Auger & Auger Accident and Injury Lawyers has represented injured people across the Carolinas since 1995. If a severe injury has changed your ability to work, live independently, or care for yourself, our High Point catastrophic injury lawyers can help you understand what your claim may include.
Contact our High Point personal injury lawyers today for a free consultation. Under our A&A Zero Fee Guarantee™, you pay no attorney’s fee unless we recover money for you.
What Makes an Injury Catastrophic?
A catastrophic injury is an injury that causes long-term or permanent harm. These injuries often affect your ability to work, live on your own, communicate clearly, move without help, or return to the life you had before the accident.
When we review a catastrophic injury claim, we do not look only at the accident date or the first hospital bill. We look at what the injury has taken from you and what support you may need in the months and years ahead.
Catastrophic injury cases may involve:
- Long hospital stays.
- Surgery or multiple procedures.
- Physical, occupational, or speech therapy.
- Wheelchairs, braces, prosthetics, or other medical equipment.
- Home or vehicle changes.
- In-home care.
- Lost income.
- Loss of future earning ability.
- Pain, physical suffering, and permanent limits.
Types of Cases Our High Point Catastrophic Injury Attorneys Handle
Catastrophic injury claims often involve conditions that do not fully heal. Many clients need long-term medical care, help at home, or changes to the way they work and live.
Our High Point catastrophic personal injury lawyers handle claims involving:
- Traumatic brain injuries.
- Spinal cord injuries.
- Paralysis.
- Amputations.
- Severe burns.
- Serious fractures.
- Nerve damage.
- Internal organ injuries.
- Vision or hearing loss.
- Crush injuries.
- Severe scarring or disfigurement.
These injuries can affect memory, balance, speech, movement, concentration, sleep, mood, and basic daily tasks. They can also place a heavy burden on spouses, parents, children, and other family members who step in as caregivers.
Our legal team works to document not only the medical diagnosis, but also how the injury has changed your life. That may include your ability to work, drive, cook, bathe, walk, lift, sleep, care for your children, or live without help.
How We Prove Liability
In a catastrophic injury case, we build the claim from the ground up. That means we look at the accident itself, the people or companies involved, the insurance coverage available, and the medical proof showing how the injury affects your body, work, and daily routine.
Depending on what happened, we may review:
- Crash reports, incident reports, or workplace records.
- Photos and video from the scene.
- Witness statements.
- Vehicle, equipment, or property damage.
- Medical records and treatment notes.
- Rehab plans and future care recommendations.
- Pay records and proof of missed work.
- Company policies, maintenance logs, or safety records.
- Insurance documents.
- Phone records, when available.
- Input from qualified medical or accident professionals, when needed.
Compensation in a Catastrophic Injury Claim
A catastrophic injury claim cannot be built around bills alone. When an injury may affect your body, work, independence, and family life for years, the insurance company needs to see the full picture of what the accident has done.
We look at the claim in three parts: the care you have already needed, the care you may need later, and the ways the injury has changed your daily life.
Medical Care and Recovery Costs
We gather the records needed to show what treatment you have received and what your doctors expect you may need in the future. That may include:
- Emergency care and hospital treatment.
- Surgery and follow-up appointments.
- Physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech therapy.
- Medication and pain management.
- Medical equipment, prosthetics, braces, or mobility aids.
- Future procedures or ongoing care.
Lost Income and Future Work Limits
A severe injury can change your ability to earn a living. You may be unable to return to the same job, work the same hours, or do the same physical tasks you handled before the accident.
We review wage records, work history, job duties, medical restrictions, and future earning ability so the claim reflects the income you have lost and the income you may not be able to earn later.
Daily Life, Independence, and Family Support
We also look at how the injury affects your life outside of work. If you need help bathing, dressing, driving, cooking, caring for your children, or moving around your home, those losses should not be ignored.
A catastrophic injury claim may also include the cost of home changes, vehicle changes, in-home care, permanent disability, scarring, disfigurement, pain, and physical suffering.
A catastrophic injury attorney in High Point from our firm can gather the medical proof, financial records, and day-to-day details needed to show the insurance company what this injury has taken from you and what support you may need going forward.
Why Choose Auger & Auger
Our attorneys have an average of 19 years of personal injury experience, and our firm has recovered over $100 million for clients.
Clients choose us because we offer:
- Free consultations.
- Contingency fee representation.
- The A&A Zero Fee Guarantee™.
- Personal attention from a family-owned firm.
- Help finding medical care when needed.
- Hospital visits when a client cannot travel.
- Online document signing.
- Direct communication about the claim.
We know a catastrophic injury can affect every part of your life. Our job is to take on the legal and insurance work, protect your claim, and pursue the compensation available under North Carolina law.
Talk With a High Point Catastrophic Injury Lawyer Today
Looking for a High Point catastrophic injury lawyer near me? Auger & Auger can help!
Our team can review your case, explain your options, and help you take the next step. Contact us today to request a free consultation.
