Seeking Compensation Necessary to Preserve a High Quality of Life

When you are involved in a big-rig crash, trench entrapment accident or a fall on a wet floor, you can suffer the type of devastating permanent injury that will dramatically impact you and your family’s future.  Catastrophic injuries essentially refer to severe injuries that cause significant hardship and disability, such as: traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), spinal injuries, extensive burn injuries, internal organ damage and amputation of limbs.  The medical expenses, rehabilitation services and supportive care associated with these types of injuries can easily reach hundreds of thousands of dollars or more.  Further, this type of injury often results in permanent disability so that you cannot continue to work.

Mississippi catastrophic injury attorney William Kellum III is well aware of the life-altering consequences of this type of severe permanent injury and diligently pursues the compensation his clients need to maintain the highest quality of life possible following a catastrophic injury.  Because of the potential extensive liability associated with motor vehicle crashes, construction accidents, slip and falls and other accidents or intentional violent acts that cause catastrophic injuries, insurance companies are particularly aggressive in defending these cases.

Mississippi Catastrophic Injury Law Firm – Handling the Spectrum of Catastrophic Injury Claims

Some of the severe injuries that can constitute catastrophic injury when they cause long-term debilitating effects include the following:

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Head trauma can result in a traumatic brain injury (TBI).  These injuries can be open or closed head injuries and can range in severity from a mild concussion to severe.  An open head injury involves an object penetrating the skull and causing damage to brain tissue.  Closed head injuries occur when the head suddenly impacts an object or the brain inside the skull is slammed against the bony structure of the skull.  There are more than 1.3 million people treated in emergency rooms for traumatic brain injuries annually according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  The leading causes of TBIs include:

• Falls:  35 percent
• Motor Vehicle Accidents: 17 percent
• Assaults: 10 percent

Whether you suffer a traumatic brain injury caused by a drunk driver, an attack resulting from inadequate security or a fall on a wet grocery store floor, you may have a right to financial compensation.

Spinal Cord Injury: When you are involved in a car accident, you can suffer severe injury to the neck and back that causes damage to the spinal cord.  The spinal cord is a nerve bundle responsible for transmitting signals from the brain to the rest of the body.  When you suffer trauma that fractures or dislocates a vertebrae, bone disks that comprise the spine, this can cause tears of the spinal cord tissue or pressure on the nerves that transport signals throughout the body.  Spinal cord injuries are usually classified as complete or incomplete.  A complete spinal cord injury results in the spinal cord being unable to transmit signals below the level of the injury.  When one suffers this type of injury, the person will suffer paralysis – paraplegia or quadriplegia.  Incomplete spinal cord injuries cause partial disruption of sensation and/or mobility.  Approximately 12,000 people per year suffer spinal cord injuries.

Internal Organ Damage: Many people involved in severe auto collision and other motor vehicle accidents suffer damage to internal organs like the spleen, liver, lungs, heart or other vital organs.  Injury to these parts of the body can adversely impact your quality of life and limit your range of activities.

Amputations: If you are involved in a severe collision or a heavy machinery accident, you may lose a limb or experience a severe infection that requires amputation.  This type of injury may prevent you from continuing in your chosen occupation and necessitate substantial medical costs for prosthetics and other treatment and rehabilitation.

Severe Burns: When you suffer severe burns over a substantial area of your body in a vehicle fire or industrial accident, you may suffer nerve damage and disfigurement.  This type of catastrophic injury may require many surgeries and cause intense pain.

Causes of Mississippi Catastrophic Injuries

Mississippi catastrophic injury attorney William Kellum III has the experience and knowledge to represent clients who suffer all types of catastrophic injuries that result from the following:

• SUV rollovers
• Motorcycle accidents
• Semi-truck crashes
• Falls from ladders
• Construction accidents
• Drunk driving accidents
• Fatigued driving auto accidents
• Head-on collision
• Industrial accidents
• T-bone accidents
• Vehicle fires
• Sports injuries
• Refinery accidents
• Violent crimes
• On-the-job injuries
• Scaffolding collapses

Seeking Maximum Compensation for Life-Altering Injuries – William S. Kellum Attorney at Law

While the compensation available to people who suffer catastrophic injuries depends on the specific facts surrounding a personal injury claim, Mr. Kellum may be able to seek some or all of the following: Medical costs, vehicle repair costs, lost wages, pain and suffering, diminished earning capacity, loss of consortium, impaired enjoyment of life and even punitive damages.  Jackson catastrophic injury attorney William S. Kellum III represents clients in Jackson, Brandon, Clinton, Canton, Brookhaven, Greenwood, Hattiesburg, Indianola, Madison, Meridian, Natchez, Pearl, Ridgeland, Vicksburg, Yazoo and other surrounding cities and areas.  We offer a free consultation so that we evaluate your situation and answer your questions so call us today at (601) 969-2709 or send us an email to schedule your initial consultation.