What is a serious personal injury?
A serious personal injury can drastically alter your life and cause great physical, mental, and emotional trauma. A serious personal injury is also referred to as a catastrophic injury. Catastrophic injuries may include, but not be limited to:
- Brain Injuries – Traumatic and Acquired Injuries
- Other Serious Head Wounds
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Serious, Severe Orthopedic Injuries
- Amputations
- Severe Scalding and/or Burns
- Complex, Multiple Injuries
- Multiple Fractures
- Burns
- Catastrophic Injuries to Children
- Loss of Sight
- Loss of Hearing
Not all personal injury cases are catastrophic. Whether we can pursue a personal injury case depends in part on the conduct involved. The key element in personal injury cases is the presence of negligence. Personal injury accidents can include:
- Collisions and car wrecks.
- Slip and falls.
- Intentional acts where a defendant harmed someone on purpose.
- Defective products are when an item is defective by design or manufacturing and results in harm to someone. This includes medical products.
- Defamation is not a physical personal injury to an individual’s body or health. It can be an injury to a person’s reputation. Defamation encompasses slander and libel cases in which false information is published and results in harm.
Other Personal Injury FAQs:
- Are catastrophic injury cases different than personal injury lawsuits?
- Can I handle my personal injury claim without a lawyer?
- Can I still file a personal injury claim even if I was partially at fault?
- Can I wait to contact a personal injury lawyer?
- How do I know if I have a personal injury claim?
- How do you win a personal injury case in Texas?
- How does a victim of a catastrophic injury deal with insurance companies?
- How long does it take to get my case settled?
- How long does it take to get results in a catastrophic injury cases?
- I don’t have a lot of money after my accident how am I going to afford an attorney?
- I don’t have a lot of money and work at a low paying job. How can I possibly afford to hire a personal injury lawyer?
- I was in a bad car accident and sustained serious injuries. Can an attorney help me get compensation for my medical bills?
- If I file a personal injury claim, am I entitled to compensation for my injuries?
- My wife was killed by a drunk driver. Isn’t that a criminal matter? If so, why would I need a personal injury lawyer?
- Should I accept the settlement offer from the insurance company after my accident?
- What am I supposed to do after being involved in an accident and I am badly injured?
- What are catastrophic injuries?
- What are special and general damages?
- What do comparative fault and the doctrine of proportionate responsibility mean?
- What do I do if the insurance company representative contacts me?
- What has to be proven in a personal injury case?
- What is a personal injury lawyer and how do I know if I need to hire one?
- What is a personal injury lawyer and why would I need one?
- What is a serious personal injury?
- What is the statute of limitations for filing a personal injury case in Texas?
- What kind of compensation am I eligible to receive by filing a personal injury claim?
- What kinds of accidents cause catastrophic injuries?
- What kinds of damages am I eligible for after an accident?
- What kinds of expenses could I claim after being injured in an accident?
- What types of personal injury claims are seen in Texas?
- When are injuries sustained in a car accident considered to be catastrophic?
- Why do I need a personal injury lawyer if the insurance company of the person who caused the accident I was in has offered me a settlement?