Brain Injury Lawyer Information in Greenville, SC

A traumatic brain injury can occur in many kinds of incidents, including a fall, a workplace or construction accident, a defective product, or a motor-vehicle crash. This page treats a brain injury as a type of harm, not as a standalone cause of action. The legal theory, if any, depends on how the injury happened.

This site does not give medical advice. Head injuries can be serious even when symptoms appear later. Evaluation and documentation belong with qualified medical professionals. Hospitals in Greenville are listed on the resources page.

Medical evaluation and records

Head injuries can be serious even when a person does not lose consciousness, or when symptoms such as headache, confusion, nausea, or memory difficulty appear later. This site cannot say whether any symptom means a brain injury occurred. Evaluation, imaging decisions, and documentation belong with qualified medical professionals. After a visit, people often keep discharge papers, imaging reports, and a list of providers. Hospitals in Greenville are listed on the resources page.

How this site organizes related topics

• Falls and property conditions: slip and fall and premises liability
• Work and job sites: workplace injuries and construction accidents
• Products: product liability
• Medical care: medical malpractice
• Crashes: the short vehicle accidents overview, which points to a related site

Serious spinal injuries are discussed separately on the spinal cord injury page. If a family member has died, see wrongful death.

Which legal rules may apply

If a brain injury happened in a fall on someone else’s property, the general three-year period in S.C. Code Ann. §§ 15-3-530(5) and 15-3-535 often comes up, along with premises questions. If it happened at work, Title 42 notice and filing rules may apply instead of, or in addition to, a claim against a non-employer. If the theory involves medical care, S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-545 and pre-suit procedures in Title 15, Chapter 79 can apply. A crash-related brain injury is directed to the related vehicle site. Only a licensed attorney who reviews the facts can assess which rules matter.

Time limits

Under S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-530(5), many actions for injury to the person must be commenced within three years. S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-535 provides that, except for actions under § 15-3-545, those actions must be commenced within three years after the person knew, or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have known, that they had a cause of action. Other rules can apply, including different periods for medical malpractice, wrongful death, and workers’ compensation. Only a licensed attorney who reviews your facts can assess a deadline that applies to you. Sending a form on this website does not extend or satisfy a filing deadline.

This site does not estimate the value of a brain-injury matter, promise “lifetime care” funding, or predict a settlement or verdict.