Sioux Falls Brain Injury Attorneys

Fighting for Brain Injury Victims in South Dakota

Have you suffered a brain injury due to another party’s negligence? A brain injury can be a life-altering event that significantly affects your cognitive and physical abilities as well as your emotional well-being. From subtle changes in memory and mood to severe impairments in speech and mobility, the consequences of a brain injury are often far-reaching and complex, leaving you and your family grappling with immense challenges. You shouldn’t have to worry about how you will manage the inevitable financial consequences stemming from these injuries when you were harmed in an accident that wasn’t your fault. 

Don’t assume the insurance company is offering you a fair settlement. At King Law Firm, we have recovered millions for injury victims – our case results speak for themselves. Our personal injury lawyers are prepared to leverage our collective experience, knowledge, and resources to fight to get you the compensation you deserve. We understand how to effectively negotiate with insurance companies, demonstrate negligence, and pursue complex claims involving serious injuries. Your recovery is important to us, which is why we are not afraid to go to court to pursue the best possible outcome. 

We also answer our phones 24/7, so a member of our team will always be available to answer questions and address any concerns you may have throughout the legal process. Because we generally take brain injury cases on a contingency fee basis, you will owe our firm no legal fees unless we help you secure compensation.

If you cannot travel to our office, we are happy to meet with you virtually, so call (605) 250-3209 or contact us online today to schedule a free consultation with our Sioux Falls brain injury lawyers. Se habla español.

How Long Do I Have to File a Brain Injury Lawsuit in South Dakota?

Many brain injuries are the result of automobile accidents involving cars, motorcycles, trucks, buses, bicycles, or pedestrians. A slip-and-fall victim may also suffer a brain injury if their head strikes a sharp or hard surface. In any of these scenarios, the time limit for filing a personal injury claim is governed by South Dakota’s statute of limitations.

You typically have three years from the date you suffered your brain injury to file a personal injury lawsuit. If you wait too long to take legal action, you will likely be barred from pursuing your case or recovering damages.

Don’t Wait to Speak to Our Lawyers About Your Brain Injury

You should not wait to consult an attorney if you suffered any kind of head injury in an accident caused by someone else’s negligence. You also shouldn’t wait to get a full medical evaluation. Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) frequently have delayed symptoms that may not be immediately apparent after the incident. While you might feel relatively normal initially, symptoms like headaches, dizziness, memory issues, or personality changes can develop days or weeks later. 

Our team at King Law Firm understands this dynamic and can advise you on documenting all potential symptoms and seeking appropriate evaluations that helps build a comprehensive medical record from the beginning. We can work to connect your symptoms directly to the accident, strengthening your claim against potential arguments that your injury wasn't severe or was unrelated. 

Furthermore, valuable evidence can quickly disappear. Witness memories can fade, surveillance footage is often deleted, and physical evidence at an accident scene may be altered or removed. When you come to us as soon as possible, our attorneys can move quickly to secure crucial evidence, interview witnesses while their memories are fresh, and arrange for expert assessments of the scene or vehicles involved. This proactive approach helps us clearly establish liability and gather the necessary evidence to support your case. Delaying involving an attorney can compromise the availability and quality of this evidence, making it significantly harder to prove your claim and recover the full compensation you deserve.

Types of Compensation Available in Brain Injury Cases

When pursuing a brain injury claim, you can seek both economic and non-economic damages, which serve different purposes in compensating you for your losses. Economic damages are tangible, measurable financial losses directly resulting from your brain injury. Non-economic damages, conversely, address the intangible, subjective losses that do not have a direct monetary value but significantly impact your quality of life.

Unfortunately, insurance companies frequently prioritize their bottom line over your well-being. They often try to deny liability altogether, arguing that the accident wasn't their insured's fault or that your brain injury isn't as severe as you claim. Even when they acknowledge some responsibility, they commonly offer initial settlements that are insufficiently low, failing to account for the true long-term costs of a brain injury, which can be astronomical. We are familiar with these tactics and can fight aggressively to get you the full and fair compensation you deserve, even if that means going to trial.

Our brain injury attorneys can work to obtain just compensation for your economic and non-economic damages, including:

• Medical expenses
• Lost wages
• Reduced earning capacity
• Property damage
• Pain and suffering
• Emotional distress and mental anguish
• Loss of enjoyment of life

Punitive damages are only awarded in cases involving egregious recklessness or intentional malice. They are issued by the court to specifically punish the defendant and deter similar behavior in the future. 

Our lawyers can also represent individuals with work-related brain injuries, including those sustained in industrial or construction accidents. Call (605) 250-3209 or contact us online to discuss your case and legal options with our team.