Our law firm believes that if you or a loved one is ever involved in a catastrophic accident or suffers a serious personal injury in Brampton, apart from immediate medical attention, you also need urgent and prompt legal advice from our personal injury lawyers in Brampton.

Legal Terms Defined

In legal terms, “catastrophic injury” is caused by a serious accident and results in severe injuries to the brain, spinal cord, spine, skull. Fractures to the spine and skull also come under this category. They may cause either fatality, severe permanent functional disability or trauma with no permanent disability. It can be caused directly by an accident or indirectly by systemic failure due to exertion, hypothermia, cardiovascular conditions etc. Sports accidents may also cause catastrophic injury. These injuries result in long term consequences for the victim and family/friends. 

Occurrence

A catastrophic injury usually occurs without warning or prior knowledge and it leaves the person injured either permanently or for an extended period of time. Due to severe trauma to the head, neck or spine, there is serious trauma to the central nervous system, resulting in changes to normal functioning of the person. They may lead to paralysis, paraplegia or quadriplegia.

Types of catastrophic injury

• Severe burns
• Head and neck trauma
• Accidental amputation of a limb or body part
• Multiple bone fracture
• Eye injury
• Organ damage

Consequences of Catastrophic Injuries

They can result in blindness, severe mental and emotional trauma, leading to behavioral problems, loss of the use of the entire body or certain body parts. In severe cases, there may be a combination of all these. The Glasgow Coma Scale is one of the tests used to assess brain impairment, and a score of 9 or less qualifies the person for severe brain impairment. Results from other medical and psychological tests that result in more than 55 % disability and impairment are also taken into account. Victims of catastrophic injury are entitled to very high benefits for medical care and rehabilitation. Insurance companies may deny your claims or stop the payment of benefits, which is why you require immediate legal representation.

A typical catastrophic car accident in Brampton recently resulted in the death of the 25-year-old driver and severe injuries to the 20-year-old passenger.

What to do in the case of a catastrophic car accident

• Immediate medical attention must be given to the injured
• Notify your auto insurer within seven days regardless of fault
• Make a statement to your insurance company representative only when you or the injured person is medically able
• Retain the services of a Brampton catastrophic and personal injury lawyer immediately
• Ensure that your lawyer hires a qualified, certified Rehabilitation Case Manager to deal with the paperwork

How our catastrophic injury lawyers can help

Our experienced, knowledgeable and skilled catastrophic injury lawyers can begin working on your case immediately. They can put together a strong case for claiming maximum Statutory Benefits and also make the appropriate tort claims for damages if required. Our car accident lawyers can examine all aspects of the case independent of the insurance companies and claims adjusters. We offer free consultation and assessment of the kind of benefits that can be claimed apart from ensuring that you make no payments to us till all claims are settled. One of the benefits of consulting our law firm is that we are firmly on the side of the victims and sincerely believe that justice delayed is justice denied. Accident benefits claim trials may take years to reach a conclusion but we ensure that if there are good chances of settlement, you can benefit from it rather than go through the stress and trauma of a legal wrangle in court.

What we Do

• We provide genuine assessments and honest answers to all your queries
• We assist you with expectations management and provide a realistic picture
• You get a comprehensive idea of how the personal injury claims process works
• We provide assistance on assessing non-economic damages like emotional trauma, post-traumatic stress, loss of enjoyment of life, mental anguish, pain, loss of career, permanent disability
• We review and assess all settlement offers from insurance companies
• We represent you in seeking higher settlements
• We assist you to claim attendant care benefits
• We can deal with your and the opposite party’s insurance companies and contest any of their claims

Keeping all these facts in mind, contact our catastrophic and serious injury lawyers immediately to ensure your rights are protected, and that you also get a free, fair and honest assessment of your case.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333.