To the victim, any serious injury can feel catastrophic. For example, a broken hip requiring weeks of recovery can feel catastrophic if it means you cannot work and provide for your family. You could search through legal codes state-by-state and still not find a...
Personal injury
Catastrophic injuries: 4 tips for dealing with the emotional impacts
Coping with the emotional impacts of a catastrophic injury can be incredibly challenging for both the injured person and their loved ones. A catastrophic injury, such as spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, or severe burns, often results in significant...
What are some long-term mental health effects of a TBI?
One of the consequences of being involved in an accident and hitting your head can be a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Although this kind of injury can occur in an instant, the consequences can be long-lasting and life-changing. The symptoms of a very minor head injury...
Can you sue a school for a sports injury?
Sports injuries happen all the time. This is an especially common phenomenon in physical sports, such as football. All it takes is a player’s leg getting twisted when they get tackled for them to tear their ACL or another ligament in their knee, for example. Players...