Miami Catastrophic Injury Lawyer

Brain injury, spinal cord paralysis, burns, loss of limb, eyesight or hearing as well as other life changing events are considered catastrophic injuries. Most all personal injury attorneys can ably represent negligence victims of ordinary car accidents, and other liability events. But, clients who have suffered a catastrophic injury need lawyers with vast experience, skill, and resources to compensate for losses and secure their futures. At Gerson & Schwartz P.A. we have been proud to represent catastrophically injured people and families for more than 50 years. Defective products, dangerous instrumentalities, ultra hazardous activities, criminal victimization's, medical diagnosis or treatment failures, and injuries on board vessels from row boats to supertankers fall under the large umbrellas of our experience. It has been our privilege to help victims of catastrophic life changing events by going far beyond the usual limits of law firm representation in or out of court.

• What Makes an Injury “Catastrophic”?
• How Are Future Medical Costs Proven?
• Which Medical Documents Are Critical?
• How Is Lost Earning Capacity Evaluated?
• Can I Claim Home or Vehicle Modifications?
• What Is the Family’s Role in Proof?
• How Does Comparative Negligence Affect Value?
• When Should Experts Be Retained?
• What if the Condition Worsens?
• Which Non-Medical Records Help?
• Are There Damage Caps?
• Do Verdict Reports Matter?

• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): DTI/MRI, neuropsych testing, cognitive/behavioral changes; life-care plan includes cognitive rehab and family support.
• Spinal Cord Injury (SCI): ASIA scale, imaging, mobility/spasticity management; wheelchairs, adaptive tech, pressure-injury prevention.
• Severe Burns: TBSA %, grafts, staged rehab; scarring, chronic pain, psychological support.
• Amputation: Prosthetics, retraining, phantom pain care; home/worksite modifications.
• Sensory Loss: Hearing/vision deficits; assistive tech, safety adaptations, reintegration.

Amputation has occurred frequently to military personnel fighting the wars of the 21st century in the Middle East. To meet the growing needs of service men and women as well as accident victim's new technologies are being developed. Our law firm performs extensive research in each amputation case to help our clients obtain adequate compensation and get access to the most sophisticated and effective prosthetic man made devices. Few people who have not studied this topic comprehend the remarkable artificial assistive technologies available to help victims. We make it our job to connect our clients with the resources which will help them most.

Nothing is more precious that eyesight. Its impairment or loss dramatically changes the way people can relate to others and the environment. Although the effects of this loss seem obvious there are many advantages to experience. Helping both clients and those whose wrongful conduct requires them to compensate clients must be made to understand the difficult adjustment to be made. Although there is no substitute for normal vision, as with other cognitive functions, technological advances promise accommodations and virtual substituted vision medical devices. Likewise, new assistive robotic surrogates can augment the visual help and love of a companion dog. We have the experience to help guide our clients through these difficult adjustments.

No less precious is the loss of hearing. Few people understand how its manifestations go beyond inability to understand the spoken word or enjoy music. Balance, spatial relationships of moving objects, and warnings of environmental danger are just a few of the underestimated consequences of auditory loss which a victim needs his/her lawyer to fully comprehend. As with other catastrophic losses new technologies are helpful and bring much promise for the future. We can help our clients and adversaries understand adaptation, adjustment, and compensation for loss of hearing.

To be sure, the above is not an exhaustive list. Everybody system is essential for the full enjoyment of a normal life. A comprehensive list is not possible to publish here. However, we have the experience injury victims need to get full fair compensation for catastrophic injury from neurological, organ loss, systemic diseases as well as product, drug, occupational, and environmental exposures.

Contact Us If You or a Loved One Has Suffered a Catastrophic Outcome. If We Don't Have the Specific Experience You Need, We Know How to Find the Lawyers Who do and Will Refer You to the Specialist Best Suited to Help.