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Atlanta Catastrophic Injury Lawyer
If you sustained a life-altering injury due to another party’s negligence, an Atlanta catastrophic injury lawyer could help you get the compensation you deserve. Catastrophic injuries in Georgia, including dog bites (2,000+ annual), burns, and amputations, usually settle for $500K-$5M+ due to extreme lifetime costs up to $10 million. Our severe injury attorneys pursue all liable parties with life-care planning for full recovery.
If you’re facing permanent disability in Georgia, contact The McPhillip Firm for a free review and take an important step toward securing your future.
What is a Catastrophic Injury?
In legal terms, a catastrophic injury is a severe injury that results in long-term or permanent disability. These types of injuries impact a person’s ability to work, live independently, and perform basic tasks, and often require extensive medical treatment, rehabilitation, or lifelong care.
Types of Catastrophic Injuries We Handle
A permanent injury attorney in Atlanta offers support for a wide range of catastrophic injuries affecting health, mobility, independence, and quality of life. This includes:
Common Causes of Catastrophic Accidents in Atlanta
Catastrophic accidents occur in all sorts of settings, though some are more common than others. It’s estimated that traffic accidents alone account for roughly 17% of TBIs and 39% of SCIs. The primary causes of catastrophic injuries in Atlanta include:
Damages Available to Catastrophic Injury Victims
A severe injury lawyer in Atlanta can help you seek both economic and non-economic damages resulting from an injury. You may also be able to seek punitive damages if your injury was caused by another party’s reckless or intentional misconduct. Economic damages may include:
Non-economic damages may include:
Our Multi-Faceted Approach: How a Severe Injury Lawyer in Atlanta Builds Your Case
Strategy 1
Multi-disciplinary
Multi-disciplinary experts for damage assessment in dog bites, burns (with skin graft costs $200K+), and amputations.
Strategy 2
Life-care plans
Life-care plans for $1-10 million lifetime needs, anchoring negotiations for high settlements.
Strategy 3
Pursue all parties, including owners
Pursue all parties, including owners in dog bites under Georgia's strict liability.
Strategy 4
Vocational and psychological experts
Vocational and psychological experts for lost earnings and distress in burn/amputation cases.
Strategy 5
Bad faith positioning
Bad faith positioning against insurers for delayed claims, adding punitive damages.
Strategy 6
Structured settlements
Structured settlements for tax-free payouts in long-term disability cases.
Strategy 7
Coordinate with support services
Coordinate with support services for rehab and prosthetics in amputations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Client Success Stories
Life-care for my amputation—$2.5 million covering prosthetics and therapy.
$1.8 million for burn scarring from fire—experts proved negligence.
Dog bite led to $750K—held owner liable for my facial scars.
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