A catastrophic injury is an injury that will affect a victim for a lifetime. Such injuries are possible consequences of construction accidents. A construction accident lawyer in Indianapolis, Indiana, can help you with obtaining compensation for the catastrophic injuries you suffered on the job site.
If you or a loved one suffered a catastrophic injury while working in construction in Indiana, you need representation. Vaughan & Vaughan can help.
About Catastrophic Injuries
When you’ve been injured in an accident, the money you get in compensation should make you ‘whole’ again. If you’re hurt, the compensation you receive can help you cover the medical care you need to recover.
There is no universal legal definition of catastrophic injuries, but they are injuries that create a permanent or long-term disability. Many may require a lifetime of medical treatment.
Some examples of catastrophic injuries include:
- Brain, spine, and nerve injuries
- Severe burns
- Amputation
- Organ damage
- Multiple bone fractures
With some of these accidents, there’s no way to become completely whole again. Therefore, catastrophic injury cases often require high amounts of compensation, sometimes in the millions.
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Catastrophic Injuries and Construction Accidents
Construction workers have to handle heavy machinery, dangerous power tools, caustic chemicals, and many other dangers. Even a simple thing like a fall off of a scaffold can paralyze a worker for life.
Our construction accident lawyers can help you with cases involving serious or catastrophic injuries. You need someone who knows the true value of your accident and knows how to negotiate with the workers’ compensation board to ensure you get the most you can.
Should your case involve a third party, we can pursue damages against them. This will give you access to damages that cannot be recovered through workers’ compensation, like pain and suffering. Contact Vaughan & Vaughan to learn how we can help you.
Catastrophic Injuries and Liability Challenges
When someone with catastrophic injuries comes to an insurer with a claim, the insurer can’t use the usual tricks to claim your injuries aren’t as bad as you say. You cannot fake disfiguring scarring from a burn or an amputation caused by a power tool.
So they may push back by saying you were the one at fault for getting hurt in the first place, at least partially. If they can do that, they can use the law to reduce or even deny your claim completely.
This challenge is why it’s absolutely necessary to have a construction accident attorney on your side. Even if you’re going through workers’ compensation, your employer’s insurer will try to pick your claims apart to pay as little as possible. You need a team like ours to fight back so you get the full value of your claim.
Can a Construction Accident Lawyer Maximize My Claim for a Catastrophic Injury?
No lawyer can guarantee you’ll get a certain amount of money for any accident, but they will do their best to maximize how much you can get. There are a lot of factors that go into valuing a case, and a lawyer’s experience is just one of them.
Catastrophic injuries often have high non-economic damages. Losing a limb or the use of your body means you could have a lot of pain and suffering. Your injury may permanently change your life for the negative, so you may qualify for “loss of enjoyment of life” damages as well.
These damages do not have a bill attached to them. Lawyers and insurers negotiate their value or argue before the court for how much you should get for them. Without a lawyer’s help, you’ll be stuck with whatever the insurance company thinks you’re owed, and it won’t be nearly as much as you deserve.
How Will a Construction Accident Lawyer Prove the Value of My Case?
Proving the value of a case requires sound evidence, but that evidence can be impossible to get while you’re recovering in a hospital. Some pieces might disappear if you don’t act fast. The way to do that is to hire a construction accident lawyer as soon as possible after your accident.
We will start an investigation of what happened and begin legal processes to preserve evidence before it disappears. Once we have evidence, we can construct what happened, whether you can sue a third party or must go through workers’ comp, how much your accident has affected your life, and how much you should get to reach a fair settlement.
From there, our team will negotiate with the insurers for the damages you can receive for the most possible. You only get one shot at claiming compensation, so make sure it’s a good one by hiring a lawyer.
Hire Vaughn & Vaughan as Your Catastrophic Injury Lawyer
Vaughan & Vaughan can help you get a fair settlement as swiftly as possible, even with catastrophic injuries. Our construction accident lawyers can help you with cases involving serious or catastrophic injuries.
However, to best help you, you should contact us as soon as possible after your accident. Contact our offices to schedule a free consultation. If you’re a loved one seeking legal help for someone hurt by a catastrophic injury, you can call us on their behalf.
