Catastrophic Injury
Catastrophic injury cases require early investigation and a real damages strategy.
Severe harm requires proof of responsibility and a disciplined record of medical needs, future care, work impact, family impact, and available recovery sources.
When this may fit
Start with a fact pattern, not a conclusion.
A page cannot decide whether a claim exists. These are the kinds of facts that help the firm decide whether a closer review is appropriate.
A responsible person or organization and liability theory can be investigated
Coverage, assets, or another realistic recovery source may exist
Evidence to preserve
Keep the records that make the chronology testable.
Acute-care, specialist, rehabilitation, imaging, and prognosis records
Preserve the original, note where it came from, and keep a simple date index. Do not send sensitive records through a public form.
Work history, care needs, home changes, family observations, and daily-impact notes
Preserve the original, note where it came from, and keep a simple date index. Do not send sensitive records through a public form.
Incident proof, product or vehicle information, insurance layers, and witness details
Preserve the original, note where it came from, and keep a simple date index. Do not send sensitive records through a public form.
Evaluation
How the first review tests the matter.
Medical causation, severity, prognosis, and future-care needs
The weight of this factor depends on the complete facts, available law, and recoverable proof.
Life-care, vocational, earnings, household, and noneconomic impact
The weight of this factor depends on the complete facts, available law, and recoverable proof.
Fault, defendant profile, insurance layers, expert needs, and litigation leverage
The weight of this factor depends on the complete facts, available law, and recoverable proof.
Deadlines vary by claim, party, forum, and facts. This page does not calculate a filing or notice deadline. If timing may matter, call promptly.
Open the related preparation guideFirst review
Send a short chronology and the parties involved.
The firm may accept, refer, co-counsel, or decline a matter after conflicts and fit review. Contact alone is not representation.