Not all accidents are the same, and the same can be said of the injuries they inflict. Unfortunately, many people who suffer catastrophic injuries will face a long recovery wrought with expenses, pain and suffering, and other hardships. If someone else’s negligence caused an accident that left you or a loved one to recover from severe injuries, an Amarillo catastrophic injury lawyer from D. Miller & Associates, PLLC®, can take on your case for financial recovery.
We will seek to hold the liable party accountable and seek an award that helps you pay your medical expenses and other losses. We understand pursuing legal recovery while healing from life-altering injuries can be challenging. We can take care of your legal matters for you. You can learn more today during a free case evaluation with a member of our team.
Catastrophic Injuries Can Upend Your Life in Various Ways
There’s nothing temporary about catastrophic injuries, which can happen almost anywhere. People can suffer these injuries in motor vehicle accidents, workplace accidents, animal attacks, and violent crimes. If someone else is responsible for why you or a loved one are going through a long and painful recovery from these wounds, you have a right to hold them accountable for your damages. Patients with catastrophic injuries can suffer from:
- Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs)
- Serious head injuries, facial, eye, and dental injuries
- Spinal cord injuries (SCIs)
- Internal organ damage
- Fractures
- Severe burns, lacerations
- Scarring, disfigurement
- Amputation of limbs
- Permanent vision loss, hearing loss
- Total or partial paralysis
Any of these can cause patients to have:
- Long-term physical and/or mental disabilities
- Infections, reduced immunity
- Lost or reduced quality of life
- Required lifetime care from others
Our Catastrophic Injury Lawyer Serving Amarillo Can Review Your Damages
Before we can determine how much your financial recovery could be, we will review your case during a free evaluation to assess the accident, the severity of your injuries, and how both have changed your life. We can seek recovery for you via an insurance claim or an injury lawsuit. The award you could receive can help you cover economic and non-economic damages.
Economic Damages
This category of damages contains losses that cost you financially. They include:
- Medical expenses (e.g., emergency treatment, hospital care, surgeries, rehabilitation services, medications, and more)
- Lost income and benefits
- Property damage (including if your vehicle was destroyed)
- Other accident-related expenses
We can document all your losses with receipts, invoices, medical records, pay stubs, and other documentation. You can also seek damages for all future care costs and lost income. We can enlist the help of medical and economic professionals who can help us accurately assess what these may be in your case.
Non-Economic Damages
Non-economic damages are harder to quantify because they do not have an attached dollar amount. Our Amarillo catastrophic injury lawyer can help you identify these losses. They commonly include:
- Pain and suffering
- Mental anguish or serious trauma
- Physical impairment, scarring, or disfigurement
- Reduced quality of life
- Loss of consortium
- Loss of life enjoyment
- Inconvenience
We will seek to prove your non-economic damages with evidence showing how they happened and their impact on your daily life. The severity of your injuries, as well as the length of your recovery time, will have a bearing on your possible financial award. However, if you are seeking non-financial damages against a medical institution or practitioner, Texas law limits any award you receive to $250,000 per claimant. The cap is $500,000 per claimant if the case involves more than one medical institution.
We will evaluate all damages in your case and advise you on what you could recover. You can even recover damages if you share liability in the accident that caused your injuries. Texas law allows you to seek awards if your shared fault is less than 50%.
Wrongful Death After an Amarillo Catastrophic Injury Accident
If your loved one suffered fatal catastrophic injuries due to an accident caused by someone else, we could represent you in a wrongful death action. We understand this is a difficult time for you and your family, and we offer our sincere condolences. You deserve justice, and we want to ensure you are able to seek it. We can handle this matter for you while you grieve and take care of your loved ones.
We will evaluate your Amarillo wrongful death case involving severe injuries and advise you if you can recover damages under this action, such as:
- The decedent’s funeral, burial, and cremation expenses
- Their final medical expenses, whether paid or unpaid
- Their lost household income (earning capacity)
- Loss of companionship, society, love, comfort
- Survivors’ emotional pain and anguish over losing a loved one
We can guide you through the wrongful death process and seek recovery that can help you and your family move forward.
Texas Restricts the Time You Have to Seek Recovery for an Amarillo Catastrophic Injury Case
It takes considerable time to heal from life-altering injuries, and this recovery period can demand all of an accident victim’s focus. Unfortunately, Texas law limits how long injured parties have to file, which means even in the face of an arduous recovery, accident victims must move promptly to protect their legal right to seek financial recovery through court action.
Per the law, you generally have two years from the accident or injury date to seek damages against the party liable for the accident. The same deadline applies to wrongful death actions. You have two years from the date of the decedent’s death.
It is understandable that a catastrophic injury suffered in an Amarillo accident could mean that you don’t have time or energy to see it through. This is why our attorney can manage your case, ensuring your legal matters don’t fall by the wayside while you recover from your accident.
Call Us Today About an Amarillo Catastrophic Accident – The Consultation Is Free
Catastrophic injuries can upend your life and the lives of your loved ones in countless ways. There is the physical, mental, and emotional pain you endure with the hopes of feeling better as soon as possible. Along with that, you likely will face growing medical expenses and more missed workdays. These struggles are real, and you deserve to get the recovery that helps you meet the challenges you face.
We can investigate your case, review key documents, collect evidence, talk to witnesses, and more to help you present a case that can bring you awards. We will negotiate with the insurance company for you and represent you inside or outside of court. An Amarillo catastrophic injury lawyer from D. Miller & Associates, PLLC® is ready to help you overcome the hardships you face and move on with your life. Call us today for a free, no-obligation case evaluation.
