Catastrophic Injury Compensation: What You Could Be Entitled To
Catastrophic injuries result in long-term or permanent disabilities, extensive medical treatment and rehabilitation, and a diminished ability to earn a living.
If you or a loved one has suffered a catastrophic injury due to someone else’s negligence, you may be entitled to compensation.
Our severe injury lawyers in McAllen and San Antonio can help you secure compensation for the following:
Economic Damages
These losses have a monetary value, such as lost wages and medical expenses. Medical bills and payslips can show the cost of your treatment and how much money you earn (and, therefore, how much you’ve lost by not being able to work). You’re also entitled to recover future losses in a personal injury claim. If you can never work again or only perform limited duties and need to take a huge salary cut, the sum of your future lost wages can be massive. The same applies if you need rehabilitation for years or follow-up appointments and medication for the rest of your life.
If you sustain a catastrophic injury in an auto accident, you’re entitled to recover compensation for property damage, such as if your car is totaled.
Non-Economic Damages
Non-economic damages are slightly more difficult to calculate because they do not have a tangible value. Examples of non-economic damages include pain and suffering (for the physical and emotional pain you experience because of your injury), loss of enjoyment (to compensate you for no longer being able to do activities or hobbies you love), and emotional anguish (such as if severe burns affect your self-esteem and cause you to become withdrawn and depressed).
The amount of compensation you can recover after a catastrophic injury depends on several factors, including whether your injuries are permanent and prevent you from working again, the strength of your evidence, and the insurance company representing the person or party responsible for your accident. Insurance companies use different formulas to calculate damages and may refuse to budge from an unfair settlement offer.
However, when you choose our personal injury law firm, you can rest assured that we are skilled negotiators who will fight to secure the maximum possible compensation — we’ll never encourage you to settle early when we know you have a strong case and are entitled to much more. As skilled trial advocates, we’re also not afraid to take your case to trial when we’re confident we can secure a positive outcome.
You can use our personal injury calculator to gauge how much you might receive in compensation. However, no two cases are the same, so for a more accurate estimate based on the unique facts of your case, book a free, no-obligation consultation with our catastrophic injury attorneys.
