A catastrophic injury can instantly change your life—physically, emotionally, and financially. At Griffin Durham Tanner & Clarkson, our compassionate and experienced catastrophic injury lawyers understand the immense challenges you’re facing. We’ve spent years fighting for individuals and families whose lives were shattered in just moments due to someone else’s negligence, recklessness, or intentional harm.
These devastating injuries often lead to overwhelming medical bills, loss of income, and long-term care needs—not to mention the pain and suffering that follows. If your injury was caused by another’s wrongdoing, you have the right to seek full and fair compensation.
Contact us today at (404) 891-9150 for a consultation with a catastrophic injury attorney who will advocate fiercely for your recovery and your future.
Why choose Griffin Durham to represent your case?
When it comes to life-altering injuries, not all law firms are equipped to handle the complexity and sensitivity required. At Griffin Durham Tanner & Clarkson, our experienced catastrophic injury attorneys are committed to fighting for injury victims and their families across the country. We understand how devastating catastrophic injuries can be—both physically and emotionally—and we’re here to help you reclaim your life.
Catastrophic injuries include conditions like traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, severe burns, amputations, and other long-term or permanent impairments. These injuries often rob people of their independence, limit their ability to engage in activities they once enjoyed, and dramatically reduce their quality of life.
Our team of skilled personal injury lawyers and injury attorneys will work tirelessly to ensure you receive the compensation you deserve for your pain and suffering, lost income, future medical care, and ongoing medical bills. We also understand that the toll of these injuries goes beyond the physical—emotional distress is a real and recoverable part of your personal injury claim.
We take the time to explain your rights, guide you through critical deadlines like statutes of limitation, and build a powerful case based on the full scope of your damages. Whether you’re dealing with a complex catastrophic injury case or pursuing justice after a preventable tragedy, you can trust us to stand by your side every step of the way.
When you choose Griffin Durham Tanner & Clarkson, you’re choosing a team of experienced, compassionate, and aggressive advocates dedicated to getting results. Let our nationally respected personal injury attorneys fight for your future.
Contact us as soon as possible to build a successful case
The sooner your catastrophic injury is brought to our attention, the sooner we can begin building a strong case against the person or entity that caused it.
The sooner we have our initial consultation with you, the sooner we can:
- Take overall communications with opposing attorneys and insurance adjusters
- Investigate the site of your accident before evidence is swept away
- Examine police records and medical reports
- Investigate the defendant’s prior history of any similar negligence or misconduct
- Interview witnesses while their memories are still fresh
- Consult with experts in pertinent fields who may later testify in court on your behalf
- Craft a strategy designed to bring you maximum damages
Because we know that you are incapacitated and that you have almost certainly lost income as a result of the accident, we will not charge you any attorneys’ fees until we win your case.
How we prove damages
Determining whether or not your injury is catastrophic requires that the facts and circumstances of your case be considered in terms of how they impact your health and ability to work. To collect damages associated with your injury, it is necessary that you prove them with evidence.
You can only collect damages that you can provide evidence for. If you do not have evidence, your family will have to cover any related bills now and in the future.
An injury is generally classified as “catastrophic” when:
- The injury happened suddenly and without warning
- The injury leaves the victim with life-changing consequences
- The symptoms of the injuries are long-term
Working with one of the catastrophic injury lawyers from Griffin Durham will ensure that you are able to collect complete compensation for your injuries. We collect the evidence you need to accurately measure your losses.
We work with victims of a variety of catastrophic injuries, including:
- Amputation
- Spinal cord injury
- Traumatic brain injury
- Nerve damage
- Paralysis
- Birth injury
- Eye injury
- Facial injury or disfigurement
- Neurological damage
The most effective way to determine if your injury is catastrophic, and to collect what you are entitled to, is to speak with a catastrophic injury attorney as soon as possible after the accident or incident that led to your injury.
What makes an injury catastrophic?
