Catastrophic Injury Claims

I’m David Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana.

Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics.

Today’s question comes from a caller concerned about a child who suffered a loss of vision as a result of an injury caused by the carelessness of a driver who hit the child who was operating a bicycle.

The loss of vision is what rises to the level of what is described as a catastrophic injury.  A catastrophic injury could be any harm that stays with a person long after an accident. Some of the more common forms can include:

• Compound fractures
• Traumatic brain injuries or other head trauma
• Spinal cord injuries or severe nerve damage
• Partial or complete paralysis
• Damage to internal organs
• Loss of vision or hearing
• Severe burns or scarring
• Accidental amputations

Catastrophic injuries can occur as a result of a car wreck, construction or workplace accidents, and slips and falls. The harm that each of these incidents can produce may be lasting and affect an injured person’s cognitive and motor skills, ability to work, physical appearance, and other functions.

When another person is at fault for a serious accident that leaves you with a catastrophic injury, you deserve justice. The attorney you hire to assist you if you suffer a catastrophic injury must have experience dealing with such injuries. The expert testimony required to prove such injuries is sometimes difficult to find. All too frequently we find ourselves fighting with health insurers over payment for medical care needs. If the injured person has no insurance to cover initial treatment or provide short or long-term disability benefits, the attorney should be able to help find care solutions.

For these and many other reasons, handling catastrophic injury cases can be challenging.

I hope you found this information helpful. If you are a victim of someone’s carelessness, substandard medical care, product defect, work injury, or another personal injury, please call (219) 736-9700 with your questions. You can also learn more about us by visiting our website at DavidHolubLaw.com – while there, make sure you request a copy of our book “Fighting for Truth.”