Montgomery Catastrophic Injury Lawyer

At a moment’s notice, your life can change forever. A catastrophic injury accident can cause extensive injuries that could affect every aspect of your life. Victims of workplace, auto, motorcycle, and other injury accidents may suffer from spinal cord, brain, burn, and other injuries that can be debilitating. Even worse, some severe accidents result in fatal injuries, leaving a grieving family without their loved one.

If you are a victim, you need a knowledgeable, compassionate personal injury attorney to fight for your rights. Call the Law Office of Dwayne L. Brown for a free case review. Our staff can explain your legal rights and options. Also, we work on contingency, so we only get paid when you win. You have a right to compensation from the negligent party in your catastrophic accident case. Our Montgomery catastrophic injury lawyer can help you get started today.

What Is a Catastrophic Injury?

Any accident that results in injuries can be an overwhelming affair for the victim, but with catastrophic injuries, your life and your family’s lives are changed forever. Catastrophic injuries could affect your ability to perform routine tasks and are often permanent. Your injuries may prevent you from going back to work. You may be physically or mentally unable to take care of yourself or even enjoy the activities you once loved.

Having to manage filing claims and dealing with legal issues while healing from your injuries can be a heavy burden on anyone. When the injury results in death, the victim’s family may face financial hardship on top of the pain of losing their loved one. But you may have legal options.

Types of Catastrophic Injuries

When these types of serious injuries occur, they can require extensive research and legal work to help victims receive the compensation they deserve. Some of the types of catastrophic injury claims in Montgomery that our attorney at the Law Office of Dwayne L. Brown handles include:

• Multiple broken or crushed bones
• Spinal cord injuries
• Third-degree and higher burn injuries
• Amputations
• Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs)
• Internal organ injuries
• Wrongful death

Our legal team is ready to help you build your claim so that you and your family get the care you need to heal.

Types of Accidents That Contribute to Catastrophic Injuries

We have handled various accident types, and each type can lead to catastrophic injuries for the victim. Such accidents that could result in a severe injury include:

• Car accidents
• Truck accidents
• Motorcycle accidents
• Pedestrian accidents
• Construction accidents
• Nursing home neglect and abuse
• Premises liability
• Slip and fall accidents
• Dog bite incidents

If you or a family member is suffering from a catastrophic injury due to someone else’s negligent behavior, we can help you identify the liable party or parties to pursue compensation.

Identifying the Liable Party to Your Catastrophic Injury

As your catastrophic injury attorney, we will investigate your accident to determine who in Montgomery is liable for your injuries. To identify the liable party, we need to prove negligence. There are four qualities that must be established in any case founded on negligence. Those four elements are:

Duty of Care

Whether by law, accepted professional standards, or codes of conduct, we expect the other party to behave as anyone in the same position and education would. For example, we expect drivers on the road to follow traffic laws.

Breach of Duty

At some point, the at-fault party deviated in their behavior, either through an action or an inaction. Using drivers on the road as our example, the other driver was looking at their cell phone while driving, taking their attention away from the road.

Causation

Failing to behave as one would expect, the at-fault party causes an accident that injures the victim. In our scenario, the other driver doesn’t notice you in the lane next to them because they are focused on their phone. They hit you, cause a serious collision, and you suffer catastrophic injuries.

Damages

Finally, the accident leaves the victim with injuries and losses, legally referred to as damages. These damages have an impact on the victim’s life. To conclude the car accident scenario, you or your loved one now have extensive medical care, time away from work, and uncertainty about your future.

To learn more, call us for a free case review today. Attorney Dwayne L. Brown can put his 30 years of experience helping accident victims to work for you.

Multiple Parties Could Be Liable for Your Catastrophic Injuries

Additionally, if we find that multiple parties are responsible for your severe injuries, our Montgomery attorney will pursue compensation from all of them. Take truck accidents as an example. There are multiple parties involved in the transportation of products and people. From the driver, the trucking company, the loaders, to the mechanic that works on the truck, if any one of them failed in their responsibilities, we would file personal injury claims against all the insurers.

Evidence That Proves Negligence

To prove the four elements of negligence requires evidence. The evidence we would gather could include the following:

• Accident and police reports provide relevant data on the incident and often give an unbiased opinion on the cause and who is at fault.
• Medical records detail the injuries, surgeries, treatment, rehabilitation, therapy, and prognosis of accident victims.
• Photos of the accident scene, your injuries, and other related items can validate claims.
• Video from business surveillance, traffic cams, and cell phones can present events before, during, and after the accident.
• Eyewitness statements can give another perspective on the accident.
• Pay stubs and employment records can show the financial losses the victim suffers from being unable to work now and possibly in the future.

We will also consult with experts in the fields of medicine, finance, and accident reconstruction. Their testimonies can provide powerful insight into the cause of the accident and the effect a catastrophic injury will have on you. Your damages should cover your current losses and also the healthcare costs, pain and suffering, and lost income you will experience in the future.

Catastrophic Injury Damages You Can Request in Your Claim

The severity of your injuries and the effect they have on your life directly influence the compensation you can request from the liable parties in your case. Typically, compensation is in one of two groups: economic and non-economic damages. Economic damages are tangible losses that have a definitive value attached to them. Examples of the economic damages include:

• Medical bills, current and in the future
• Rehabilitation and therapy costs
• Home modifications
• Lost wages
• Loss of earning capacity

Non-economic damages represent the losses the victim suffers to their quality of life. They encompass:

• Pain and suffering
• Mental anguish
• Emotional distress
• Loss of enjoyment of life
• Disability
• Scaring
• Loss of consortium

From our investigation, we can determine the full range of damages you may claim. We can assess their value and request compensation from the liable parties and their insurers. Once we have established liability and determined your losses, we will handle filing your claim and negotiating for a fair settlement. If we cannot reach a fair settlement for your catastrophic injuries with the insurance companies and their lawyers, our Montgomery lawyer is prepared to take your case to court. We will make our arguments, present our evidence, and continue our fight for what is right for you and your family.

Wrongful Death Damages for Grieving Families

Please accept our condolences if you have lost a loved one. We understand the pain and heartache your family is facing right now and want to take on some of that burden for you. We can help you pursue compensation for the loss of your loved one.

In Alabama, the personal representative or executor of the estate can file a wrongful death lawsuit. If there is no personal representative, the probate courts will appoint one. Unlike other states, Alabama only awards punitive damages. These damages are to punish the defendant and deter others from committing similar acts. Also, the state has no cap on punitive damages in a wrongful death lawsuit.

Statute of Limitations for Personal Injury

You do have a time limit to pursue damages for your catastrophic injuries. Under AL Code § 6-2-38, personal injury cases must be filed within two years of the accident’s date. For wrongful death cases, families also have two years, per AL Code § 6-5-410.

These statutory deadlines are important for two reasons. For one, it takes time to build a claim, and the sooner our catastrophic injury attorney in Montgomery can start, the more likely we are to preserve crucial evidence. For another, if the deadline expires, you may lose your right to file a lawsuit against the liable parties altogether.

Call Our Lawyer Today for Help With Your Montgomery Catastrophic Injury Case

If your family is facing income loss, medical costs, emotional pain, ongoing medical treatment, and other damages caused by a catastrophic injury or wrongful death, contact the Law Office of Dwayne L. Brown. Our Montgomery catastrophic injury lawyer offers free consultations to discuss the options available to those who have been harmed by someone else’s negligence.