Some injuries are far more serious than others. A shallow cut is a minor injury that can often be treated at home, whereas a broken bone is a moderately serious injury that can take months to heal. The most serious injuries can be incredibly traumatic, which is why they are referred to as catastrophic injuries.
What Are Catastrophic Injuries?
A catastrophic injury is one that can be very difficult or impossible to treat or recover from. These injuries can be extremely debilitating, and in some cases, may even leave the victim partially or completely disabled. Even if the victim sees an improvement in his condition over time, the injury still permanently affects the victim’s quality of life.
Some examples of catastrophic injuries are traumatic brain injuries (TBI), spinal cord injuries, and amputations. These are among the most serious injuries that someone can sustain.
How Catastrophic Injuries Affect Personal Injury Cases
If you are attempting to recover compensation for a catastrophic injury, it’s important to work with an experienced personal injury attorney. Why? Cases involving catastrophic injuries can be challenging for several different reasons. First, medical expenses are much higher in these cases than they are in standard personal injury cases. The higher the value of the case, the more difficult it is to reach a fair settlement with the at-fault party’s insurance company. With so much at stake, it’s best to leave the negotiations up to a skilled attorney.
Catastrophic injuries also complicate matters because they will continue to affect the victim’s life in the future. Because of this, the insurance company must compensate you for future medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering. But, it can be difficult to calculate the value of these future damages without help from an attorney. If you choose to negotiate on your own, you could end up settling for far less than what you will need to cover your future expenses.
These cases also typically involve medical experts and thousands of pages of detailed medical records, which is too much for a catastrophic injury victim to handle on his own.
Every personal injury victim should hire an attorney, but this is especially important for catastrophic injury victims who have so much more to lose than others.
If you have sustained a catastrophic injury, contact Reisch Law Firm as soon as possible. Let us handle the fight for compensation while you focus solely on recovering from your devastating injuries. Schedule a free consultation today by calling 303-291-0555 or filling out this online form.
