Recovering Compensation for Pain and Suffering After a Catastrophic Injury

It’s perfectly common to focus on your growing medical expenses and lost income after suffering a catastrophic injury because these are tangible and calculable costs. However, the impact of your devastating injury goes far deeper and involves daily physical pain, profound emotional trauma, and a fundamental change in your ability to live your life.

Suppose you’ve suffered a catastrophic injury due to someone else’s negligent acts. In that case, you have the right to seek compensation not just for your financial losses but also for your emotional burdens. However, proving and recovering compensation for pain and suffering after a catastrophic injury isn’t always simple. Our experienced catastrophic injury lawyers at Mark C. Tanenbaum can help.

What are Pain and Suffering Damages?

Pain and suffering is a general or non-economic damage. It’s designed to compensate you for the physical discomfort and emotional anguish you experience, now and in the future, because of your catastrophic injury. You can recover pain and suffering damages for mental anguish, physical pain, emotional trauma, physical impairment, inconvenience, and loss of enjoyment of life.

For most personal injury cases, especially those involving catastrophic injuries, there is no limit on the amount of pain and suffering damages you can recover. That’s because its value is directly tied to the severity of your injury and its negative consequences on quality of life.

How Our Injury Lawyer Proves and Recovers Damages

Our seasoned catastrophic injury attorney knows how to build a strong case that clearly shows the depth of your emotional turmoil to recover maximum compensation for your pain and suffering. They can do this by:

Highlighting Your Story and Medical History

Your account of your daily life, pain levels, emotional state, and how the injury has impacted you is immensely vital. Your injury lawyer will combine this with documentation from all your medical records. These records detail the nature and extent of your injury, your treatments, and your doctor’s prognosis for your condition.

Getting Testimony from Relevant People

Testimony from your family, friends, and co-workers can be compelling. They can describe your life and what it was like before you were injured. Additionally, they can reveal the changes they’ve witnessed in your personality, abilities, mood, and quality of life.

Demonstrating Lifestyle Changes

Your attorney can collect evidence of how your injuries prevented you from working and participating in activities, sports, hobbies, and other activities that were important to you before your injury.

Collaborating With Expert Witnesses

Medical professionals can explain your pain and the long-term physical consequences of your injury. Mental health professionals, like psychologists or psychiatrists, can diagnose conditions such as PTSD, anxiety, or depression stemming from your emotional trauma and explain their impact on your life. Additionally, vocational experts can discuss how your injury affects your ability to work and perform daily tasks.

Discuss Your Case with Our Compassionate Catastrophic Injury Attorneys for Free

After a catastrophic injury, your primary focus should be on healing and adapting to your new reality. Leave the burden of proving and recovering your pain and suffering damages to our personal injury lawyers. For your no-cost case evaluation, you can reach us at (843) 577-5100 or contact us online.