Causas de las lesiones por amputación
Severed limb injuries can occur in a wide range of different ways. Even if you were partially at fault for the accident, California law may still allow you to recover compensation. Liability often depends on who controlled the dangerous condition, vehicle, equipment, or medical decision that caused your injury. In most cases, an amputation follows a severe accident in which a victim’s limbs are exposed to a violent, devastating trauma.
Some of the most common causes of severed limb injuries include:
- Auto accidents
- Accidentes de moto
- Large truck accidents
- Pedestrian collisions
- Accidentes laborales
- Crush accidents
- Defective product claims
- Medical malpractice cases
If your amputation happened at work, you may have more than one legal option. While workers’ compensation may cover basic medical care and partial wages, it does not pay for pain and suffering or full future income losses. In many cases, a third-party lawsuit may still be possible.
Las consecuencias de un miembro amputado
Las consecuencias de un miembro amputado son casi inimaginablemente devastadoras. Una víctima que pierde cualquier parte de su cuerpo se enfrenta a muchos retos. Por si fuera poco, la amputación de un miembro puede dar lugar a complicaciones médicas graves e incluso mortales. Siempre se requiere atención médica de urgencia inmediata. Más allá de los efectos directos del miembro amputado, debe obtenerse atención médica para proteger a la víctima lesionada contra lo siguiente:
- Dangerous infections
- Substantial blood loss
- Sepsis and tissue death
- Other difficult medical complications
Las víctimas deben poder acceder a una indemnización íntegra
With severed limb injuries, maximum financial compensation must be made available to the injured victim in order to ensure that they can make the best possible physical recovery. This includes the lifetime cost of prosthetics, replacements, fittings, upgrades, and assistive technology. Many prosthetic devices must be replaced every few years, and future care costs are often far greater than the initial hospital bills. This is necessary to allow the victim to return the highest quality of life.
After an accident, victims and their families face an enormous financial, physical, and emotional toll. Yet, even in a victim’s time of greatest need, defendants and insurance companies are still difficult to work with. Insurers use a wide array of tactics to try to limit the total compensation paid out to victims in severed limb cases. Insurance companies often pressure amputees to settle before the full medical prognosis is known. Accepting an early settlement can leave you responsible for future surgeries, prosthetics, and lost income out of your own pocket.
If you or a loved one suffered a severed limb injury, it is imperative that you are represented by an experienced California catastrophic injury lawyer. When you contact a severed limb injury lawyer, the process typically begins with a detailed case review, evidence preservation, and coordination with medical experts. Your attorney handles communications with insurers while your medical condition stabilizes, and no settlement decisions are made without your approval. Your lawyer will help you get the full recovery that is owed under the law.
At GJEL, our Bay Area amputation attorneys help our clients recover the full available money damages for:
- Tratamiento médico de urgencia
- Surgeries and other medical bills
- Long-term physical therapy and rehabilitative care
- Medicación
- Medical equipment
- Asesoramiento psicológico
- Disability compensation
- Salarios perdidos
- Diminished earning capacity
- Dolor y sufrimiento
- Angustia mental
- Incapacidad permanente
- Reducción de la calidad de vida
Obtenga ayuda de nuestros abogados de lesiones catastróficas de California
You do not pay legal fees upfront. Attorney fees are only collected if compensation is recovered, and case costs are typically advanced so you are not forced to choose between legal help and medical care.
At GJEL, our dedicated catastrophic injury attorneys are fierce advocates for victims. If you or a loved one sustained a limb-loss injury in an accident, please do not hesitate to contact our law firm for free legal guidance and support. With offices throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California, our legal team fights aggressively to help victims, and their families maximize their compensation. Where your case is filed can affect jury attitudes, timelines, and settlement value. Local experience allows your attorney to choose the most favorable venue and anticipate how insurers defend catastrophic injury cases in specific counties.
ACERCA DEL CRÍTICO
Andrew (Andy) R. Gillin es socio fundador de GJEL Accident Attorneys y ejerce como abogado especializado en lesiones personales en los tribunales estatales y federales de California desde 1970. Obtuvo su título de Juris Doctor en la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chicago y cofundó GJEL en 1972. A lo largo de su carrera, Andy ha ayudado a cientos de demandantes lesionados a obtener indemnizaciones, incluyendo múltiples acuerdos y veredictos de siete cifras. Se especializa en casos de lesiones graves y muerte por negligencia y cuenta con la calificación AV Preeminent de Martindale-Hubbell, con el reconocimiento de Super Lawyers y Best Lawyers in America.
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