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Catastrophic Accident and Injury Law

CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT AND INJURY LAW - LIFE ALTERING INJURIES REQUIRE EXPERIENCED LEGAL COUNSEL

Regarding Catastrophic Injury and Its Long-Term Effects

A catastrophic injury is an injury that is extremely serious and that results in long-lasting medical condition, permanent disability, and shortened life expectancy. Catastrophic injuries in the Sacramento area occur more often than most of us realize, leading to long-term injuries that are life-changing. A catastrophic injury can be the most difficult to deal with for both the injured party and the family.

A catastrophic injury is the worst type of physical injury that a person can sustain and typically leaves the victim with a long-term or permanent disability. Catastrophic injuries of any kind can affect the victim and his or her family members, since these injuries will affect all aspects of life. The victim of a catastrophic injury have to undergo surgeries, re-learn basic functions, partake in various physical therapies, and may be unable to return to his or her pre-injury occupation.

A catastrophic injury or illness very often causes severe disruption to the central nervous system, which in turn affects many other systems of the body. In addition to possible loss of movement, sensation, and communicative and cognitive abilities, the injury or illness may impact respiration, circulation, skin, the urinary system, the gastrointestinal system, and other body systems.

Treatment for catastrophic injuries may include life-long medical care from doctors, physical therapists, and others. Those suffering catastrophic injuries may have to undergo multiple surgeries or require expensive and ongoing medical care to maintain even a minimum quality of life. The victim may undergo years of rehabilitation and be forced to change his lifestyle completely. Emotional problems such as severe depression, anxiety, stress and violent behavior are often the side effects of a catastrophic injury.

Whether it is due to a car accident, medical malpractice or a defective and dangerous product, the debilitating effects of a catastrophic injury are an emotional and financial nightmare for victims and their loved ones.

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Why An Attorney is Critical for Catastrophic Injury Cases

Catastrophic injury cases are usually very expensive and complex. These cases typically require the employment of numerous expensive experts to provide testimony during litigation and at trial. Often such injuries result in a lifetime of medical treatment and continuous life-care support. Because of the great damages involved in catastrophic injuries, it is particularly important that the injured claimant retain a Sacramento law firm with exceptional expertise, an established record of proven successes, and significant financial resources.

Pursuing all sources of recovery is also a necessity to an injury victim who faces potentially devastating health and life-care costs and lost income. There may be multiple parties who bear responsibility for a victim's injuries. In a catastrophic injury case, the amount of liability insurance available to the victim from the primary defendant frequently is not sufficient to cover all of the victim's medical treatments, lost and impaired income capacity, and pain and suffering. Most insurance policies are not large enough to adequately compensate for the high value of such damages.

Catastrophically injured people require specialized medical care, often for the rest of their lives, but unfortunately, determining who is responsible is usually difficult, and often, there are several parties whose conduct played a role in the injury. The Crow Law Offices in Sacramento, California will work tirelessly to pursue the full compensation needed for years or a lifetime of care and replacement of lost earnings. We handle catastrophic injury claims for clients throughout the greater Sacramento area. If a catastrophic injury was caused by the negligent or intentional act of another, or by a dangerous or defective product, a personal injury claim by the victim will be an integral factor in his or her future quality of life, including the quality of the medical care and other support he or she will receive.

If another’s negligence caused or contributed to your injuries, you may be entitled to compensation. Insurance companies will try to undervalue injuries and give you less than you deserve for your injuries. Before you accept any settlement offer, discuss your potential claim with a Sacramento catastrophic injury attorney at the Crow Law Offices.

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Types of Catastrophic Injuries

  • Brain injury
  • Neurological disorders
  • Severe burns
  • Amputation of a limb
  • Loss of hearing
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Blindness or loss of vision
  • Head injury
  • Loss of speech
  • Shortened life span
  • Multiple fractures
  • Paralysis
  • Paraplegia
  • Quadriplegia
  • Coma
  • Vegetative state
  • Diminished cognitive ability
  • Multiple organ damage

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Potential Causes of Catastrophic Injury

Some examples of common causes of catastrophic injuries include:

  • Car Accidents
  • Motorcycle Accidents
  • Work Related Injuries
  • Products Liability
  • Premises Liability
  • Wrongful Death
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Nursing Home Abuse
  • Injury Animal Bites
  • Airplane Accidents
  • Bus Accidents
  • Train Accidents
  • Drowning Accidents
  • Severe burns
  • Prescription drug reactions

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Financial Damages in Cases of a Complex Nature

If you are involved in an accident that resulted in you sustaining a catastrophic injury, caused by the negligence of someone else, you have the right to seek compensation for your injuries, medical costs, lost wages, care costs, and pain and suffering.

Sometimes the responsible party does not have enough insurance available to compensate a catastrophically injured person, and it becomes necessary to seek alternative compensation or government assistance. This is one of the most important reasons for retaining a Sacramento catastrophic injury attorney with significant experience handling catastrophic injury claims.

In determining the value of a case, your Sacramento catastrophic injury attorney must determine things like: The injured person's ability to work; whether independent living is possible; rehabilitation; pain and suffering; the likelihood of recovery; analyzing the medical and medically-related goods and services an individual will need from the disability to the end of one's life expectancy; consideration is also given to changes in a patient's needs due to aging and the progression of his or her disability. Also a life care plan is often needed to help determine the needed compensation for the catastrophic injuries sustained.

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Why you need a Catastrophic Injury Attorney

Catastrophic injury cases are usually very expensive and complex. These cases typically require the employment of numerous expensive experts to provide testimony during litigation and at trial. Often, such injuries result in a lifetime of medical treatment and continuous life-care support. Because of the great damages involved in catastrophic injuries, it is particularly important that the injured claimant retain a Sacramento law firm with exceptional expertise, an established record of proven successes, and significant financial resources.

Pursuing all sources of recovery is also a necessity to an injury victim who faces potentially devastating health and life-care costs and lost income. There may be multiple parties who bear responsibility for a victim’s medical treatments. In a catastrophic injury case, the amount of liability insurance available to the victim from the primary defendant frequently is not sufficient to cover all of the victim's medical treatments, lost and impaired income capacity, and pain and suffering. Most insurance policies are not large enough to adequately compensate for the high value of such damages.

Catastrophically injured people require specialized medical care, often for the rest of their lives, but unfortunately, determining who is responsible is usually difficult, and often, there are several parties whose conduct played a role in the injury. The Crow Law Offices in Sacramento, California will work tirelessly to pursue the full compensation needed for years or a lifetime of care and replacement of lost earnings. We handle catastrophic injury claims for clients throughout the greater Sacramento area. If a catastrophic injury was caused by the negligent or intentional act of another, or by a dangerous or defective product, a personal injury claim by the victim will be an integral factor in his or her future quality of life, including the quality of the medical care and other support he or she will receive.

If another’s negligence caused or contributed to your injuries, you may be entitled to compensation. Insurance companies will try to undervalue injuries and give you less than you deserve for your injuries. Before you accept any settlement offer, discuss your potential claim with a Sacramento catastrophic injury attorney at the Crow Law Offices.

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