The Damage Formula and Your Injury Case Accidents at work or on the road can change your life in an instant. You can be left with piles of bills and insurmountable stress if you don’t protect yourself and take the steps to ensure the responsible party is held accountable. At Christian & Christian, we understand […]
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Definition of Catastrophic Injury There is not a precise legal definition for the term “catastrophic injury,” though it is generally understood to mean injuries that involve severe harm to plaintiffs and lead to long-term (often permanent) disfigurement, disability, and pain. Persons who suffer catastrophic injuries typically experience the following: Inability to perform basic life functions […]
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Damages in Catastrophic Injury Claims Catastrophic injury cases typically involve massive personal, physical, and financial costs, such as: Medical bills Multiple surgeries Extensive treatment and recovery period Inability to return to work, resulting in years of lost or diminished wages Emotional distress and suffering by the injured party and family members Loss of consortium Loss […]
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Common Types of Catastrophic Injuries Catastrophic injuries are those that produce long-term and/or permanent physical, personal, and financial harm for affected persons. In many cases, catastrophic injuries take one of the following forms: Traumatic brain injuries (TBI): Concussions, contusions, diffuse axonal injuries (DAI), traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhages (tSAH), hematomas, and secondary brain injuries may qualify as TBIs, […]
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Why do people believe there are too many lawsuits in America? For some reason, one common misconception about the justice system is that everyone in is suing everyone. When you hear the term “civil suit,” the next word you think of might be “frivolous.” In fact, when you Google the word, one of the first things that […]
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What Is a Herniated Disc? A herniated disc (also called a slipped disc) happens when one of the discs between the spinal vertebrae becomes injured and the gelatinous inside of the disc bulges out over the disc’s tougher outer ring. This can pinch nearby nerves, causing pain and numbness in the back and throughout the […]
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How a 12-Hour Shift Schedule May Put You at Greater Risk of Injury at Work Many industrial and manufacturing laborers work in 12-hour blocks at facilities that are open on 24 hours a day. Though common and widely accepted, 12-hour shifts pose significant dangers to the employees who work them, and this way of scheduling […]
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National Fire Protection Agency Report Reveals Top Causes of Industrial and Manufacturing Fires According to a March 2018 report published by the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), approximately 37,910 fires occurred in industrial and/or manufacturing facilities in the United States between 2011 and 2015, to the tune of more than $1 billion in property damage. […]
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Across the country, there are thousands of pending lawsuits for nursing home patients who allege that they had to endure stressful and painful hospital treatments for sepsis that should have never been administered. In an investigation conducted by Kaiser Health News and the Chicago Tribune, it was revealed that nursing homes throughout the United States […]
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3 Things You Should Do After Getting Food Poisoning Unfortunately, food poisoning is not uncommon. You could experience food poisoning when eating at a restaurant, purchasing tainted food from the grocery store, or eating provided meals at an event, conference, etc. Most food poisoning episodes don’t last more than a few days—but what happens when […]