The catastrophic injury attorneys in Shelbyville understand how dramatically these injuries can transform your life. We also understand that in the face of those new complications, you may not want to go to court. The legal process can seem intimidating.
Fortunately, you have experienced Shelbyville personal injury attorneys on your side. It’s our job to demystify the civil process to your benefit. When you work with Vaughan & Vaughan, you can trust that we will continually prioritize your best interests while guiding you through the process of filing a civil claim.
What Is a Catastrophic Injury?
Catastrophic injuries stand apart from other personal injuries due to their long-term impact on a survivor’s life. These injuries can range from severe burns to traumatic head injuries to lifelong paralysis.
In other words, the aftereffects of a catastrophic injury permanently transform the way the impacted party lives their daily life. If you find yourself contending with these new limitations and struggling with the impact they have on your financial well-being, you deserve the opportunity to fight for justice.
Your Case Will Get
The Attention It Deserves
How do You Recover from a Catastrophic Injury?
There’s no one tried and true way to recover from a catastrophic injury. In many cases, the nature of the injury impacts the recovery process. That said, if you want to pursue justice for your losses through a legal medium, there are steps you can take to make that fight simpler.
These steps include the following:
Work With Experienced Medical Professionals
You likely left the scene of an accident in the care of emergency responders. Those emergency responders likely took notes regarding your condition after an accident and recommended care. In the wake of your accident, you can take those notes to a general practitioner and other specialists to establish a care plan.
While that care plan may not restore your previous quality of life in its totality, medical professionals can prioritize the care that will let you manage your life effectively. Moreover, these parties can contribute to your understanding of your right to loss compensation.
Emergency responders, general practitioners, and specialists all serve as expert witnesses in civil trials addressing catastrophic injuries. Our Shelbyville catastrophic injury attorneys can request that these parties submit their statements regarding the severity of your losses before calculating the total value of the case you want to bring forward.
We may have the opportunity to call on these parties at a later date should you choose to take your case to trial.
Discuss Your Right to an Insurance Claim
Not every catastrophic injury accident survivor has the right to file a claim with a liable party’s Insurance provider. In some cases, the liable party may not have coverage or may have inadequate coverage. Even so, you need to have a conversation about your right to support from an insurance provider if you want to get your life back on track.
Should you have the opportunity to file an insurance claim, you can request that a lawyer help you do so. Our intervention helps on several fronts.
First and foremost, we can complete your paperwork while you focus on recovering. We can also prevent insurance providers and insurance claims adjusters from engaging in bad faith. Our presence can encourage an insurance provider to take your losses seriously.
Consider Filing a Personal Injury Claim
You do not necessarily need to file a personal injury claim to financially recover from a catastrophic injury. That said, filing a personal injury claim can make the process simpler. The filing process also allows you to go to court if you so wish.
Because you don’t have the right to enact criminal consequences against the offending party, the civil process can help you secure the justice you deserve on your terms. You can come away from the civil process, having either negotiated for the settlement you deserve or having undergone the trial process.
If you work with a Shelbyville catastrophic injury attorney, you can trust that said attorney will help you tailor the civil process to suit your needs.
There is no fee
unless you win
When to File a Catastrophic Injury Claim
Should you choose to bring a personal injury claim forward after a catastrophic injury, make sure you have the evidence you need to meet Indiana’s burden of proof. This evidence needs to elaborate on the nature of your losses and their value. It should also help establish the identity of the party you want to hold liable for your accident.
You have a limited amount of time to bring all of this information forward. Indiana Code section 34-11-2-4 controls the timeline on which catastrophic injury accident survivors may file their claims. If you can’t bring your claim forward within two years of your accident, you may lose your right to fight for fair compensation.
You can make the most of that two-year period by working with a catastrophic injury lawyer. We can prioritize action on the legal front while you work with medical professionals to get your life back in order.
Vaughan & Vaughan Stands Up for Survivors
Shelbyville catastrophic injury attorneys want you to have the resources you need to pursue justice in the face of unchecked negligence. You don’t have to let a catastrophic injury prevent you from getting the financial support you need to support your family.
If you are ready to go to civil court and demand fair compensation for your losses, you can contact our team. Our personal injury lawyers can meet with you for a free case evaluation and discuss which of our services might suit you best.
You can reach out to our team online or by phone to book your first appointment today.
