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Maryland Brain Injury Lawyer: Proving the Injury a Scan Can Miss
Aaron Blank represents people across Maryland with traumatic brain injuries, concussions and other brain injuries caused by someone else’s carelessness. This site covers one subject, and every page is written to answer the questions families actually ask.
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A free, confidential review of your case
- Aaron’s team reads every brain injury inquiry and follows up with you directly.
- You do not need medical records or a diagnosis to reach out.
- Family members can contact us for someone who is still recovering.
Brain injury cases are handled on a contingency fee. The firm advances the case costs and is repaid only from a recovery.
Injury index
Brain injuries, one page each
Every injury type gets its own page: what it is, how doctors find it, and what it takes to prove it in a Maryland claim.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
How a TBI is proven and why insurers push back.
Concussion
When a concussion supports a claim, and what records matter.
Post-concussion syndrome
Symptoms that last for months after the injury.
Mild traumatic brain injury
Why a "mild" label in the ER chart can mislead.
Closed head injury
Brain damage with no visible wound or skull break.
Diffuse axonal injury
Nerve fiber damage from rapid movement of the brain.
Anoxic and hypoxic brain injury
Injury caused by a loss or shortage of oxygen.
Brain bleeds
Subdural, epidural and other bleeding after trauma.
Skull fracture
Fractures and the brain injuries that come with them.
Brain injuries in children
How a child’s brain injury claim differs.
Fatal brain injuries
Claims a family can bring after a fatal brain injury.
Why are brain injury claims harder to prove?
Because much of the damage does not show on the first scan. A CT scan is designed to find bleeding and fractures that need surgery, not the stretched and torn nerve fibers behind most concussion and diffuse axonal injury symptoms.
Insurers know this. They point to the normal CT, the missing loss of consciousness or a few weeks without a doctor visit, and they call the injury minor. A brain injury case has to be built to answer each of those arguments from the first week, with the right medical testing and with the people who knew the injured person before and after.
How a brain injury case works
Free case review
You or a family member tells us what happened. We look at the injury, the fault evidence and the insurance involved.
Preserve the evidence
Crash data, video, witness accounts and the first medical records are gathered before they disappear.
Follow the medicine
The case tracks treatment and testing, because the full effect of a brain injury is often not known for months.
Resolve or file suit
The claim is presented to the insurer with the proof behind it, and prepared for trial if the offer does not reflect the injury.
Maryland law
Maryland law sets strict terms for brain injury claims
Three rules shape almost every Maryland brain injury case.
Filing deadline
Most Maryland personal injury lawsuits must be filed within three years of the injury. Claims involving children, government bodies and medical care follow different rules, and some require written notice much sooner.
Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-101Contributory negligence
Maryland is one of the few states where a person found even slightly at fault for their own injury can be barred from recovering.
Coleman v. Soccer Ass’n of Columbia, 432 Md. 679 (2013)Damages cap
Maryland limits non-economic damages in personal injury cases, and applies a separate cap in medical negligence cases. The cap amount rises each year, so the figure that applies depends on when the claim arose.
Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 11-108Brain injuries from every kind of accident
Aaron handles brain injury claims from crashes, falls, workplace injuries, assaults and medical errors.
- Car accidents
- Truck accidents
- Motorcycle crashes
- Pedestrians hit by vehicles
- Bicycle crashes
- Uber and Lyft crashes
- Falls on unsafe property
- Injuries at work
- Assaults and negligent security
- Medical errors
- Brain injuries at birth
About the lawyer
Aaron Blank, Esq.
Aaron Blank is a Maryland injury lawyer and a partner at Blank Kim Injury Law. He works from the firm’s office at 8455 Colesville Road in Silver Spring and takes brain injury cases across Maryland.
This site covers one kind of case on purpose. Brain injury claims turn on medical proof, and building that proof takes time with neurologists, neuropsychologists and the families who see the changes every day.
About Aaron BlankQuestions about brain injury claims in Maryland
Can I have a brain injury if my CT scan was normal?
Yes. A CT scan looks for bleeding and fractures. The nerve fiber damage behind many concussions does not show on it, and plenty of people with lasting symptoms have normal scans. MRI sequences and neuropsychological testing often tell a fuller story.
How long do I have to file a brain injury claim in Maryland?
Most Maryland personal injury lawsuits must be filed within three years of the injury. Claims involving children, government bodies and medical care follow different rules, and some require written notice much sooner. Check your own dates with a lawyer early.
What if the insurance company says I was partly at fault?
Maryland is one of the few states where a person found even slightly at fault for their own injury can be barred from recovering. That makes the fault evidence important from the first days, and it is one reason not to give a recorded statement before you get advice.
What does it cost to have Aaron review my case?
The case review is free. Brain injury cases are handled on a contingency fee: no fee unless we recover. The firm advances the case costs and is repaid only from a recovery.
Can a family member reach out for someone who is still in the hospital?
Yes. Many brain injury cases start with a spouse, parent or adult child making the first call. We can talk with you about what to preserve while your family member focuses on recovery.
Do you only take cases in Silver Spring?
No. Aaron works from the Silver Spring office and takes brain injury cases across Maryland, including Montgomery County, Prince George’s County and Baltimore.
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