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Have you been catastrophically injured in a serious accident? The consequences of your injuries could last a lifetime, and the cost of your necessary care could be monumental. When it comes time to seek compensation from the party that hurt you, it is important that you know you can depend on your legal representatives, no matter how complicated or intense your claim may become.
To work with Fargo catastrophic injury lawyers who can blend professionalism and genuine compassion, choose Maring Williams Law Office. Our team of attorneys has been awarded and recognized by various professional organizations, such as Best Lawyers®, Martindale-Hubbell®, and Super Lawyers®. Perhaps more importantly, we have a local reputation for doing what is right for clients in need. When we handle your catastrophic injury claim, we take special care to manage your claim as if we were representing a good friend because in many ways we are.
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A catastrophic injury is assumed to be much more serious than the average injury involved in a personal injury claim. There is no set legal definition of a catastrophic injury, but most medical settings would describe a catastrophic injury as one that causes immediate, significant harm that could be life-threatening.
Common types of catastrophic injuries include:
A catastrophic injury can also be an injury that causes permanent consequences, regardless of its initial severity. For example, if someone suffers a deep laceration that heals acceptably, it could still cause a permanent scar. The more noticeable the disfigurement or scarring, the higher the damages that can be demanded in a claim.
Some causes of catastrophic injuries include:
Maring Williams Law Office was founded in 1991 and we have been helping clients in desperate legal situations ever since. Our experience has allowed us to be closely familiar with a variety of catastrophic injury claims. No matter what caused your catastrophic injury, we can investigate and develop your claim with the goal of securing as much compensation for you as possible.
With a catastrophic injury claim, the stakes will be inherently higher than other personal injury claims due to the extent of your injuries. The more intense an injury, the more medical care and treatment will be needed, which increases the total costs. In many catastrophic injury claims, it is not surprising to find that the plaintiff requires compensation that ranges into six- or seven-figures.
Damages you may be able to demand in your claim include, but are not limited to:
The damages you seek need to take into account what you will likely experience in the future—and not just the immediate future. With a catastrophic injury like a TBI affecting your life permanently, damages may continue to accrue years from the date of your accident.
When we take a catastrophic injury claim, our Fargo attorneys are mindful of just how far-reaching the consequences could be. Using our network of investigative teams, medical professionals, and other experts, we can carefully calculate your damages, insisting that you get every penny of compensation you need to try to live comfortably after such a devastating accident.
It cannot be understated how much work needs to go into a catastrophic injury claim for it to be successful. While you are trying to recuperate from your injuries, adding the stress of an injury claim atop everything can be overwhelming. Save yourself that trouble by allowing our Fargo catastrophic injury lawyers to work on your case for you. All of our experiences, insight, and knowledge become your own when we are your legal representatives. To make things even more comfortable for you, we promise to show genuine compassion and kindness, too.
Tragically, some catastrophic injuries prove fatal, whether immediately or after a period of treatment. When that happens, the legal claim typically shifts from a personal injury claim to a wrongful death claim, brought on behalf of the surviving family rather than the injured person themselves. Our firm handles both catastrophic injury and wrongful death claims in Fargo and throughout North Dakota, so if your loved one’s condition changes while a claim is already underway, we can continue representing your family through that transition without starting over from scratch.
When a catastrophic injury proves fatal, the case typically becomes a wrongful death claim. Under North Dakota law (N.D.C.C. Chapter 32-21), a surviving spouse, child, or other qualifying family member can pursue compensation for the losses caused by the death, and these claims generally must be filed within two years of the date of death. Our firm can continue representing your family through this transition if a catastrophic injury claim we’re already handling becomes a wrongful death matter.
Yes. If the person who suffered the catastrophic injury later dies from those injuries, their family or the estate’s personal representative may be able to bring a wrongful death claim in addition to, or in place of, the original injury claim. The timing and legal requirements can get complicated when a case is already open, so it’s important to have an attorney tracking the deadlines as the situation changes.
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