Any accident can cause injuries which affect your daily life for a period of time. Some injuries are so significant that they can permanently impact your ability to care for yourself or your family. Over time, treating for these injuries can become a financial burden as they often involve lengthy hospital stays, long recovery times, missed time at work, and mounting medical bills.
When you have sustained a severe injury due to someone else’s negligence, a Mankato catastrophic injury lawyer can help you pursue a legal compensation claim. Our diligent personal injury attorneys can stand by your side and fight on your behalf to get the justice you deserve for the harm you should not have had to experience.
Catastrophic injuries cause significant damage to the body, leading to long-term reductions in a person’s quality of life. These kinds of injuries can include:
Severe burns and disfigurement can also be catastrophic, and such injuries can require unique accommodations for a person to continue in everyday life. Catastrophic injuries can occur under ordinary circumstances. Car, truck, motorcycle, pedestrian, and bicycle accidents are among the most common causes of catastrophic harm. Accidents involving heavy machinery, farm machinery, or occurring in an industrial workplace can also lead to catastrophic injuries, as can slips and falls that impact the head, neck, and back.
When a person has been severely hurt and has sustained catastrophic injuries, our Mankato attorneys can help them get the necessary compensation to accommodate their needs.
Generally, a personal injury claim arises from negligence, which means proving another person unreasonably caused an accident. Proving negligence requires evidence of four distinct elements: a duty of care, a breach of that duty, causation, and damages (specific categories for the harm done, including medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering, among others).
An experienced attorney could gather evidence to determine what happened and who might be responsible for catastrophic injuries. A person should act quickly when they have sustained a catastrophic injury.
Minnesota law creates a statute of limitations to bring a personal injury suit, which may be as short as two years or as long as six years from the date of an accident, depending upon how the accident occurs. Minnesota Statutes §§ 541.05 – 07. If a person does not file a claim before the statute of limitations period expires, they will likely lose their legal right to sue. Working with a Mankato attorney shortly after a catastrophic accident can make a difference in an injury claim.
An injured person should also know that any shared liability might impact their claim. Minnesota uses a system of negligence that assigns fault to anyone involved, including an injured person. Under Minn. Stat. § 604.01, a person’s compensation can be reduced by the percentage of their fault for the event, and if their fault exceeds that of whom they sue (more than 50 percent), they can lose all compensation.
You do not have to face the aftermath of catastrophic injuries alone. You deserve to get fair compensation from those responsible.
A Mankato catastrophic injury lawyer can support your claim by advocating for you every step of the way. Call Maschka, Riedy, Ries & Frentz Law Firm for an appointment to explore your options with one of our attentive legal professionals.
