Catastrophic Injury Attorneys in Louisville, Kentucky

Catastrophic injuries are generally considered those that leave their victims permanently disabled. Such injuries suffered can make them unable to work or also make them require expensive medical treatments for the rest of their lives. For that reason, it's important to think of the settlement in a catastrophic injury case more as something that will have to sustain you in the long term than as a temporary windfall of money.

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It's because of the long-term nature of catastrophic injury settlements that the public's knee-jerk reaction is to view them as unfairly high. Jurors, too, often find that their expectations are overturned by what they come to think of as fair compensation for a simple act of negligence.

By emphasizing the long-term effects of a catastrophic injury — medical care, lost wages, pain and suffering, decreased enjoyment of life — we make the jury see things from the client's point of view.

Bringing Expert Testimony to the Fore

In dealing with catastrophic injuries, it's almost always necessary to bring in experts to testify to the court. This can include medical experts for information about the pain and suffering caused by the injury; forensic experts to reconstruct the accident and help establish negligence; and vocational economic consultants to project how much the injured individual will lose in terms of lost future wages.

However, in every case, experts expect and deserve to be paid for their time. Because of our past successes, Sitlinger, McGlincy, Theiler & Karem has the financial stability necessary to support expert witnesses and to fully bankroll the prosecution of complex and long drawn-out cases. If we win your case, then this cost will be factored into the settlement. If we lose, we take the financial loss upon ourselves.

Another strength of Sitlinger, McGlincy, Theiler & Karem is our ongoing experience in representing defendants in personal injury claims. This gives us insight into the process of valuing claims, which can be a welcome advantage in litigation.

If you've suffered a permanent disability, badly broken bones, brain damage or long-term pain because of an accident resulting from another's negligence, you deserve to receive compensation. For a free initial consultation with a lawyer at Sitlinger, McGlincy, Theiler & Karem, contact us online or call 502-410-3847.