Catastrophic Injury Lawyers

Catastrophic Injury claims in Pennsylvania

Catastrophic injuries — traumatic brain injury, spinal cord damage, amputation, severe burns — change a person's life permanently, and change their family's life with it.

These claims are built around lifetime needs: medical care, equipment, home modifications, attendant care and lost earning capacity. Settling before those needs are understood is the most common avoidable mistake.

Why families bring these cases to Munley Law

Munley Law has represented injured people and their families from its Scranton base since 1959. The attorneys listed below handle this type of case, and the results shown are published matters the firm has reported.

Robert W. Munley, IIIAttorneyMarion MunleyPartnerJames Christopher MunleyAttorneyKatie NealonAttorney

“She and everyone I came into contact with in her firm handled my case with the utmost professionalism, as well as true empathy for my situation, while not missing a detail about the facts of the case… She is a great person and an awesome attorney! She will fight for you!”

How catastrophic injuries occur

Injuries frequently seen in these cases

• Spinal cord injury and paralysis
• Severe traumatic brain injury
• Amputation
• Severe burns and disfigurement
• Multiple trauma requiring long-term care

Who may be responsible

Responsibility depends entirely on the facts, and no one can determine it from a web page. These are the parties whose conduct is typically examined.

Damages that may be recoverable

What a claim may include depends on the injuries, the available insurance and the evidence. Nothing here is a prediction of value.

• Medical treatment already received, from the emergency room through rehabilitation
• Future medical care and therapy a physician expects will be needed
• Wages lost while unable to work, and reduced earning capacity in longer-term cases
• Property damage, out-of-pocket costs and travel to treatment
• Pain, suffering and loss of life's pleasures where the law allows it

Steps that protect a claim

• Get medical attention, even if the injuries seem minor at first
• Report what happened and ask how to obtain a copy of the official report
• Photograph the scene, the vehicles or the hazard, and your visible injuries
• Collect names and phone numbers for anyone who saw what happened
• Keep every bill, record and piece of correspondence in one place
• Be careful giving a recorded statement before you understand your own injuries

Frequently asked questions

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