Maximize Your Compensation With Our Catastrophic Accident Lawyers
Catastrophic injuries alter the course of your life in an instant. You may have been healthy and happy before the accident, yet now you are riddled with aches and pains, limited mobility, and a range of other challenges. Someone should have to pay for this significant burden on your life, but how?
At Kent | Pincin, our catastrophic accident lawyers can help you seek compensation from the liable party. If your injury was due to someone else’s negligence, they may owe you a significant amount of money.
Contact us today to request a consultation with our catastrophic injury attorneys in California or Wisconsin.
What Is a Catastrophic Injury?
Catastrophic injuries are beyond the broken bones and lacerations associated with typical accidents. They may lead to permanent disfigurement, disability, or other significant challenges that follow a victim for the rest of their life.
Suffering from a catastrophic injury can significantly impact a person’s well-being and livelihood. Examples of common catastrophic injuries include:
- Spinal cord injuries
- Traumatic brain injury
- Paralysis
- Limb loss
- Severe organ damage
- Severe burn injuries
Often, catastrophic injuries impact the victim’s entire family. Subsequent medical treatment and lack of mobility require them to lean on family members for support. The costs of the accident extend far beyond the price of medical bills.
Common Causes of Catastrophic Injuries
Catastrophic injuries can happen in virtually any type of accident, but they are more common in certain accidents, such as:
- Workplace accidents: These accidents sometimes happen on construction sites or in other dangerous workplaces. If your accident happened at work, you may have the right to recover compensation from your employer.
- Motor vehicle accidents: Car accidents can also cause severe injuries. These are more common in auto accidents in which the car rolled, the vehicles were traveling at high speeds, or a head-on collision occurred.
- Medical negligence: When healthcare professionals fail to provide the expected medical care or make mistakes during treatment, serious injuries can occur.
Legal Responsibilities of Those At Fault
When someone is liable in a catastrophic injury case, what are their legal responsibilities? They may owe you money for their involvement in the accident. Our catastrophic accident lawyers can help you understand how to hold the at-fault party accountable.
You have the right to file an insurance claim through their insurance company and seek compensation. However, catastrophic injury cases often require legal action.
Damages You Can Seek After a Catastrophic Injury
When filing a catastrophic injury lawsuit, you may seek both economic and non-economic damages.
Economic damages account for the direct, quantifiable expenses you incurred from this traumatic accident, such as:
- Past and future medical expenses
- Property damage
- Lost wages
- Loss of ability to work
- Other future expenses
Meanwhile, non-economic damages help account for the physical and emotional toll the accident placed on you. These may include:
- Physical pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Loss of quality of life
If the at-fault party acted recklessly or exhibited egregious behavior to cause the accident, you may have the right to punitive damages.
Differences Between Catastrophic and Other Injuries
When filing a catastrophic injury claim, you need a team of personal injury lawyers well versed in this type of accident. Catastrophic injuries differ from the average car accident case.
- Severity of impact: While victims of the average car accident can start moving forward within weeks or months, the impact of catastrophic injuries is much more severe.
- Long-term consequences: Catastrophic injuries follow a person for the rest of their life and significantly impact their livelihood. The damages in catastrophic injury claims should account for this.
Why Seek Legal Representation?
Catastrophic injury cases are often worth hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars, but you need to navigate them correctly to maximize compensation. Our catastrophic injury law firm can help improve your case outcomes by:
- Gathering evidence to support your case
- Communicating with the insurance companies and at-fault parties on your behalf
- Negotiating with the insurer for a higher payout
- Filing the paperwork to begin legal action
- Building a strong personal injury case and representing you in court
Key Statistics on Catastrophic Injuries
Catastrophic injuries are not reported as consistently as they should be, but we know that these injuries are common across California and Wisconsin. Here are some relevant statistics:
- Over 4,200 traffic fatalities occurred in 2021 in California
- The number of traffic fatalities in Wisconsin increased by 8% from 2013 to 2023, sitting at 584 in the latter year
- Impaired or speeding drivers were involved in 49% of fatal Wisconsin crashes in 2021
Considering the significant number of fatal vehicle accidents, it’s easy to imagine how many accidents led to catastrophic injuries.
Meet Our Attorneys
Michael J. Kent & Emily R. Pincin
Michael Kent was inspired to become an attorney by his passion for piecing together puzzles and information in his younger years. He loves nothing more than analyzing cases to piece together evidence and find out what a defendant is hiding, to obtain a positive outcome. Michael’s father, as well as his in-laws, are attorneys who have provided valuable mentorship and guidance relating to the civil justice system.
“I want to help people piece their lives back together and move forward. They deserve to be given a voice and feel protected whatever the circumstances.”
Emily Pincin was motivated to become an attorney by her affection for reading, writing, and understanding the intricacies of the law. Raised in a household with a court reporter mother, Emily familiarized herself with the justice system and became passionate about helping others through their most difficult times.
“Everything about what we do really comes down to helping the client feel that they can achieve a feeling of justification and peace. We are working to help them attain a sense of vindication.”
Resources for Injury Victims
If you are the victim of a catastrophic accident in California or Wisconsin, our personal injury law firm can provide support and resources. These other resources can also help catastrophic injury victims:
Choose the Right Catastrophic Injury Lawyers
If you want to maximize compensation and improve your case outcomes, work with seasoned catastrophic injury lawyers who can take the burden of your case off your shoulders. Kent | Pincin has a proven track record across California and Wisconsin. We represent accident victims experiencing traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and other forms of permanent disability.
Contact our catastrophic injury attorneys today at 310-376-0922 (California) or 608-999-4954 (Wisconsin) to schedule a case evaluation and learn more about securing fair compensation.
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