The American Medical Association (AMA) considers injuries catastrophic if they involve skull fracture, or brain, spine, neck, or spinal cord injury. However, the law defines them as injuries “that permanently prevent an individual from performing any gainful work.”
Common types of catastrophic injuries include:
- Amputation or loss of limb
- Loss of sight, hearing, speech, or sensation
- Damage to or removal of an organ or other body part
- Disfiguring burns or other severe burns that result in scarring
- Paraplegia (partial paralysis) or quadriplegia (full paralysis)
- Traumatic brain injuries that result in cognitive, psychiatric, or neuromuscular impairment
- Severe orthopedic injuries
The type of catastrophic injury you or your loved one has experienced will determine the amount of compensation you are entitled to. No two accidents or incidents are the same, and when there are certain factors involved in your case, the amount of your settlement will be impacted.
Who is liable for your catastrophic injury?
Catastrophic injuries occur under a variety of circumstances. The defendants our firm aggressively pursues may be:
- Negligent, distracted, intoxicated, or reckless drivers
- Private property owners who did not maintain safety for visitors from slip and falls or dog bites
- Government agencies or public schools that did not protect visitors from defective equipment or security risks
- Construction companies that did not prevent hazardous conditions at their sites
- Car manufacturers that produced and sold defective car parts that resulted in a serious traffic accident
- Medical, legal, or other professionals who engaged in malpractice that resulted in permanent harm
- Departments of public works that fail to maintain roadways
- Pharmaceutical companies that distributed tainted medication, resulting in permanent harm
At Griffin Durham Tanner & Clarkson, we treat catastrophic injuries as the disasters they are. No individual, corporation, or government agency is too big or important for us to go after in the battle for the compensation you need and deserve.
Let our catastrophic injury attorneys use their sharp negotiation and litigation skills to your advantage.
What happens if catastrophic injuries are fatal?
In some cases, a victim dies within moments of suffering a catastrophic injury. In others, they die later, during necessary surgery or due to complications.
If your family has sustained such a tragic loss, our highly competent attorneys understand the depth of your grief. We will work diligently to reclaim funds for final medical costs, lost financial support for dependents or loss of inheritance, funeral and burial or cremation expenses, and pain and suffering before death.
You may be able to bring a claim on their behalf through a wrongful death lawsuit. The purpose of this lawsuit is to put your family in as close a position as possible as though you had not lost your loved one in an accident.
While they can never be replaced, a wrongful death suit awards you damages for the amount of money they would have contributed to your household through their working life, and also damages for the loss of their companionship and contributions to the household.
Damages we can seek for you and your family
If you have been catastrophically injured, you may be entitled to damages for:
- Medical and rehabilitation expenses
- Lost income, present and future
- Psychotherapy for PTSD, anxiety, and/or depression
- Ongoing nursing care
- Pain and suffering
- Permanent disability and/or disfigurement
- Loss of enjoyment of life
Punitive Damages
Punitive damages are damages meant to both punish the party responsible for the action and also to discourage society at large from engaging in the activity.
Think of intentional crimes like drunk driving, assault, fraud, and other actions. What matters is that the behavior caused you harm, is prohibited by law or general common sense and decency, and the party knowingly engaged in the action.
For example, if a person hits you because a bird flew into their windshield and blocked their view, it was an accident and you will not be able to collect punitive damages. They did not do anything intentionally wrong, and nothing that society has an interest in preventing. A bird simply was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Consequently if that same person got behind the wheel while drunk and then hit you, you might recover punitive damages, if they are properly incorporated into your case. If the person or entity responsible for your injury committed a criminal or egregiously reckless act, our firm may also be able to win you punitive damages.
Let our lawyers do the heavy lifting—contact us today
Our empathic attorneys know all too well the enormous and intricate ways your catastrophic injury is affecting your life and the life of your family. We are dedicated to doing all we possibly can to win you maximum compensation.
Our goal is to relieve you of financial worries so that you can look forward to a peaceful, fulfilling future despite the restrictions forced upon you. Contact us today for a consultation.
Call (404) 891-9150 to speak with an attorney today.