim has to account for both the short-term and the long-term harm.
Medical care, past and future
Every expense you’ve already had, and the treatment, therapy, and care you’re expected to need.
Lost earnings
The income you’ve lost while recovering, and the work you can no longer do if the injury limits your ability to earn.
Pain, trauma, and a changed life
Physical pain and suffering, emotional and psychological trauma, and lost enjoyment of life, including the effect on your marriage and family relationships.
Property damage and disability costs
Repair or replacement of your vehicle and belongings, and the cost of changes to your home or vehicle if the injury leaves you with a permanent disability.
California Brain Injury Law in Plain Terms
Negligence is the foundation
A brain injury claim requires proof of a duty of care, a breach of that duty, and a direct link between the breach and your injury. The seriousness of your injury doesn’t prove fault on its own; evidence does.
Future losses count
California law lets you recover both economic damages, such as medical bills and lost income, and non-economic damages, such as pain, emotional distress, and lost enjoyment of life, including those you’re expected to suffer in the future.
Partial fault doesn't bar recovery
Under California’s pure comparative negligence rule, your compensation is reduced by your share of fault, never eliminated.
Two years, sometimes six months
You generally have two years from the date of injury to file a lawsuit, and as little as six months for a claim against a government entity. Brain injury symptoms can unfold slowly; don’t let the deadline do the same.
Protect Your Recovery, and the Claim That Pays for It
With a brain injury, following medical advice protects your health and your case. California law expects you to limit your losses, and missed appointments or a rushed return to demanding work give the insurer an argument that you made things worse.
A few habits help:
- Keep your notes going. Especially the hard days, and the tasks that used to come easily.
- Ask a family member to be your second set of ears. Someone with you at medical and legal appointments can help you remember what was said.
- Keep the insurer away from you. Every call, letter, and request for a statement comes to us.
We coordinate with your medical providers so billing can wait until your case settles, and we explain every step in plain language, as often as you need.
Adjusters offer more when they know a firm can prove its case — and take it to trial. Recent recoveries for our clients:
$1,300,000
Fremont motorcycle crash
Trauma admission, ICU, inpatient rehab
$505,000
Sunnyvale red-light crash
Brain injury, neck and back injuries
$360,000
San Jose passenger crash
Brain injury, neck disc injuries
$253,800
Highway 160 head-on crash
Brain injury
Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case is different.
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Your Sunnyvale Legal Team
Founding attorney Jimin Oh has handled thousands of auto accident cases and is a member of Million Dollar Trial Lawyers. She built the firm after her own husband was seriously injured in a car accident, and she knows that recovery from a serious injury rarely follows a straight line. That’s why every case has an attorney, a case manager, and a treatment coordinator keeping track of your care and your claim, so you don’t have to remember it all. Sunnyvale clients are served from our San Jose office at 1253 Park Ave.
Sunnyvale Traumatic Brain Injury FAQs
Can I have a brain injury if I didn't hit my head?
Yes. A TBI can happen when a sudden impact snaps your head forward, for example against a seatbelt or airbag, and the brain strikes the inside of the skull. Tell your doctor how your head moved in the crash, even if nothing struck it.
My doctor called it a mild TBI. Is it worth a claim?
It can be. Even a mild traumatic brain injury can affect your work and personal life for weeks or months, and those losses are compensable. The size of the claim depends on your symptoms, treatment, and time away from work.
What does "negligent" mean in a brain injury case?
It means the other party owed you a duty of care and broke it by doing something reckless, careless, or illegal, and that this directly caused the accident that injured you. We gather the evidence to prove each part.
The other driver was only distracted for a moment. Are they still responsible?
Yes. Negligence can be as obvious as running a red light or as ordinary as looking away for a few seconds because of a passenger. If that lapse caused the crash, the driver is responsible for the harm.
What if my brain injury is permanent?
Then your claim must include the future: ongoing medical care, lost ability to earn, lost enjoyment of life, and costs such as home or vehicle modifications. We don’t settle a lasting injury on short-term numbers.
Can my spouse be compensated too?
A brain injury can change a marriage and family life. Loss of consortium, the loss of your companionship and relationship, can be part of the damages in a TBI case. We’ll explain how it applies to your family.
How long do I have to file?
Generally two years from the date of injury in California, and as little as six months for claims against a government entity. Call early, while evidence of the accident is still available.
How much does a brain injury lawyer cost?
Nothing upfront. We work on contingency; you pay a fee only if we recover for you.
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San Jose, CA 95126
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