Category Archives: Personal Injury
What Is a Life Care Plan in a Catastrophic Injury Case?
A catastrophic injury can change nearly every aspect of a person’s life, from the ability to work and live independently to the need for ongoing medical treatment and daily assistance. While emergency care and hospital bills can be substantial, the financial impact of a serious injury may continue for decades. Kalfayan Merjanian, LLP represents… Read More
Preparing a Catastrophic Injury Case for Trial
Catastrophic injury cases are among the most complex personal injury claims to prepare and litigate. The injuries may permanently affect a person’s ability to work, live independently, and enjoy life, while the financial losses can extend for decades. At Kalfayan Merjanian, LLP, our California trial attorneys regularly litigate serious injury and wrongful death cases… Read More
Why Insurance Companies Fight High-Dollar Injury Claims
When someone suffers a catastrophic injury, the financial consequences can be enormous. A spinal cord injury may require lifelong medical care and assistance. A traumatic brain injury can affect a person’s ability to work, communicate, or live independently. Severe orthopedic injuries may require multiple surgeries and permanently limit someone’s earning capacity. These losses can… Read More
Catastrophic Injuries Caused by Defective Products
A defective product can cause far more than a minor accident or temporary injury. When a product fails in a critical moment, it can cause traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord damage, amputations, severe burns, paralysis, organ damage, and other catastrophic injuries that permanently change a person’s life. Product defects can affect almost any type… Read More
Orthopedic Experts in Catastrophic Injury Litigation
Catastrophic injuries can change virtually every aspect of a person’s life. A severe fracture, spinal injury, joint injury, traumatic amputation, or other orthopedic injury may require multiple surgeries, extensive rehabilitation, assistive devices, and long-term medical care. Even when treatment has stabilized, an injured person may continue to experience pain, restricted mobility, loss of strength,… Read More
How Accident Reconstruction Helps Serious Injury Cases
When a serious car, truck, pedestrian, or bicycle accident leaves someone with catastrophic injuries, determining what happened can be more complicated than simply reviewing a police report. Drivers may remember events differently. Physical evidence may be damaged or disappear. A person who suffered a traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury may not be… Read More
Home and Vehicle Modifications After a Serious Injury
A catastrophic injury can change the way a person moves through the world. Someone who once walked up a flight of stairs without thinking about it may suddenly need a wheelchair ramp or stair lift. A person who drove to work every day may no longer be able to operate a standard vehicle without… Read More
Burn Injury Reconstruction: The Economic and Emotional Cost of a Lifetime of Multiple Surgeries
A serious burn injury does not necessarily end when the wounds close. For many survivors, the years after the initial hospitalization can involve reconstructive procedures, scar treatment, physical therapy, and additional medical care designed to restore movement, reduce pain, and improve appearance. Some people require multiple surgeries over many years, particularly when burns cause… Read More
When Does a Broken Bone Become a Catastrophic Injury?
Many people assume a broken bone is an injury that will result in a full recovery, given time. Many fractures do heal with immobilization and physical therapy, or sometimes a surgical procedure. But some fractures are far more serious. A complex fracture can damage surrounding nerves, blood vessels, muscles, or joints. Complications such as… Read More
Why Life Care Plans Are Essential in Catastrophic Injury Cases
A catastrophic injury can change virtually every aspect of a person’s life. A traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, severe burn, or other life-altering injury may require medical treatment and supportive care for years or even for the remainder of the person’s life. The financial consequences can be enormous, particularly when the injured… Read More