Catastrophic Accidents

St. Louis Personal Injury Trial Lawyers

Some lawyers are too quick to settle cases for life-changing injuries. At The DeVoto Law Firm we make sure that the full extent of a burn injury, brain injury or other permanent harm is known. Then we painstakingly document a claim that will meet the long-term needs of our client.

In 30-plus years of personal injury litigation, trial lawyer Mr. DeVoto has secured many verdicts and settlements for permanently disabling injuries.

Call us immediately at 314-961-0330 or 866-961-0330. No matter how severe the injuries, our ability to win maximum damages depends on getting to the accident scene to preserve important evidence.

Burn Injury

Mr. DeVoto has handled high-profile cases involving gasoline tanker explosions and burn injuries from propane and natural gas explosions. Some clients require years of painful skin grafts, reconstructive surgery and physical rehab. Many are horribly disfigured or disabled, confined to temperature-controlled environments for the rest of their life.

Traumatic Brain Injury

These are tough cases. Sometimes the disability is obvious — seizures, mental incompetence, slurred speech, reduced motor function. Often, the effects are subtle — headaches and vertigo, short-term memory loss, personality change and depression.

The DeVoto Law Firm carefully monitors client progress and works with doctors and families to document the impact of brain damage on daily living. Compensation is essential to cover medications, psychological counseling, physical therapy or 24-hour nursing care.

Spinal Cord Injury

There are degrees of spinal cord damage, depending on where in the back or neck the trauma occurred. Some will live with disabling back pain, unable to lift more than five pounds or sit for long periods. Profound spinal cord injuries result in loss of use of limbs (paraplegic/quadriplegic), loss of sensation, and inability to control breathing or bodily functions.

What Are the Long-Term Needs?

We use life care planners, economists and other experts to fully project lost earnings, “present cost of future medicals” and other needs such as home modifications and around-the-clock care.

We also seek maximum damages for pain and suffering, and loss of enjoyment of life. The insurance company will contest these elements. We document life before and after the accident, and hire experts to testify that both the emotional pain and the physical pain are real.

If your loved one suffered a burn, brain, spinal or other catastrophic injury, we do everything we can to improve life for the victim and family in the difficult years ahead. Contact The DeVoto Law Firm for a free initial consultation.

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