Catastrophic Injury Attorney Serving Tampa Bay
What Is a Catastrophic Injury?
A catastrophic injury or illness can be life-changing. Catastrophic injuries may cause traumatic brain injury, amputations and other disfigurement injuries including neck, back, and spinal cord injuries.
Can Florida Law Protect Me Against a Catastrophic Injury?
In Florida, there are different statutes of limitations that apply depending on the situation. For this reason, it is essential that you contact an attorney immediately to protect your legal rights.
Chris Lancaster is an experienced personal injury attorney who will gather information such as medical records, witness statements, physical evidence, and investigative research necessary to file a successful injury lawsuit.
Compensation for damages includes:
Have you or someone you know suffered critical injuries as a result of abuse, accident or neglect? Contact Lancaster Law Firm today. You will receive immediate and courteous attention. We will help you decide how to deal with medical bills, property damages, wage losses, and insurance claims.
Disfigurement is permanent damage or scarring to bone or soft tissue, such as fascia, skin, ligaments, or muscles. This permanent damage can present as outwardly visible damage like burns or scarring, or it can be inside the body as nerve damage, like intense pain or numbness.
Both disfigurement and amputation are “catastrophic injuries,” which require lifelong rehabilitation. These injuries will likely always have an effect on the patient in some manner.
Most amputations or disfigurements last a lifetime. The accident may also cause a new amputee or disfigurement victim to go through severe situational depression, which can take months or even years to overcome.
Neck, back, or spinal cord injury resulting from the actions performed by other persons, you may have to file a lawsuit to recover your medical expenses and to pay for continuous rehabilitation. A recovery resulting from a lawsuit can provide the necessary financial resources to cover the extensive care needed.
Causes of Neck, Back, and Spinal Cord Injuries
A traumatic neck, back, or spinal cord injury may stem from a sudden, traumatic blow to your neck, back or spine that fractures, dislocates, crushes or compresses one or more of your vertebrae or your skull. It may also result from an act of violence, such as a gunshot or knife wound that penetrates or separates your neck, back, or spinal cord. Additional damage can occur because of complications such as bleeding, swelling, inflammation, and fluid accumulation in and around your head, back, or spinal column.
Traumatic Brain Injury
One of the most devastating types of severe injuries that a person can sustain is one to the brain. Because it can take years to recover from a brain injury, it can also be one of the most expensive types of injuries. If you sustain a brain injury in Florida, you need a brain injury attorney who understands all of the challenges. One that knows what you are experiencing, as well as the complexities of such a brain injury legal case.
Having an experienced brain injury attorney can make all the difference in your case.
