Catastrophic Injury/Wrongful Death Representation

Catastrophic injuries frequently result in long-term or lifetime permanent disfigurement, impairment, or disability. These injuries can result from any personal injury accident, but the most common accidents resulting in such damage include auto, motorcycle, and truck accidents. Examples of catastrophic injuries specific to the head, neck, and spinal cord include the following:

• Broken bones and fractures
• Traumatic brain injury
• Paralysis
• Herniated disc
• Whiplash
• Back strains

Due to their serious nature, catastrophic injuries often require a lifetime of ongoing medical treatment and personal care, especially if the accident victim is disabled and needs permanent personal assistance. These types of injuries can be devastating to a family and often result in the need for 24-hour care and assistance of the victim by family members and hired professionals. This kind of care adds to costly medical expenses that a family may not be prepared to pay.

Wrongful death is when a person dies because someone else’s act or omission was negligent, purposeful, or wrongful. Such acts include careless driving, an assault and/or battery, a death caused while committing a crime, vehicular manslaughter, manslaughter, or murder. Instances of wrongful death include the following:

• Car crashes
• Medical malpractice.
• Slip and falls.
• On-the-job accidents.

Wrongful death suits are designed to hold that person or entity responsible for their actions that led to the fatality and to get compensation for the injuries, losses, and damages that were sustained as a direct result.

In these and other wrongful death situations, family members and the victim’s estate may be entitled to recover damages for their loss, including medical and funeral expenses, loss of earnings and net accumulations, and pain and suffering for the grief and loss of the loved one. In certain cases, punitive damages may also be awarded.

Unlike a criminal case, the bar for the burden of proof is quite a bit lower, but there are still several important elements that must be demonstrated in order to win a wrongful death suit on behalf of the surviving family members. Wrongful death attorneys will discuss how the case will proceed as well as the strategy that they develop in order to fight for the justice your loved one deserves and the compensation you need from your losses.