Catastrophic Injury
When an individual suffers a serious personal injury, he or she may experience long term, debilitating injuries. These long term ailments are usually referred to as catastrophic injuries. Catastrophic injuries may affect an individual for the remainder of his or her life.
Catastrophic injuries are never easy to deal with and sometimes even lead to death. If someone you love suffered a fatal catastrophic injury after an accident that someone else caused, you may have grounds for a civil claim. To learn more, contact the Pennsylvania wrongful death lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 610-667-7511.
Types of Catastrophic Injuries
Catastrophic injuries refer to any type of injury that affects a person in the long term. Some common catastrophic injuries include:
- Spinal injuries
- Burns
- Head injuries
- Organ damage
- Paralysis
What these injuries all have in common is that they affect the day-to-day lives of the afflicted individuals. As such, the person’s life often changes after a catastrophic injury. In the event of brain damage, an individual’s personality may even change.
Many catastrophic injuries severely weaken individuals, sometimes cutting their lives short. When the accident that caused the catastrophic injury was the fault of another person, he or she may be liable for the injuries, pain, and suffering that he or she caused.
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Dealing with catastrophic injuries is never easy and is made more difficult when your loved one passes away from these injuries. If this is your case, let the Pennsylvania wrongful death attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. can fight for you. Contact our office today at 610-667-7511 for more information.