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Catastrophic Injury Lawyers in Boston!

What is Catastrophic Injury?

Catastrophic injuries describe those injuries which are classified as catastrophic and therefore deserve extra compensation to the victim for their injuries and ongoing care. Injuries that severely affect brain function, spinal functions, or motor impairments (such as paraplegia, quadriplegia, amputation of limbs, or loss of vision) can qualify under this categorization. According to the law, they have an element of serious debilitation and impairment that meets the legal criteria under the Boston Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS insurance framework). However, injuries that also result in severe psychological impairments can also qualify as catastrophic injuries. It can occur from any activity but often can often result from a violent motor vehicle accident. The injury will often involve serious physical injury such as a spinal cord or brain injury as well as serious emotional harm. In this article, we provide an overview of catastrophic injury, its types, and average compensation provided for catastrophic injuries.

At Swartz & Swartz,P.C., our catastrophic injury lawyers understand that when you or someone you care about has sustained a severe injury, recovery should be your only concern. Our team of catastrophic injury lawyers works with leading medical health providers, surgeons, life care planners, and economists whose expertise lies in helping victims of catastrophic injuries including brain and spinal cord injuries. If you or a loved one has suffered severe physical, cognitive, neurological, mental, and behavioral impairments, we will work hard to ensure you are provided with the best use of attendant care and support services to ensure you have access to around the clock care to maintain your safety and well-being.

Catastrophic Injury Lawyers in Boston

It is important to know your rights. Unfortunately, when it comes to motor vehicle accidents, your right to fair compensation has been compromised due to legislative changes to make significant reductions in medical, rehabilitation, and attendant care benefits available through your accident benefits carrier. This makes it all the more important for you to work with an experienced team of lawyers and medical professionals to ensure your benefits are protected.

We realize the legal process can be complicated and at times overwhelming. Our goal is to relieve some of the stress you are feeling by coordinating tasks and providing you with a team of medical specialists to help you navigate through the process step by step. Our lawyers understand the legal, financial, and personal hardships you and your family are facing and will protect you and your family to ensure you are provided with the medical and rehabilitation treatment necessary to help with your recovery. We will protect your rights and pursue the compensation you need to rebuild your life after a catastrophic injury.

The catastrophic injury lawyers of Swartz & Swartz,P.C. can help you and your family receive compensation for damages such as pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, future healthcare costs, loss of income, home and vehicle modifications. We will fight vigorously to help you secure the maximum benefits and compensation that you and your family are entitled to.

Types and Level of Catastrophic Injury

We often assist clients with a particular type and level of accident injury that is classified as a “catastrophic injury”. Whether an injury can be classified as “catastrophic” involves mixed tests of law and medical evidence along with prescribed thresholds. For example, under the Boston SABS, a catastrophic injury that results in a “Physical Impairment” must pass a 55% impairment threshold of the person’s whole body, as decided by a medical professional.

Here at Swartz & Swartz,P.C., we understand that the average claimant is often unsure about the legal tests to be met or otherwise preoccupied with their immediate financial situation and recovery needs, to fully appreciate the challenges of dealing with their insurer, the law, and the schemes of legal classification. Therefore, we offer our services as we have over 30 years of litigating catastrophic injury lawyer cases and have the resources and expertise to devote ourselves to assisting catastrophically injured clients in developing a legal plan of action that is mindful of their situation and helps expedite their path to recovery.

This classification of injury status is particularly important for two reasons. For one, if a client has a catastrophic injury, we make sure to exercise due and special care in working with the individual in developing a sympathetic, expeditious, and efficient plan of action in order to allow him or her to focus on recovery. Secondly, catastrophic injuries will allow individuals to access further and more substantial insurance compensation for future treatment and attendant care under the Boston Accident Benefit statutes by triggering access to their insurance policy limits. As a result, there is much at stake for a catastrophically injured claimant, both from a personal and legal standpoint.

Posted: May 25, 2021
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