Traumatic Brain Injuries & Spinal Cord Injuries in Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada

Some of the worst imaginable injuries that stem from car accidents are brain and spinal cord injuries. These injuries are usually permanent, life-altering, debilitating injuries. Worse yet, they don't just affect the injured person, but family and friends. These injuries quickly become emotionally, physically and financially difficult for everyone involved.

If you or a loved one has suffered a brain or spinal cord injury as a result of an automobile collision, you want a Newfoundland and Labrador lawyer who has the experience and knowledge to provide full effective representation. The future quality of your life can only be entrusted to an experienced personal injury lawyer who knows the insurance industry just as much as he or she knows the relevant laws. From years of experience coupled with a wealth of knowledge, Geoff Aylward provides compassionate, comprehensive legal representation for clients who have suffered serious, severe personal injury and disability including profound brain injury. Geoff Aylward has only your best interests in mind and will work tirelessly until you have the fair and just compensation you deserve.

Brain Injuries & Your Quality of Life

Of all injuries that happen in the world, brain injuries are the most likely to cause permanent disability or death. Indeed, it is the leading cause of disability and death throughout the world. In Canada, hundreds of thousands of people suffer from brain injuries. Canadians are 44 times more likely to acquire a brain injury than a spinal cord injury. In fact in Canada, brain injuries outnumber the prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis, spinal cord injury, HIV/AIDs and breast cancer combined in any given year. On average, 452 people acquire a brain injury each day.

Car accidents are responsible for about one-half of traumatic brain injuries in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Brain injuries are often categorized as mild, moderate, or severe.  A brain injury categorized as "mild" can have profound consequences for a person's life. . Concussions are not uncommon in car accidents.  Brain Injury Canada describes the following symptoms of a concussion (direct quote):

  • Headache/migraine
  • Dizziness and balance problems
  • Nausea
  • Fatigue
  • Sleep disturbance
  • Vision changes
  • Sensitivity to light or noise
  • Ringing in the ears
  • Seizure
  • Problems with smell/taste
  • Foggy-feeling
  • Difficulty remembering and focusing
  • Slower information processing
  • Trouble thinking clearly or finding their words
  • Difficulty making decisions or plans
  • Behavioural changes like depression, anxiety, irritability, aggression, or impulsivity

“Mild” brain injury caused by a concussion can harm a person's ability to work and function normally. Mild brain injuries are often silent injuries.  The injured person may not be aware of the injury.  The condition may not be diagnosed.  There are no objective imaging or lab tests to prove mild traumatic injury. 

Geoff Aylward is experienced and knowledgeable in assisting clients with mild brain injuries obtain fair and reasonable compensation.

Spinal Cord Injuries & Your Quality of Life

A spinal cording injury (SCI) occurs from a disease (e.g., a tumor or spina bifida) or traumatic experience (e.g., automobile accident or fall) and results in partial or complete paralysis.  Over 4,000 Canadians suffer a traumatic spinal cord injury each year. 

Spinal cord injuries require specialized and complex care. The costs of this care are breathtaking and can surpass 2 million dollars in the case of paralysis. Persons with spinal cord injury require intensive supports for highly specialized equipment, home renovations not to mention pain and infection management and mitigation. Canadians with traumatic spinal cord injury are 2.6 times more often to be rehospitalized than the general population. These injuries reduce life expectancy.  With proper compensation, supports can be put in place to improve quality of life, quality of care, and life expectancy.

Compensation is available for pain and suffering and loss of past and future earnings and the other losses caused by the injury. At Geoff Aylward Law Office we make every effort to ensure you receive full and fair compensation as a necessary stepping stone to getting your life back.

Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer: Your Well-Being is Our Priority

AylwardLaw.ca, we understand the financial, personal, and health challenges associated with brain and spinal cord injuries. Compounding these challenges is the complexity of a claim process or lawsuit that can be years in the making.

When you retain Geoff Aylward as your brain and spinal cord injury lawyer in Newfoundland and Labrador, he guides you through the complex and lengthy legal process. He always takes the time to confirm your concerns are represented so that you and/or loved ones can work on rehabilitation and overall mental, emotional and physical well-being. Geoff Aylward is especially aware of the emotional and other challenges experienced by persons with a severe injury to the point that basic communication skills are impaired. Geoff has effectively met that challenge with compassion, insight, respect, and dedication to assist his clients in receiving reasonable fair, and full compensation.

Comprehensive, Resourceful TBI & SCI Lawyer

Geoff Aylward, Q.C. will provide effective advice and representation in seeking benefit payment or compensation. Contact traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury lawyer Geoff Aylward today either online or at 709-726-7260.

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101-400 Elizabeth Avenue,
St. John's, NL A1B 1V2

Located in St. John's. Serving clients who reside across Newfoundland and in Labrador.

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