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Brain Injury From Near-Drowning

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Brain Injury From Near-Drowning

When the brain is starved of oxygen, even for minutes, the damage can last a lifetime.

What anoxic brain injury is

During a drowning, the brain is deprived of oxygen. This anoxic (or hypoxic) injury can cause permanent damage affecting movement, cognition, speech, and basic functioning.

Lifelong care needs

  • Ongoing medical and rehabilitative care
  • Assistive equipment and home modifications
  • Special education and therapy
  • Round-the-clock attendant care in severe cases

Valuing the future

These are among the most complex injury cases. We work with neurologists, life-care planners, and economists to account for a lifetime of needs. Our $104 million verdict involved a catastrophic survivor.

Free, confidential consultation

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Tell us what happened. There is no fee unless we win, and your conversation with us is always confidential. Prefer to talk now? Call (833) 652-7600.

Multi-state representation. Attorney Michael A. Haggard is licensed to practice law in Florida (State Bar of Florida, 1996) and is admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida. Because aquatic-injury, drowning, and premises-liability cases demand nationally-recognized expertise, Mr. Haggard regularly represents families throughout the United States through pro hac vice admission or in association with locally-licensed co-counsel — a standard, court-approved practice for cases of this specialized nature.

Aquatic Attorneys The Haggard Law Firm, P.A.

The national authority in aquatic injury and wrongful-death litigation. We try these cases to verdict — and partner with local counsel in all 50 states so your family keeps its hometown lawyer.

Three $100M+ Verdicts Est. 1972 Nat’l Drowning Prevention Alliance

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