When people have burn injuries, they suffer from tissue damage. Severe burns may be categorized as third or fourth-degree burns involving damaged bones, muscles, and tissue. Although 1st-degree burns are minor and often do not require medical attention, approximately half a million people in the U.S. need medical attention for burns annually.
While any injury after an accident can be difficult, catastrophic injuries have devastating effects on victims and their families. These types of injuries happen suddenly and unexpectedly, leaving people with life-changing impairments. With their lives permanently changed in an instant, victims who suffered a catastrophic injury often lose the ability to walk, work, communicate, or…
The lives of catastrophic injury victims are forever changed in an instant. They may not be able to return to work, lose the ability to enjoy the same lifestyle, or need long-term medical care. If you or a family member were hurt in an accident due to another person’s negligence, you can take legal action…
Walking is a popular mode of transportation. Pedestrians use sidewalks and crosswalks to get from one place to another on foot. Pedestrians also include people in wheelchairs and those using skateboards and roller skates. Although preventing car accidents and ensuring safer streets is the purpose of traffic laws, thousands of accidents occur every day. The…
Welcoming a child to the world is a joyous occasion. But when a catastrophic birth injury occurs, the child’s life will never be the same. It can impact the entire family in an instant. The medical negligence lawyers of Bachus & Schanker, LLC Elite Litigation Group, represent the interests of children and their families in…
The following is adapted from Unthinkable. My mother was hit and killed by a concrete truck while crossing a street near her home. Her death was an unthinkable tragedy, and my family is far from alone in suffering such a loss. But in my professional life as a personal injury lawyer, we encounter many more…
The following is adapted from Unthinkable. If you or a loved one is the victim of a catastrophic incident, then there’s one very important fact you need to understand: leaving the investigation to the police is a gamble. I don’t say this to disparage police departments. However, I do say it with the awareness I’ve…
The following is adapted from Unthinkable. It was eight in the evening, Denver time, on Wednesday, April 28, 2020. Our COVID-19 lives were just beginning. I had finished a workout in the basement and was sitting in the kitchen eating a barbecue sandwich when my phone rang. My sister, in Florida—calling at ten o’clock her…
Suffering from a catastrophic injury changes life as you know it. In the blink of an eye, things are different. You have medical bills. You’re unable to work. Things that you used to take for granted may suddenly seem impossible. Not all your damages are physical. Psychological injuries are a common part of almost any…