Traumatic Brain Injury – Damages (Massachusetts)

How are damages for traumatic brain injury (TBI) calculated? Brain injuries can have lasting and severe consequences for the injured party, including high medical costs and a loss of earning capacity. Beyond financial costs, a TBI can significantly reduce quality of life and shorten lifespan. If an individual sustains a traumatic brain injury, what types of damages can they recover? Can a court put a value on our memories? Can our loved one's sue under a concept of called "loss of consortium?" Massachusetts attorney Ken Koplan explains to host, Joel Cohen, how courts translate the tangible and intangible effects of traumatic brain injury into monetary damages. He also discusses myths of traumatic brain injuries and what people often get wrong about the causes and effects of TBI. Kenneth Kolpan is a lawyer based in Boston, Massachusetts who specializes in brain injury cases. https://www.kolpan.com/ ► Learn more: https://www.talksonlaw.com/briefs/traumatic-brain-injury-damages-in-massachusetts ► For information about demonstrating liability in traumatic brain injury cases visit: https://www.talksonlaw.com/briefs/traumatic-brain-injury-liability-in-massachusetts ► For more legal explainers and interviews with the titans of law: http://www.talksonlaw.com ► Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/talksonlaw ► Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/talksonlaw ► Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/talksonlaw ____________________ Outline of Interview with Kenneth Kolpan – Boston, Massachusetts Brain Injury Lawyer 0:00 Intro of guest, Ken Kolpan, a brain in jury attorney from Boston, MA. 0:30 Example of damages when dealing with a severe brain injury. 2:30 Intangible from a brain injury – e.g. memory loss. 4:34 "Loss of consortium" – a damage experienced by the family. 5:14 Reduced motor function. 6:22 Example – a violinist with a brain injury. 6:46 Valuing other forms of brain damage. 8:00 TBI Myths and misconceptions