A catastrophic injury can permanently alter the trajectory of your and your family’s life. If someone else’s negligence caused your catastrophic injury, state law gives you the right and opportunity to file a lawsuit to recover compensation not only for your expenses associated with the injury, but also for future anticipated costs and expenses involved in your ongoing treatment and rehabilitation.
Seriously-injured accident victims should call Massey Injury Law to speak with a Birmingham catastrophic injury lawyer about how we can secure your financial well-being with a lawsuit. Our personal injury attorneys have recovered millions of dollars in damages for our clients, and we will use the full measure of our skills and experience to fight for the full compensation you deserve. Everyone is a friend of the firm, and our 25% fee means you keep more of your settlement.
A Birmingham attorney will argue that an injury is catastrophic if it leaves you permanently scarred or disabled and in need of long-term medical care and intervention. Examples of catastrophic injuries include:
Every catastrophic injury is different, and the facts and evidence about the negligent accident that caused it are critical elements in recovering the damages. You should retain an experienced lawyer as soon as possible after an accident to verify that evidence is not lost or discarded and that all details of the accident are fully recorded.
State law allows a catastrophic injury victim to recover economic damages for both actual and anticipated medical expenses, lost wages, and the costs of physical and occupational therapy connected to injury rehabilitation. Your Birmingham lawyer will also pursue non-economic damages for pain and suffering, psychological trauma, impairment of relationships with family and friends, and loss of enjoyment of life after a catastrophic injury.
Non-economic damages are not reflected on invoices, bills, or wage statements, and state law generally uses either a multiplier or per diem method to arrive at a fair non-economic compensation award. If a court determines that a multiplier method applies, it might award an amount equal to between one and five times the amount of your economic damages. Alternatively, the court might set a daily damages amount, which is then multiplied by the number of days that will elapse before you fully recuperate from the injury.
Our lawyers’ skills and experience will play a significant role in establishing a non-economic damages award. The attorneys at Massey Injury Law fight for the largest available award by emphasizing the permanence or severity of the pain suffered and how that pain adversely impacts your life and family. We also rely on expert medical opinions to show that a full recovery will take longer than a negligent party’s liability insurer will admit.
A serious injury can leave you and your family at a loss for how to rebuild your life. A Birmingham catastrophic injury lawyer from Massey Injury Law can take the financial component of that burden off of you and your family. Call our office at your earliest convenience to consult with one of our lawyers and to begin your recovery pathway. Massey Law is your lawyer friend.
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