Truck Accident Catastrophic Injury Pennsylvania Attorney
At Mikus Law Associates, we have more than 30 years experience representing car and truck accident victims who have suffered devastating injuries. We know how to educate the jury as to what you have gone through and, just as importantly, what you will face in the future. Contact us to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation with a Pennsylvania lawyer after a truck accident.
Our attorneys have represented clients with a wide variety of catastrophic injuries, including:
- quadriplegia
- paraplegia
- amputations of fingers, thumb, hand, arm, leg below the knee (including bi-lateral below knee), and leg above the knee
- a wide range of orthopedic injuries
- traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- back injuries, including;
- herniated discs with and without fusions
- fractured vertebrae (broken back)
- organ loss (spleen, kidney, gallbladder, lower intestines, lung)
- vision loss (partial and total blindness)
- hearing loss
- post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- 2nd and 3rd degree burns
- scarring and disfigurement
Injury, Disability and Future Needs
We make sure that we understand and can prove not just what you have gone through in a truck accident but what you and your family will face in the future. In every injury case, we obtain and review all of the medical records before we discuss your case with your treating physicians.
We also talk to the physical and occupational therapists, nurses, home care aides, and prosthetists that work with our clients because over the years we have learned that those health care providers can often give the jury valuable, additional insight into what you are going through. After all, they spend much more time with you than the doctors are able to spend.
A Day in the Life of an Injury Victim
When appropriate, we photograph or videotape parts of your treatment because it is often better to show the jury what you deal with than it is to just talk about it. In cases with permanent injuries with lifelong consequences, we will work with the appropriate professionals to prepare a “day in the life” DVD that will educate the jury about the obstacles that you will face day after day for the rest of your life.
What will it Cost to Cope after a Truck Accident?
We learn how your injuries will affect you in the future, including the cost of future medical care, in home help, modifications to your home and vehicles, medical equipment you will need and prescription medication you will need. We also develop proof of your past and future wage loss.
- What are the possible future complications?
- What treatment will you need?
- What equipment will you need?
- Will any modifications need to be made to your home?
- What will future treatment, in-home care, equipment and medications cost?
- What medications will you have to take and what are the long-term implications of taking that medication?
- What physical or mental limitations will you have to deal with? What pain will you have to learn to “live with?”
- How will those limitations affect your life?
- future earning capacity
- ability to enjoy your leisure time (including the retirement that we all look forward to)
- relationships with your spouse, children, grandchildren, co-workers and your friends
- pursuit of your hobbies
- ability to enjoy life
In addition to working with your treating health care providers. we will work with a team of damage experts that is tailored to your case, such as a vocational expert (to discuss future wage loss) and a life care planner (to discuss the costs of future treatment, support and equipment).
Lawyers of Mikus Law Associates, P.C. know that this is your only chance to obtain a full and fair recovery for what you have gone through, what you have to deal with now and what you will face in the future. Our attorneys are very thorough in our analysis and proof of those losses, as well as in our investigation into who was responsible. To schedule a consultation, contact us.
