What We Handle
Case Types We Fight
Spinal Cord Injuries
Paralysis — partial or complete — from vehicle crashes, falls, or industrial accidents.
Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)
From mild concussion to severe TBI, requiring neurological experts and life-care planners.
Amputations
Traumatic or surgical amputation with full lifetime economic impact analysis.
Severe Burn Injuries
Multi-surgery burns involving skin grafts and reconstructive procedures.
Permanent Vision or Hearing Loss
Sensory disabilities permanently altering the ability to work and live independently.
What You Can Recover
- All past and future medical care including surgery and long-term care
- Lost earnings — past and all future
- Cost of home modifications and adaptive equipment
- Full-time care and nursing costs
- Pain and suffering for the duration of the injury
- Loss of enjoyment of life and loss of consortium
Recent Recovery
$4,500,000
Catastrophic Injury — Spinal Cord Injury / Partial Paralysis
Client suffered T6 incomplete spinal cord injury in an industrial accident. CDF Law retained life-care planner and vocational economist. Settlement reached at mediation.
Past results do not guarantee similar outcomes in future cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common Questions About Your Case
How do you calculate damages for a catastrophic injury? +
CDF Law works with life-care planners, vocational economists, and medical experts to calculate the present value of all future costs and losses. These cases routinely involve seven-figure demands.
What is a life-care plan? +
A comprehensive document prepared by a certified life care planner estimating all medical care, equipment, and services a catastrophically injured person will require for their lifetime.
Will a catastrophic injury case go to trial? +
Many resolve before trial, but CDF Law prepares every catastrophic case for trial from day one. Insurers settle higher when they know opposing counsel is ready to try the case.