When you are seriously injured in an accident, there’s great potential to incur significant financial loss due to medical bills and time missed from work. If you were harmed due to the negligent actions of another, it’s likely you will be eligible to seek compensation. Personal injury law views each case as a unique situation, and depending on the nature of your injuries, you may be entitled to file a catastrophic claim for a much higher value. Thus, it’s important to understand when you have this kind of claim.

How Personal Injury Law Recognizes Claims as Catastrophic 

What Is a Catastrophic Injury?

While personal injury law doesn’t provide a strict definition for catastrophic injuries, they are known in the legal and medical fields as debilitating injuries that permanently prevent the victim from holding gainful employment. In turn, the aftereffects can be physically, emotionally, and financially devastating. In many cases, the victim will undergo a lifetime of medical treatment, and the consequences typically extend far beyond work to impact the injured party’s ability to participate in any of the activities they previously enjoyed. 

What Are Common Types of Catastrophic Injuries?

Some of the most common cases include brain injuries, spinal cord damage, paralysis, amputations, disfigurement, organ damage, severe burns, and blindness. These injuries frequently occur as the result of traffic collisions, workplace accidents, defective products, and medical errors. To be successful at recovering damages, you must prove your injury will keep you from working and require you to receive ongoing medical attention. 

Because of the damages involved, catastrophic injury claims should be handled differently from other kinds of personal injury claims. The attorneys at Seiler & Parker P.C., L.L.O. have the skills, experience, knowledge, and resources to provide catastrophic injury victims with effective legal representation. Their expertise in personal injury law has helped many residents throughout Hastings and Clay Center, NE, maximize their compensation. Call (402) 463-3125 to schedule a case review, or visit their website to learn more about the services they can offer during this difficult time.