Summit Legal Care

New York Catastrophic Injury Lawyer

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Unwavering Legal Support for New York Catastrophic Injury Survivors

A catastrophic injury can leave you facing permanent injuries, overwhelming medical bills, and an uncertain future. When someone else’s negligence or wrongdoing resulted in your injuries, you deserve justice and compensation to help you rebuild your life. You also deserve a New York catastrophic injury attorney who is deeply invested in your case and treats it as a high-stakes fight.
Attorney Tshai Budhi, representing the Summit Legal Team, has dedicated her career to standing up for individuals and families during some of the most challenging times in their lives. Recognized as an Elite Lawyer, she brings that same level of commitment and personal investment to every New York catastrophic injury case our firm handles. Our practice is built on a single guiding principle: Every case matters, every time.
Our law firm provides a free, confidential consultation to evaluate your case and determine how we can help. We will take the time to listen to your story, answer your legal questions, and discuss your legal options. Call us at (404) 905-6983 or submit our online contact form.

What Is a Catastrophic Injury?

A catastrophic injury is a severe, life-altering injury that causes long-term or permanent impairment or disability. These injuries often affect your independence, your ability to work, and your ability to enjoy the activities that used to be part of your daily life. Examples of catastrophic injuries may include:
  • Traumatic brain injuries
  • Spinal cord injuries that result in loss of sensation or partial or complete paralysis
  • Multiple complex bone fractures or crush injuries that result in chronic pain and mobility limitations
  • Loss of limbs or amputations
  • Severe burns that cause scarring, disfigurement, nerve damage, or loss of function
  • Partial or complete loss of vision or hearing
  • Internal organ damage
These injuries often require extensive and sometimes lifelong medical care. The physical, emotional, and financial losses that survivors face can be substantial, and these cases demand meticulous investigation and preparation to successfully recover the compensation needed for long-term care.

What Are Common Causes of Catastrophic Injuries?

At Summit Legal Team, many of the New York catastrophic injury cases we handle result from serious crashes and dangerous property conditions, including:
  • Motor vehicle accidents
  • Premises liability accidents, like slip and falls
  • Pedestrian accidents

How Can a New York Catastrophic Injury Lawyer Help?

At Summit Legal Team, our guiding principle is simple: every case matters, every time. We know that a catastrophic injury impacts every part of your and your family’s life, physically, emotionally, and financially. When we take a case, we are deeply invested in it. If we can help with your case, we will step in to protect you and fight for you from day one. We handle the entire legal process, so you can focus on moving forward and rebuilding your life. For example, a few ways we help include:
  • Investigating the accident. We conduct a thorough investigation of the accident, working with accident reconstruction experts when needed, to gather critical evidence and establish liability. We explore every potentially liable party and every applicable insurance policy to maximize your claim.
  • Building your claim. We partner with medical providers, life-care planners, vocational experts, and other experts to understand the full extent of your damages, your long-term needs, and calculate their value. At the same time, we handle communication with insurance companies, manage paperwork, and track important deadlines so you are not left to deal with any of it on your own.
  • Negotiating or litigating your case. We build your case as if it will go before a jury, then use that preparation to push for a settlement that truly reflects your losses. If the insurance company refuses to be fair, we are prepared to file a lawsuit and fight in court for your right to full compensation.

Catastrophic Injury FAQ

What damages are available after a catastrophic injury in New York?

After a catastrophic injury, you may be able to recover both economic and non-economic damages. Economic damages account for your financial losses. They may include:
  • Medical expenses, including emergency care, surgeries, hospital stays, doctor’s visits, prescription medications, rehabilitation, in-home care, and future treatment
  • Lost wages if you cannot work while you recover
  • Loss of earning capacity if you cannot return to your old job or cannot work at the same capacity
  • Costs of home or vehicle modifications to accommodate a disability
Non-economic damages compensate you for your non-financial losses. They encompass how your injuries affect your daily life, and may include:
  • Physical pain
  • Emotional distress
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and other psychological impacts
  • Loss of quality of life
  • Loss of enjoyment of life
  • Disfigurement or disability

How much does a catastrophic injury attorney in New York cost?

At Summit Legal Team, our New York catastrophic injury lawyer works on a contingency fee basis. This fee arrangement means:
  • No upfront fees. You do not pay upfront legal fees or hourly rates for our legal representation.
  • We only get paid if we recover money for you. Our fee is a percentage of the settlement or verdict we recover on your behalf. If we do not recover compensation for you, then we do not get paid.
We also provide a free, confidential consultation to listen to your story, evaluate your case, and determine how we may be able to help.

Schedule a Free Consultation With Our New York Catastrophic Injury Attorney

If you or someone you love has suffered a catastrophic injury in New York, you do not have to navigate this difficult time alone. At Summit Legal Team, we provide unwavering legal support to accident survivors. Attorney Tshai Budhi, representing the Summit Legal Team, has dedicated her career to high-stakes personal injury and wrongful death cases. We offer a free, confidential consultation to listen to your story, answer your legal questions, and evaluate your case. We can help you understand your legal options and determine how we may be able to help you. Call us at (404) 905-6983 or submit our online contact form, and we will contact you soon.