New Orleans Catastrophic Injury Lawyer
Some injuries heal. Others divide a life into before and after: a traumatic brain injury, a spinal cord injury, severe burns, the loss of a limb. When an injury will last a lifetime, the compensation must too – and that is a different kind of legal fight. It is not about last month’s hospital bill. It is about decades of care, lost career earnings, home modifications, and the full human cost of what was taken. Since 1998, Thomas Corrington has built those cases for the most seriously injured people in greater New Orleans.
When everything has changed, the case has to be built right the first time. Call (504) 895-3431 for a free, confidential consultation. No fee unless we win.
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Injuries That Demand Lifetime Compensation
- Traumatic brain injuries (TBI): from “mild” concussions with lasting cognitive effects to severe brain damage
- Spinal cord injuries, paralysis, paraplegia, and quadriplegia
- Amputation and permanent loss of function
- Severe burns and disfigurement
- Multiple-trauma injuries from high-speed and commercial vehicle crashes
- Birth injuries with lifelong consequences
The Case Is Won on Future Damages
In a catastrophic case, the medical bills you have today may be the smallest number in the claim. The real value lies in what the injury will cost across a lifetime: surgeries and rehabilitation still to come, attendant care, adaptive equipment and vehicles, home modification, lost earning capacity, and the daily weight of living with the injury. Insurers minimize every one of those categories. We prove them, with treating physicians, life-care planners, vocational experts, and economists who translate a changed life into numbers a jury can act on.
One Chance at Full Compensation
A catastrophic injury settlement is once-in-a-lifetime in the most literal sense: there is no coming back for more when the money runs out in year ten of a fifty-year injury. That is why these cases cannot be handled like ordinary claims, and why the insurer’s early offers, however large they sound, deserve deep skepticism. Before you or your family sign anything, understand what a lifetime of this injury actually costs.
We Carry the Case So Your Family Can Carry Each Other
Catastrophic injuries reorganize entire families overnight: someone becomes a caregiver, someone loses income, everyone loses sleep. Our role is to take the legal weight completely: the investigation, the experts, the insurers, the deadlines. You will always know where the case stands, and you will never get a bill from us unless we win.
Call (504) 895-3431 for a free, confidential consultation. No fee unless we win.
Frequently Asked Questions
What qualifies as a catastrophic injury?
Generally, an injury with permanent, life-altering consequences, brain and spinal cord injuries, amputations, severe burns, and injuries that end a career or require lifelong care. Legally the label matters less than the proof: permanence is what drives the value of the claim.
How is a catastrophic injury case different from a normal injury claim?
The future dominates. Ordinary claims mostly total up past bills; catastrophic cases require proving decades of future medical care and lost earnings through expert testimony. The difference in required proof is why the difference in outcomes between lawyers is largest in these cases.
What if my loved one can’t manage their own claim?
Family members can and regularly do act for loved ones with severe brain injuries or incapacity, we handle the legal mechanics of that too, including protecting any recovery for long-term needs.
How long will the case take?
Longer than a routine claim, often one to three years, because settling before the full trajectory of the injury is medically clear means settling for too little. We move deliberately and keep your family informed throughout.