Leading Catastrophic Injury Attorneys in Charlotte

Examples of Our Serious Injury Results

• $30.9M settlement for a young girl who suffered permanent injuries due to a defective pool drain.
• $23.3M verdict for a child who suffered brain injuries, cerebral palsy, and quadriplegia at birth (state record for largest medical malpractice verdict in North Carolina).
• $15M settlement for an infant who suffered permanent brain damage after a nurse failed to properly intubate.
• $6M recovery for a child who became paralyzed due to an injury at a recreation center.
• $4.6M recovery for a woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury when she was struck by a repo / wrecker trucker.

Losses Experienced by Victims & Families

Catastrophic injury cases are distinct in that they can result in nearly incalculable physical, financial, and emotional losses. Though damages vary by case and the nature and severity of injuries, catastrophically injured victims commonly endure very painful injuries, long recoveries, and the need for long-term rehabilitation or life-long medical care.

The toll of damages resulting from serious injuries can disrupt the lives of both victims and their families in profound and permanent ways. As such, it becomes crucial for victims to secure the compensation they need to cover both past damages, and what are often large projected future losses.

Examples of damages in catastrophic injury cases include:

• Medical expenses (i.e. emergency treatment, surgeries, reconstructive procedures, inpatient hospitalization, rehabilitation, etc.)
• Future medical expenses (i.e. costs of needed future surgeries or procedures, medical devices and accommodative changes, medical monitoring, therapy and rehabilitation, assistive living care or daily living assistance, etc.)
• Lost income (for both victims and family members who must care for them)
• Lost future income because of disability or an inability to do the same work as before
• Physical pain and suffering
• Emotional injuries, including mental anguish and loss of quality of life
• Non-economic damages suffered by a victim’s loved ones, including loss of care, support, and companionship

Why Catastrophic Injury Cases Require More Resources

Although recovering compensation is important in any case, the stakes are extremely high when victims are left with long-term or life-long losses. In these situations, a financial recovery is more than just recompense – it is a crucial source of funding for a lifetime of expected expenses.

What’s more, insurance companies and corporations facing potentially high-value injury claims want to pay victims as little as possible to protect their bottom line, increasing the likelihood of challenges from the defense, who often dispute not just liability, but also the extent of damages.

Because so much depends on a successful claim, victims need to be sure the catastrophic injury attorney they choose has both the experience and the resources to handle these cases.

Investigating an accident, preparing a case, and negotiating / litigating the best outcome possible can be costly. However, Edwards Kirby covers these expenses (by collecting contingent fees at the conclusion of a successful case) so victims are not limited by their inability to pay up-front costs.