Finding the Right Catastrophic Injury Lawyers
Dealing with a catastrophic
injury will have obvious physical challenges, but it will also create
psychological obstacles for victims to overcome as well. Suffering a
catastrophic injury is a life changing event with a significant negative impact
on the quality of life going forward for the victim. In addition to the stress
and difficulty that will result in dealing with the injury, where can victims
turn to for help understanding what treatments, rights and benefits are
available to them? Understanding the benefits of a catastrophic injury lawyer
is a great place to start.
Having a catastrophic injury
properly diagnosed and documented can be difficult as it often requires seeing
a number of different doctors, specialists and other healthcare professionals.
This is very time consuming and the required forms such as an Application for
Determination of Catastrophic Impairment (known as an OCF-19 form) contain
legal language that can be very intimidating and confusing for people outside
the legal profession, including doctors.
Speaking to a reputable personal
injury lawyer with a proven track record of successful catastrophic injury
claims can provide valuable information and legal services for anyone suffering
one of more of the following:
- A full or partial
loss of a limb
- Paraplegia – the impairment of the lower extremities that results in
reduced motor or sensory function.
- Quadriplegia –
paralysis or loss of use of all four limbs
- Traumatic brain
injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
- Loss of vision
- Mental and behavioural impairments
Potential Catastrophic Injury Benefits
A highly
experienced catastrophic injury lawyer will work with you to understand your
unique situation and advise of the potential accident benefits you may qualify
for under the Statutory
Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS). In the case
of a successful catastrophic injury claim, these benefits may include any, or
all, of the following:
- Medical and
rehabilitative care
- Attendant care
- Income
- Caregiver
- Housekeeping
expenses
- Other healthcare
costs
Catastrophic
injuries can often result in psychiatric and post-traumatic stress claims.
These claims are generally more difficult to pursue because they are sometimes
hard to detect unless they immediately result in changes to personality, memory
or judgement. As a result, these claims involve an area that is largely
misunderstood except by lawyers with specific experience in this particular
field. These lawyers have had experience detecting, understanding and pursuing
these specific types of claims on a client’s behalf.
Professional and Empathetic Injury Law
Services
Dealing with
a catastrophic injury has the potential to destroy your life. It can also
greatly affect the people around you. Sokoloff Lawyers is a highly experienced
personal injury law firm with plenty of knowledge in all areas of personal
injury law including catastrophic injuries. They understand how these
life-altering injuries affect you, your family and all of the people in your
life.
Sokoloff
Lawyers has built a solid reputation based on approachability, professionalism
and communication. They work tirelessly to help every client get justice and secure
any benefits that are deserved. In the event that English is not the preferred choice
of language, Sokoloff is proud to offer truly multi-ethnical law services in
over 30 different languages in order to make the entire experience more
convenient and less overwhelming.
If you are
dealing with a catastrophic injury as the result of an accident, contact
Sokoloff Lawyers and speak to a highly experienced catastrophic injury lawyer
to discuss your options for pursuing a claim today.