Even a relatively minor car accident can leave you seriously injured. A serious car accident that leads to a catastrophic injury, on the other hand, is a life-altering accident, recovery from which is typically a lifelong journey. If another driver's negligence leaves you or someone you love catastrophically injured, you need the professional legal counsel of a Granbury, Texas, car accident lawyer.
Classifying Consequences
While there is no definitive classification of catastrophic injuries, the term is usually reserved for permanent injuries that you will carry with you into your future. Most notably, if an injury stops you from returning to work and making a living, it likely qualifies as a catastrophic injury. In general, catastrophic injuries are those that have significant permanent consequences in your life:
- A permanent physical or psychological disability
- The diminishment of your quality of life
- A need for ongoing medical treatment and/or therapy
All told, a catastrophic injury permanently interferes with your former way of life. An injury that precludes you from continuing to take care of yourself and/or from earning a living is unambiguously such an injury.
Catastrophic Injuries
While many kinds of injuries can be classified as catastrophic, there are several that are most closely associated with the classification of catastrophic:
- Spinal Cord Injuries: Spinal cord injuries are injuries to any part of the spinal cord, and when serious, can lead to permanent paralysis (partial or complete) below the sight of the injury.
- Traumatic Brain Injuries: Traumatic brain injuries, because they affect the brain, are extremely unpredictable injuries that can cause not only serious physical impairment but also devastating mental and emotional disturbances. Some victims describe the effects as a lost sense of self, which is obviously a seriously debilitating impediment.
- Organ damage
- Serious burns
- Exposure to dangerous chemicals and/or toxins
- Broken or fractured bones
- Amputations
Financial Consequences
The financial consequences of a catastrophic injury are difficult to overestimate. Along with the expenses of a less serious injury, you will face the need for ongoing medical and therapeutic treatment. Further, you will have to cope with your diminished capacity to earn a living, if you can return to work at all. Depending upon the scope of your injury, you may also need home health care and/or to have your home retrofitted to accommodate your physical limitations. Every catastrophic injury case is unique to its own circumstances, but the financial consequences of such injuries are nearly always immense.
If You've Suffered a Catastrophic Injury Because of Another Driver's Negligence, Consult with an Experienced Granbury, Texas, Car Accident Lawyer Today
If another driver's negligence leaves you with a catastrophic injury, the dedicated car accident lawyers at Cain Firm in Granbury, Texas, are committed to helping you fully recover on the damages you've suffered. Our dedicated legal team has the experience, compassion, and knowledge to skillfully advocate for the compensation to which you are entitled and that you need to journey forward toward renewed health. For more information, please contact or call us at (817) 573-4300 today.
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Recent Case Results
Our client, a grandmother, suffered injury to her left upper arm and right gluteus maximus in an auto accident. Although she underwent surgery for her injuries, she had difficulty walking afterwards, and trouble sleeping at night. The other driver was found to be negligent and responsible for both the accident and injury to our client.
A husband, father, and family provider was riding his motorcycle on the way to his first day of a new job when the dangerous decisions of the driver of a sedan and an 18-wheeler ended his life. Everyone pointed fingers at one another, but in the end, all parties involved in the accident were held responsible for the wrongful death of this young man.
The defendant was the driver of an oil field tanker truck anxious to get “off the clock” when his truck crossed the center line of the road. His trailer entered the oncoming traffic lane and struck a car, causing our client to suffer multiple lacerations, bruising, and soft tissue injuries.
The matriarch of a Texas family lost her life due to the poor decisions of a college student who was driving too fast for the weather conditions. A young driver’s sports car spun out of control, crossed over the highway divide, and entered directly into a grandmother’s lane of travel. There was nothing that she could have done to avoid the collision. Many times, it’s not the damage caused by the accident, but the aftermath of losing a cherished family member that hurts the most.
Just outside of Cleburne, Texas, a negligent driver pulled out in front of a mother who had just picked her children up from school. Thankfully, the children were properly secured and not injured, but their mother was hurt, and she received medical care as a result of the accident.
A driver operating his vehicle with excessive speed in bad weather lost control and struck the vehicle of our clients, a family. Our clients suffered severe, though fortunately not life-threatening, injuries as a result of the crash.
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