Catastrophic Personal Injury

Patrick J. Filan has been recognized for obtaining substantial financial recoveries for for individuals and families who have suffered life-altering personal injuries including traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, loss of limb, destruction of earning capacity, and death of a loved one. We represent injured persons and their families in cases where the injuries occur in automobile or truck collisions, on construction sites or in the workplace, as a result of falls on unsafe premises, due to the carelessness or negligence of doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care providers, and due to defective products and drugs.

One can never recover for the devastating loss caused by a catastrophic personal injury, financial compensation is available for past and future medical and home care costs, loss of income, alteration in lifestyle, pain and suffering, emotional distress, disability, and other resulting injuries that may have incurred.  Our firm is experienced in dealing with the complex legal and medical issues involved in representing individuals who have suffered a catastrophic injury and understand the realities of living with such an injury.

We have succeeded in obtaining compensation that will protect your current and future needs, including:

  • Ongoing medical care and hospitalizations
  • Long-term care facilities
  • Physical and vocational rehabilitation
  • Electric wheel chairs and other durable medical equipment
  • Handicapped vans
  • Remodeling of your home to make it accessible
  • Personal care assistants
  • Psychological and physical therapy

We are experienced in working with physicians, nurses, rehabilitation experts, life care planners, economists, neuropsychologists and other specialists to project the lifetime costs of your injury to seek recovery for all aspects of your injury including loss of income, impairment of earning capacity, loss of enjoyment of life and other damages.  We will aggressively pursue fair compensation for the full extent of your injuries.

If you have been injured in an automobile or truck collision, on a construction site, in the workplace, as a result of a fall on unsafe premises, due to the carelessness or negligence of doctors, hospitals, nursing homes or other health care providers, due to defective products and drugs, or as a result of sexual abuse, contact our office to discuss your individual case.