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Your personal injury lawyer can help you calculate your recoverable damages, which may include:

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What Is the Average Settlement for a Headache After a Car Accident?

 

There is no way to calculate what an average car accident settlement for a head injury might look like. That’s because no two injury collisions are exactly alike. Even when victims suffer similar symptoms – such as headaches – after the same type of crash, their diagnosis, cause of the collision, and other factors will differ.

Instead of searching for what other people recovered in somewhat similar accidents, you can put a fair settlement range on your own case. You can gather documents that show the damages or decide to work with a personal injury lawyer to understand these expenses and losses better.

A Headache Following a Traffic Accident May Be a Sign of Serious Injury

If you develop a headache after a car accident, it is crucial to get medical care immediately. Signs of closed head injuries, including concussions and severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), are not always apparent at the scene of an accident.

If you have a headache immediately after a collision, you may want to go to the hospital via an ambulance. If you develop a headache later, have someone drive you to a healthcare facility or call your doctor immediately.

Other signs of a closed-head injury include:

  • Confusion and memory issues
  • Dizziness and balance concerns
  • Blurred or double vision
  • Sleepiness or sluggishness

Headaches are also a symptom of whiplash, which is a common car accident injury that can cause chronic pain.

Treatment for a Headache After a Car Accident

Most causes of headaches after a traffic accident are not severe, but you must rule out the more serious causes. When you see a doctor, you can expect to:

  • Answer questions about your pain
  • Explain the accident, and whether you hit your head
  • Undergo a visual and manual examination

You can also expect a healthcare professional to order medical imaging for a closer look at the area of injury. Depending on the results of the imaging scans, treatment for your headache and any underlying issue could vary from an ice pack and rest to hospitalization.

Serious traumatic brain injuries may require hospitalization, surgical relief, and inpatient rehabilitation. Patients often require physical, cognitive, and speech therapy. Some must learn to walk and talk again if their injuries allow.

Long-Term Effects of Brain Injuries Can Impact All Areas of Life

A relatively minor concussion can keep you out of work for a week or more while rest and other conservative treatments allow your brain to heal. More serious injuries can affect all facets of life for years to come.

Some people with traumatic brain injuries live with physical disabilities, cognitive challenges, personality changes, and even depression and anxiety because of the changes that occurred to the part of their brain that suffered damage.

TBIs affect every member of the family and may prevent the victim from returning to work. Quality of life may suffer, as well.

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Recovering Compensation for Your Headaches, Injuries, and Other Damages

Louisiana personal injury laws allow you to pursue compensation for your:

  • Economic expenses
  • Intangible losses
  • Financial losses

You will need to gather documentation to show the costs incurred for your treatment, time away from work, car repairs, and other recoverable damages. You will present these to the insurer to support your claim. Then, you can demand a payment that compensates you for these damages.

Insurance companies rarely want to compensate accident victims for what their cases are worth, so you may need to take steps to ensure you understand the value of your case and fight to recover that value. Working with a personal injury law firm can help with this challenging task.

Most car accident lawyers handle insurance claims for their clients based on a contingency fee. They should not ask you for an upfront payment for their services. Instead, they take their fee from the settlement or other payout.

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Your Lawyer Will Protect Your Right to Go to Trial If Needed

There are laws in Louisiana that limit how long you can wait to sue the at-fault driver. Generally, you must begin this process within two years of the accident. You can find these laws in the following statutes:

  • Injury accidents: CC 3493.1
  • Wrongful death accidents: CC Art. 2315.2

Missing the two-year deadline could prevent you from taking the case to trial and recovering a fair payout based on your damages. Contacting a lawyer’s office as soon as possible after a crash can help you ensure that your rights remain protected throughout the claims process.

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The Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers Team Is Here for You

You can speak with a team member from Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers about your collision and head injuries today. We can help you pursue damages through an insurance claim or lawsuit. You may be able to get compensation for your pain, treatment, and other losses.

Call our Lafayette office now at (337) 777-7777 for a free consultation. We also serve clients injured in Alexandria, Marksville, New Orleans, and surrounding parishes.

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