Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Lawyer Near Me in Plainview, Texas

Preserve the first version of events

Preserve the earliest account of what happened before memories, scene conditions, and witness observations change. Depending on the event, that may include photographs, video, incident paperwork, crash materials, equipment information, employer records, or boating-accident materials. TxDOT provides statewide starting points for crash reports and crash data; that resource does not establish that TxDOT investigated or controlled a particular scene.

• Write a dated account of the movement, impact, fall, blow, jolt, or exposure.
• Identify people who saw the event or observed behavior immediately afterward.
• Keep photographs, messages, video, and original files without editing them.
• Record when symptoms first appeared and whether they worsened, improved, or changed.

Compare event observations with later records

The event record should be compared with the medical chronology. Differences between an initial account and later descriptions do not answer the legal issues by themselves, but they can affect what must be clarified and which witnesses or records matter.

Use dated entries, not a single summary

Arrange records in date order and add a short description of what each record contributes. Include the pre-event baseline, first complaints, examinations, imaging, neurological testing, referrals, medication changes, therapy, and follow-up. Then add the practical effects that appeared alongside the medical chronology.

• Baseline: ordinary work, school, household, communication, memory, sleep, and activity before the event.
• Early period: loss of consciousness if documented, confusion, headache, nausea, dizziness, sensitivity, memory problems, or other reported symptoms.
• Testing and care: imaging, examinations, cognitive or neurological testing, therapy, restrictions, equipment, and care instructions.
• Function over time: missed work or school, altered tasks, supervision, transportation, household changes, and continuing limitations.

Connect care records to daily function

Keep bills, appointment records, therapy notes, equipment information, calendars, attendance records, work materials, and household notes together with the timeline. The purpose is to show when a change occurred and how it affected ordinary activities, without overstating what any one document proves.

Five practical steps

Begin with preservation and sequence. Keep original digital files, avoid deleting messages or photographs, and maintain a symptom and activity journal that distinguishes what the injured person experienced from what another person observed. Request records through the appropriate channels and keep a log of requests and received materials.

• Preserve event evidence and identify witnesses.
• Gather pre-event baseline records and post-event medical records.
• List imaging, testing, treatment, therapy, equipment, and follow-up dates.
• Document work, school, household, transportation, supervision, and communication changes.
• Flag gaps, conflicting dates, and records that should be clarified.

Use the event facts to guide further review

For Texas matters, the official sources include the Civil Practice and Remedies Code chapters on limitations, proportionate responsibility, public-entity liability, health-care liability, and products liability. The applicable source depends on the event and parties, so avoid relying on a generalized deadline or assumption about responsibility.