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Category: Catastrophic Injury

The Ripple Effects of Catastrophic Injury: Beyond the Individual

Victims of catastrophic injuries experience severe physical pain and the emotional distress of knowing their lives are changed forever. But it is not only the individuals who are injured who suffer the impacts. Catastrophic injuries have a ripple effect that spreads far beyond the individual. Family members, local communities, and the healthcare system are all challenged by these most serious of injuries. What Is Considered a Catastrophic Injury? Catastrophic injuries are the worst of t...

Mental Health Matters: Addressing the Emotional Toll of Catastrophic Injury

All injuries come with consequences. When those injuries are minor, moderate, or even severe, there is typically an opportunity for full healing and recovery – or at least partial recovery. Victims can return to “normal life” and activities after medical treatment and time. Catastrophic injuries are different. They can leave victims with physical or cognitive losses (or both) along with extreme emotional distress. For helping pursue financial compensation for the emotional and physical los...

Securing Your Future: Insurance Options for Protecting Against Catastrophic Injury

Life is unpredictable, and accidents can happen when least expected. Catastrophic injuries resulting from accidents such as car crashes, workplace incidents, or medical malpractice can have devastating consequences, impacting not only physical health but also financial stability and quality of life. A Georgia catastrophic injury lawyer from The Stoddard Firm can help families proactively protect themselves against the financial burdens of catastrophic injury by exploring insurance options tai...

Affording Life After Catastrophic Injury: Finding Financial Resources and Support

The cost of treating a catastrophic injury can rise into the millions of dollars during a person’s lifetime. Traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord damage, severe burn injuries, amputations and other debilitating injuries can require ongoing, long-term medical care. How can you afford life after catastrophic injury? In the following sections we provide general information about ways to find financial resources and support to help you deal with the financial impacts of your injury. The Fi...

Can I Sue If Someone Caused a Fire in My Apartment Building?

Apartments can be dangerous places in terms of fire safety. For people who survive apartment fires and burn injury accidents, the task of putting a life back together is daunting and massive. It’s normal to have lots of questions, most pressingly questions of finance and liability. A landlord’s responsibility to pay for tenants’ losses seems obvious enough if the fire started with bad wiring or faulty pre-furnished appliances, but what if another tenant caused the fire? The good news is th...

What is the Average Cost of a Traumatic Brain Injury?

Devastating traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can mean months of rehabilitation, memory loss, impaired motor function, and disability. They result in expensive medical bills, possibly a lifetime of diminished earnings, and serious emotional distress. Whether caused by a car accident, fall, or other incident, if you have sustained a traumatic brain injury, it is not only your physical and mental health that will suffer, but your financial health too. The cost in dollars of a traumatic brain in...

Can I Sue for A Concussion?

You can sue for a concussion if another party caused your injury due to their negligent or violent actions. Concussions commonly happen in car accidents, in falls, and in other incidents causing impacts to the head. A concussion affects brain function and can cause chronic headaches, memory loss, blurry vision, hearing abnormalities, and sleep problems. These issues can seriously affect your physical and mental health. Concussion injuries can lead to mounting medical bills and lost wage...

How Much Compensation Do You Get for A Burn Injury in Georgia?

The severity of injuries and damages are main determinants in how much compensation is paid for burn injuries. How much liability insurance the responsible party carries, whether they have additional assets that can be considered in a lawsuit, and whether the injured person shared any fault for the accident also factor in. Compensation in a burn injury claim can range from the thousands of dollars into the millions. Every single case is different. Georgia residents are wise to enlist the s...

It’s Past Time for MARTA to Take Action Against Train Station Accidents

You’re going about your day, trying to get to work, or back home, or wherever your current destination might be. Maybe you’re checking your email, or thinking through your to-do list. Your commute is so routine that it barely demands any attention. But then, every so often, you glance over the edge of the platform while waiting for your train, and you realize how easy it would be to slip and fall onto the tracks below. You might even have stopped to ask yourself, “Why on earth isn’t there ...

Bizarre Accidental Deaths

Common or Uncommon: Freak Accidental Deaths? Strangely enough, bizarre accidental deaths happen quite frequently, and the victims' families are often entitled to significant settlements with the help of a wrongful death lawyer. We all know that death is an unavoidable reality. And while some people are fortunate and live long, healthy, and fulfilling lives, others are struck by illness or fall victim to common yet unfortunate accidents. Still others still experience the weirdest accidental d...