Fight For Your Recovery — We Handle the Rest
A traumatic brain injury alters everything in an instant. The physical pain, the mental fog, and the emotional strain can leave you feeling isolated — and the financial burden of specialized medical care, intensive rehabilitation, and lost income can quickly jeopardize your family's security.
When a catastrophic head injury is caused by someone else's negligence, you should not have to carry that burden alone. At Justin Reese Law Group, we understand the immense challenges that come with a TBI — and we dedicate our practice to helping victims and their families secure the substantial compensation necessary to rebuild their lives.
If you or a loved one is dealing with the consequences of a severe concussion, a closed head injury, or a penetrating brain trauma, our firm is here to manage the complex legal landscape while you focus entirely on healing.
How We Fight for TBI Victims in New Orleans
When you choose Justin Reese Law Group, you are choosing a team that treats your recovery as our highest priority. We handle every aspect of your legal claim so that you can focus entirely on your medical rehabilitation and your family.
Comprehensive Independent Investigations
We deploy investigators to secure vital evidence before it disappears — obtaining police crash reports, retrieving commercial vehicle black box data, interviewing witnesses, and securing surveillance footage from surrounding businesses and traffic cameras before it is deleted.
Aggressive Insurance Negotiations
We manage all communications, filings, and negotiations with the insurance companies. We will not allow corporate claims adjusters to pressure you, twist your words, or offer settlements that undervalue your future medical needs and lifetime earning capacity.
Trial-Ready Preparation
We prepare every case as if it is heading directly to trial. If the insurance company refuses a fair settlement that covers your lifetime medical costs and lost wages, we are fully prepared to present your case before a judge and jury in Orleans Parish or Jefferson Parish civil court.
No Upfront Financial Risk
We represent TBI clients on a strict contingency fee basis — zero upfront costs, no hourly legal fees. We only receive compensation if we successfully secure a financial settlement or court verdict in your favor.
The Compounding Consequences of a Traumatic Brain Injury
The human brain controls every thought, movement, sensation, and emotion. When external forces damage this delicate organ, the fallout affects every aspect of life. Unlike simple fractures or superficial lacerations, brain injuries are often invisible from the outside — yet they completely reconstruct a person's reality.
Cognitive Obstacles
- Short-term and long-term memory loss
- Severe difficulty concentrating or maintaining focus
- Amnesia regarding the event itself
- Slower processing speeds and difficulty following complex instructions
- Profound mental fatigue that turns simple tasks into exhausting chores
Physical Alterations
- Chronic, debilitating migraines and localized head pressure
- Dizziness, vertigo, and permanent loss of balance
- Sensory deficits — blurred vision, tinnitus, loss of taste and smell
- Muscle stiffness, tremors, or partial paralysis
- Unexplained seizures and sleep disruptions
Psychological Shifts
- Sudden, uncontrollable mood swings and heightened irritability
- Unprovoked outbursts of anger or frustration
- Deep depression, persistent anxiety, and isolation
- Loss of emotional inhibitions or inappropriate social behavior
- Families often report the person feels like a completely different individual
High-Risk Areas for Head Trauma in New Orleans
A traumatic brain injury can occur anywhere an unexpected force meets the human skull. In Orleans Parish and the surrounding metropolitan areas, specific locations and traffic patterns present elevated risks for devastating collisions and severe falls.
Dangerous City Intersections
Busy downtown hubs, confusing lane configurations, and blind spots from historic live oaks make intersections like Canal St. & N. Rampart St., Carrollton Ave. & Earhart Blvd., and St. Charles Ave. & Louisiana Ave. hotspots for pedestrian strikes and violent rear-end collisions.
High-Speed Highway Corridors
Major thoroughfares like the I-10 Twin Span Bridge, the Pontchartrain Expressway, and the Westbank Expressway experience heavy gridlock and high speeds — frequently causing multi-vehicle pileups and severe acceleration-deceleration injuries that tear delicate brain tissue.
Industrial & Maritime Hubs
The Port of New Orleans wharves and industrial plants along the Mississippi River Corridor see frequent TBIs due to slick surfaces, equipment failures, falling objects, and structural drops from scaffolding — often giving rise to Jones Act and maritime law claims.
Incident Types That Cause TBI
Understanding the underlying mechanics of your injury is essential to establishing liability. Our firm handles brain injury claims arising from a wide variety of negligent acts — from high-speed motor vehicle collisions to falls on poorly maintained property.
Motor Vehicle Collisions
Whether involving passenger cars, commercial tractor-trailers, motorcycles, or rideshare vehicles, a crash is a leading cause of head trauma. The kinetic energy transferred during a collision can force a victim's head into the steering wheel, dashboard, or side window — or cause the brain to collide violently with the interior walls of the skull without any direct impact.
Pedestrian & Bicycle Accidents
Pedestrians and cyclists are completely unprotected. When a negligent driver strikes a person walking or riding, the victim almost always suffers a secondary impact when their head hits the pavement — frequently resulting in skull fractures, intracranial hematomas, or permanent brain damage.
Premises Liability & Slip-and-Fall
Wet floors, uneven sidewalks in historic neighborhoods, poorly lit stairwells, and loose carpeting can cause a victim to lose their footing. Falling backward onto a hard surface often leads to a severe blow to the back of the head, damaging the occipital lobe and affecting vision and coordination.
