A catastrophic injury is any injury that causes a permanent disability and lifelong consequences. These types of personal injuries can leave people with crippling disabilities…unable to walk, see or live without ongoing and consistent care. Catastrophic injuries include brain damage, paraplegia, quadriplegia, serious burns, limb amputation, severe head trauma or spinal cord damage and can result in damages in the millions, if not tens of millions of dollars.
Catastrophic, life-changing injuries are often caused by serious motor vehicle accidents. Severe head trauma or spinal cord injuries leave injury victims facing a life of expensive medical treatment, disability, loss of employment and earnings, and loss of quality of life. Lifetime medical expenses for some injuries can run in the tens of millions of dollars. As a result, liability insurance companies are often reluctant to provide adequate compensation, as are medical and disability insurance carriers.
Catastrophic Personal Injury can be caused by an accident and result in the life-changing conditions below:
A thorough investigation of a serious accident requires considerable resources and care. At Coker, Schickel, Sorenson& Posgay we consult economists, psysiatrists, health care planners, and medical experts in developing accurate, evidence-based estimates of future costs and expenses relating to our clients’ injuries. We examine the total financial impact of an injury, taking into account the present as well as future lifetime needs. This includes the increasing costs over time of medical and nursing care, hospitalization and in-home care, medical equipment, home and vehicle modifications, physical and occupational therapy, future surgeries, lost wages, and loss of quality of life.
When insurance companies attempt to reduce or eliminate claim payments for lost wages, medical costs, home care and more, Coker, Schickel, Sorenson & Posgay attorneys have the experience and resources to challenge them. Since we are selective in which serious injury cases we dedicate our time and resources to, we provide our clients with the proper investigation needed to develop a well-prepared case and provide effective representation.