Virginia Lawyers Seek Compensation for Loss of Limb Injuries
Fairfax attorneys fight for accident victims suffering amputation
Bodily integrity is something we usually take for granted. Yet in the blink of an eye, an accident can claim a limb, leaving a person maimed for life. Accident victims, who lose the use of a limb or must undergo total amputation, suffer a catastrophic loss which cries out for justice. At Pikrallidas & Probasco in Fairfax, Virginia, we’ve seen the grief and anguish of clients who must adjust to life without a hand, foot, arm or leg. If you have sustained the catastrophic loss of a limb due to someone’s negligence, our accomplished injury lawyers are ready to fight for the maximum damage award possible.
How loss-of-limb injuries affect individual lives
A person can lose a limb for a variety of reasons, including disease, trauma and severe burns. An accident or disease can so ravage a limb that doctors must remove it to save the patient’s life. In some cases, a patient might keep the limb but lose much or all of its function. Modern prosthetics often can substitute for the absent part, improving mobility and independence. However, adapting to a prosthetic aid or device requires time and experience, and an artificial limb can never fully substitute for the body part that was lost. There are also psychological effects. Since the loss of a limb is a disfigurement visible to everyone, it can create barriers to forming relationships and seeking intimacy.
Common causes of loss-of-limb injuries
Many types of injurious events can destroy a limb’s function and/or necessitate amputation. They include the following:
- Motor vehicle accidents — Limbs can be crushed or severed in a crash.
- Machinery accidents — Industrial machinery can crush a limb. Power tools can sever muscles, nerves, blood vessels and bones.
- Explosions, fires and electricity arc burns — A limb that sustains severe third-degree burns may have to be amputated to prevent deadly infection.
- Falls — A person falling from heights might break a foot or leg so severely that it can no longer function. A fall through a glass partition or window can sever a limb beyond a surgeon’s ability to save it.
A person whose negligence caused the accident can be liable for all of the victim’s resulting economic and noneconomic losses.
Our legal team helps compensate accident victims for loss-of-limb injuries
Personal injury law is designed to make the victim whole again. Unfortunately, no amount of money can turn back the clock to reverse a catastrophic injury. However, your personal injury lawyer can work to recover damages that fairly compensate you for what you’ve been forced to endure. Your losses are many and can include:
- Emergency medical treatment and surgery
- Ongoing, often long-term medical treatment
- Rehabilitation expenses, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, prosthetics and assistive devices
- Costs of modifying a home and/or vehicle
- Psychological support and counseling
- Lost income, present and future
- Physical pain
- Mental suffering
- Loss of quality and enjoyment of life
With catastrophic injuries, losses must be calculated well into the future but must be reasonably precise and not speculative. Losses cannot be generalized. They must reflect the specific and unique circumstances of the victim. An experienced attorney knows how to build a case for maximum compensation.
Your attorney must also prove liability. This often requires meticulous investigation to reconstruct the accident to determine causation. The complexity of the case, along with the high stakes for your future, demand that you hire an accident attorney with a proven record of success.
Contact a proven Fairfax attorney for a free loss-of-limb injury consultation
Pikrallidas & Probasco in Fairfax represents accident victims who have suffered the loss of a limb throughout Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. Call us at 703-267-2600 or contact us online to schedule a free initial consultation. Hablamos español.