Maritime & Offshore Accidents
Many local residents work aboard vessels, barges, and offshore rigs near the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico. Jones Act claims and general maritime law cover head injuries from slipping on oily decks, being struck by swinging cargo lines, or falling through unsecured hatches.
Navigating Louisiana's Complex Personal Injury Laws
Securing fair compensation for a brain injury requires a deep comprehension of regional statutory frameworks and procedural rules. Louisiana's legal landscape features distinct requirements that can directly impact your claim — and your window to act is narrower than you think.
Two Years — But the Clock Starts Immediately
For accidents occurring on or after July 1, 2024, Louisiana's prescriptive period (statute of limitations) has been extended to two years from the date of the injury. For accidents that took place prior to July 1, 2024, the strict one-year deadline still applies. Missing this critical deadline completely bars you from pursuing compensation in court — making immediate legal consultation vital.
Louisiana also operates under a system of pure comparative fault (Louisiana Civil Code Article 2323). Even if you are found partially responsible for the accident that caused your head injury, you are not disqualified from recovering damages — your total recovery is simply reduced by your percentage of assigned fault. Insurance companies routinely use this rule to shift blame onto victims and lower payouts. We aggressively combat these tactics.
Premier Neurological & Trauma Care in New Orleans
A successful TBI claim relies heavily on objective medical evidence. We help ensure that your medical record accurately reflects the full extent of your neurological trauma — coordinating with specialists at New Orleans' leading facilities to document immediate injuries and long-term cognitive deficits.
University Medical Center (UMC)
2000 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70112 — the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center. We coordinate with UMC neurologists, neurosurgeons, and neuropsychologists to ensure all CT scans, MRIs, and Diffusion Tensor Imaging are comprehensively documented.
Ochsner Medical Center
1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121 — a major tertiary care hospital with specialized neurological, cognitive, and rehabilitative services critical for documenting long-term TBI impacts on daily function and earning capacity.
Touro Infirmary
Located in Uptown New Orleans — offering comprehensive emergency medical services and specialized post-acute care for TBI recovery, including cognitive rehabilitation and neuropsychological evaluation programs.
Directions to Justin Reese Law Group
Office Address: 320 Huey P Long Ave., Suite 200, Gretna, LA 70053 — conveniently located just across the river from downtown New Orleans, easily accessible from the Westbank, the East, and the CBD.
From Downtown New Orleans (CBD)
- Take the Crescent City Connection (US-90 Business West) across the Mississippi River.
- Take the exit toward Huey P Long Ave / Gretna.
- Continue onto the Westbank Expressway frontage road.
- Turn right onto Huey P Long Ave. Our office is at 320 Huey P Long Ave., Suite 200 on your right.
From Metairie / Kenner
- Take I-10 East toward New Orleans.
- Follow signs for the Westbank / US-90 W.
- Cross the Crescent City Connection.
- Exit toward Huey P Long Ave / Gretna and turn right onto Huey P Long Ave.
From the Lower Westbank
- Take the Westbank Expressway (US-90 Business East) toward Gretna.
- Exit at Huey P Long Ave.
- Turn left onto Huey P Long Ave under the expressway.
- Our office is at 320 Huey P Long Ave., Suite 200 on your left.
New Orleans TBI Lawsuit FAQ
Brain injury compensation covers wide-ranging forms of trauma — from traumatic brain injuries caused by direct physical impacts like hitting a dashboard or falling onto concrete, to injuries that don't involve a direct blow to the skull. Acceleration-deceleration injuries, diffuse axonal injuries, and contrecoup injuries caused by sudden stops are all compensable when caused by another party's negligence.
A concussion is clinically classified as a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), but the term "mild" only refers to the initial presentation — not the long-term impact. Concussions are graded 1 to 3 based on severity. A grade 1 involves altered mental state resolving in under 15 minutes without loss of consciousness. Grade 2 involves symptoms lasting longer than 15 minutes. Grade 3 involves any loss of consciousness. A significant percentage of concussion victims develop post-concussion syndrome (PCS) with chronic symptoms lasting years.
Many individuals make a successful recovery from a mild traumatic brain injury within weeks or months. However, a significant percentage of victims experience permanent complications — including post-concussion syndrome (PCS) and PTSD — suffering from chronic headaches, memory lapses, and severe mood changes for years after the initial event. This is why we pursue lifetime care costs, not just current bills.
Establishing liability requires proving four key elements: (1) the at-fault party owed you a legal duty of care, (2) they breached that duty through a reckless or careless action, (3) their breach directly caused the accident or incident, and (4) you suffered measurable physical, financial, and emotional damages as a result. We utilize accident reports, eyewitness testimonies, corporate records, surveillance footage, and accident reconstruction analysis to establish all four elements.
Brain injury claims are uniquely complex. A local attorney possesses thorough understanding of Louisiana's changing filing deadlines and pure comparative fault statutes, as well as extensive experience navigating the Orleans Parish Civil District Court and the 24th Judicial District Court in Gretna — where your case is most likely to be filed. Local knowledge of specific judges, evidentiary standards, and procedural rules is not something you can import from an out-of-state firm.
Take the First Step Toward Your Financial Recovery
Don't let an insurance company dictate the value of your future. A traumatic brain injury requires comprehensive, forward-looking legal representation that protects your health, your family, and your long-term financial security. Contact Justin Reese Law Group today — free consultation, no fees unless we win.
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