Houston Catastrophic Injury Attorney

Head and brain injuries can be devastating. Fortunately, getting compensation may make the situation more manageable. Settlement amounts for these lawsuits vary widely depending on the severity and long-term impact of the injury.

In terms of treatment alone, a mild head injury costs about $85,000, while a severe one costs approximately $3 million. In addition, you can seek non-economic and punitive damages. As such, claims are typically well over $100,000 and could run into the millions. We have handled numerous multi-million dollar cases with brain injuries.

The effects of a spinal cord injury are often far-reaching. As such, compensation must cover the full breadth of the losses suffered.

When calculating the settlement, some factors to consider are your specific circumstances and how much the injury has impacted your life. According to The National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, the average lifetime medical costs for severe spinal cord injuries are more than $5 million.

Burn injuries can be placed into several categories. These include first-degree, second-degree, third-degree, and fourth-degree burns. Generally, anything beyond a third-degree burn is considered a catastrophic injury.

Several factors will be considered regarding the amount of burn injury compensation. They include the accident’s nature, the burns’ severity, and whether the victim was partially at fault. A third-degree burn may be worth millions.

Some accidents can result in injuries that affect your appearance. Such injuries include lacerations, abrasions, nerve damage, and loss of limbs. Apart from the physical effects, disfiguring injuries can also cause emotional distress and affect your social life.

A few factors will influence the compensation you receive for these injuries. They include the location of the scar or disfigurement, the size and severity of the injury, and how the injury has affected your quality of life.

Catastrophic injuries are enormously expensive to treat. Apart from the initial cost of diagnosis and treatment, patients will usually require ongoing care. Similarly, the severe nature of the injuries may also require special or extensive treatment.

The cost of treating catastrophic injuries can be much higher compared to less severe injuries. In the end, this will impact the total amount of damages awarded.

A catastrophic injury can affect your ability to make a living. Depending on the circumstances of your case, you may be unable to work for the rest of your life. This will result in lost wages and loss of earning capacity.

When pursuing compensation for lost income, you must consider how much you would have earned in the future had you not suffered the injury.

The period after a serious accident can be characterized by emotional turmoil. This can make it challenging to record all your expenses because of the accident accurately.

As a victim, you have a right to seek compensation for any out-of-pocket expenses related to the accident. It is important to keep track of all these expenses to ensure you get the compensation due to you.

Damages in a catastrophic injury claim go beyond financial losses. Indeed, injuries can have long-term physical, mental, and emotional effects on the victim. As such, these damages should be part of your claim.

Determining the value of pain and suffering in a lawsuit can be difficult. However, working with a catastrophic injury attorney will make placing a monetary value on the non-economic damages easier.

One of the legal damages in Texas is a disability or the inability to do things you used to be able to accomplish. Many catastrophic injury victims have some form of these damages. Our lawyers have represented people disabled in an accident for over three decades.

The physical and emotional harm associated with severe injuries is bound to affect your quality of life. This may make it difficult or impossible for you to do certain things that you could do before the accident. They include daily activities, engaging in hobbies, or taking part in entertaining activities.

To be compensated for the loss of enjoyment of life, you have to prove that the injury sustained in the accident affected your ability to perform these functions.

Scaring and other disfiguring injury is one element of damage in Texas. Juries can be asked to award compensation for the value of the loss to the victim. Depending on the facts, this category of damages can be huge.

Depending on the nature and severity of injuries, patients may need ongoing treatment or therapy to make a full recovery. In some cases, living modifications and in-home care will be necessary.

Remember to include the cost of future medical care when calculating your settlement amount. This will ensure you have been compensated accordingly, so you can access quality medical care and live a comfortable life.

Many people seriously injured have ongoing medical needs. Some have lifetime problems requiring treatment and expenses. Calculating your damages is part of what a personal injury lawyer will do for you. Lifecare planners are sometimes retained to value future medical expenses and explain those numbers to a jury.

If your injury resulted from the defendant being grossly reckless or malicious, you could seek punitive damages on top of the above compensatory damages. Punitive damages punish the at-fault party and discourage others from behaving similarly.