By Randy Appleton, Brain Injury Attorney

Rock Star Bret Michaelshas filed a lawsuit against a TV show and a network after he suffered a brain hemorrhage in April 2010. Michaels blames the Tony Awards Show and is filing a lawsuit against the show’s producers and CBS.

During the June 2009 ceremony, Michaels was hit in the face by a piece of the set that fell and knocked him over. Eight months later, he was having an intense headache and heard a pop in the back of his skull before being rushed to a hospital.

He suffered a near fatal subarachnoid hemorrhage, which is bleeding beneath the thin tissue covering the brain. The rock star recovered and returned to work. However, he had to cancel many concerts. Michaels is now seeking unspecified damages, according to examiner.com.

A cerebral hemorrhage can seriously affect a victim’s quality of life and cause deaths. In 2009 we reported on how the mother of a jail inmate was suing a health care company after her son died of a brain hemorrhage while incarcerated. Marvette Norman said that the death of her son would not have occurred if not for the of Correct Care Solutions, the health care company that looks after the medical needs of the inmates at Norfolk City Jail, Norfolk, Virginia (VA).  She filed a $5 million lawsuit concerning the death of her son.

Our firm has a long track record of representing victims with head injuries and traumatic brain injury. In 2001 we secured a jury verdict of $365,000 for a railroad engineer who was hit on the head by a valve on an engine. It was suspected that he suffered a closed head/brain injury, and he was referred to a specialist called a neuro-psychiatrist. The engineer suffered memory problems and he lost his job.

Our firm obtained the largest personal injury verdict in Virginia as of 2000 — $46 million, $60 million with interest — for a gas station attendant who suffered a brain injury and other orthopedic injuries when he was pinned inside a partly demolished gas station when a Norfolk Southern train derailed due to a wrong switch position.

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About the Editors: Shapiro, Cooper Lewis & Appleton is a law firm whose attorneys focus on injury and accident law, and we have experience handling traumatic brain injury and general head injury cases. Check out our case results to see for yourself. Our primary office  in Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA). Our attorneys achieved the largest verdict in Virginia’s history for a brain-damaged client in 2000. Our injury lawyers also host an extensive injury law video library on Youtube. Furthermore, we proudly edit the Virginia Beach Injuryboard and Norfolk Injuryboard as pro bono public information services. While not every brain injury case meets our criteria, if you or a loved one is thinking about taking legal action against a possibly at-fault person or company who caused your injury, call our office at (800) 752-0042 for a free consultation. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, be sure to leave a voicemail. We will return your call.