Scarlett Law Group
Traumatic Brain Injury Attorneys - TBI

The Scarlett Law Group are National Trial Lawyers based in San Francisco, California with outstanding results in cases involving automobile accidents, airplane crashes, traumatic brain injury, head injury, personal injury, catastrophic personal injuries, mass torts, medical malpractice , professional negligence, class actions, civil rights, environmental disasters and wrongful death.

The Scarlett Law Group utilized the latest in cutting-edge demonstrative evidence, describing in details the four extensive, life-saving surgeries performed. Click here for a Flash demonstration

On April 7, 2005, plaintiff Celia Shi´s life was forever altered when a COACH USA Grey-Line Tours Bus made an illegal left-hand turn striking Ms. Shi in the crosswalk.

After being struck by the tour bus, Ms. Shi was thrown to the ground and sustained skull factures with internal bleed. Ms. Shi underwent four life-saving surgeries with the expert neurosurgical team at San Francisco General Hospital, led by renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Geoffrey T. Manley.

On March 13, 2007, a San Francisco Superior Court Jury recognized the care necessary to assist Ms. Shi who sustained severe traumatic brain injuries as a result of the avoidable tragedy. The jury awarded Ms. Shi 22.8 Million.

The jury awarded 1.3 for past economic loss, including lost earnings and medical/healthcare related expenses. The jury awarded 6.4 Million for future economic loss, including lost earnings/lost earnings capacity and medical and healthcare related expenses. The jury awarded 4.8 Million for past non-economic loss, including pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, physical impairment, inconvenience, grief, anxiety, humiliation and emotional distress. The jury awarded 10.3 Million for future non-economic loss.

This is thought to be one of the highest non-punitive verdicts for an individual sustaining brain injury in the State of California.

Ms. Shi was a 49 year old woman who had been earning approximately $15-20 per hour working part time at an on-line bookstore at the time she was struck by the tour bus. Plaintiff´s counsel effectively argued that the jury´s most difficult task was to assess a monetary award for the loss of one´s cognitive capabilities. As a result of her massive brain injuries, Ms. Shi sustained frontal lobe syndrome and executive dysfunction. Click here for more details.

CT scan showing dead brain surrounding the ventricles