Have You Been Involved in a Catastrophic Injury?

Getting hurt due to someone else’s incompetence, negligence, misjudgment, or even violent action can be traumatic for anyone, and it can leave a person reeling from the experience.

If you have been severely injured, it’s important to focus on your recovery, not dealing with medical bills, insurance claims, and other legal issues.

What Qualifies as a Catastrophic Injury Case

Our attorneys are not only licensed to deal with a wide range of catastrophic injury claims in California involving everything from auto accidents to wrongful death cases, but our attorneys also have significant trial experience to see cases through to the end.

Common types of catastrophic injury claims include:

  • Motor vehicle accidents

  • Workplace accidents

  • Dog bites

  • Medical malpractice

  • Wrongful death

  • Slip and fall

  • Premises liability

What to Expect in a Catastrophic Injury Case

It’s important to understand your responsibilities as the victim of a catastrophic injury. It’s your responsibility to recover from any and all injuries, or at least lessen their effects. Failure to seek medical treatment can negatively impact your case under California law.

Once your injuries have started to improve, it’s important to hand over all pertinent information, including proof of damages, to your attorney so they can start to build your case. From there, it will be up to your attorney to discover who may be accountable for what has happened. Leave it to your attorney to decide who is guilty and how to hold them accountable.

The next step is to make a demand to the responsible party, whether that may be your insurance company, another individual’s insurance company, or another party. While we make every possible attempt to settle the claim on the behalf of our clients, we have the experience and the knowledge to take cases to trial.

Do I Need an Attorney for a Catastrophic Injury Claim?

While you may legally file an injury claim in California without a lawyer, you are unlikely to receive fair treatment or justice under the law as a self-representing plaintiff. Without a licensed catastrophic injury attorney, filing a successful claim and recovering 100% of the damages to which you are entitled may not be possible.

Many types of damages could result from a catastrophic injury aside from the physical consequences, which may include:

  • Property damage or loss.

  • Medical expenses.

  • Emotional suffering.

  • Loss of consortium.

  • Physical or mental disability.

  • Loss of income.

Contact us at the Law Offices of Geoff Rill to schedule your free consultation.