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People are injured in accidents all over the country every day. However, some accidents have more serious consequences than others. Catastrophic injuries are devastating and have far reaching consequences. If you or someone you love has suffered catastrophic injuries in an accident, you may be eligible for compensation. Get in touch with us to talk to an experienced catastrophic injury attorney who will fight on your behalf.

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Nobody ever expects to fall victim to a serious injury. Unfortunately accidents do happen often when you least expect them to. Even the most careful individuals fall victim to accidents. When accidents happen, they can have serious consequences. Suffering a catastrophic injury will interfere with your ability to perform gainful activities.

Car Accident

Car accidents occur every day, and thankfully many are just fender benders, and don’t create too much damage to the vehicles or people involved. There are, however, times when this is not the case and the car accident is more severe.

Truck Accident

When truck accidents occur, the effects can be devastating due to the size and weight of commercial trucks. Many commercial trucks, like tractor trailers, can have up to 18 wheels and a fully loaded large commercial truck can weigh over 80,000 pounds. Compare that to the average 3,500 pound passenger vehicle. This is the main reason injuries sustained in truck accidents are so much more severe than accidents involving only passenger vehicles.

Motorcycle Accident

Auto accidents are traumatic for everyone regardless of the vehicle being driven, however, a motorcycle accident is far worse and can be multiple times more severe given the lack of protection on a motorcycle. Even the highest quality safety gear and the highest adhered to safety precautions can’t fully protect a motorcycle rider from the dangers of being on the road

Semi-Trailer Accident

For the most part, truck drivers are trained to be diligent, patient, and safe drivers, however, there are times when they can become distracted and this can contribute to a semi-trailer accident. Due to the many thousands of miles truck drivers are required to drive in order to fulfill on their delivery obligations, often with very little sleep, they may end up in a semi-trailer accident.

What Our Clients Say

At High & Younes, LLC, every case is treated with the importance it deserves—because for our clients, a work injury, car accident, slip and fall, divorce, or child support matter can be life-changing. Our attorneys are committed to going the extra mile, providing compassionate support and aggressive representation to help our clients protect their future and regain peace of mind.

Your case matters to us because it matters to you—and we fight tirelessly to achieve the best outcome possible.

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Your Questions About The Law

What is the political subdivision Tort Claims Act and should I care?

The short answer is yes, you should care because it’s going to affect the statute of limitations on your claim. It’s important to define what a political subdivision is that way, you know where your claim lies.

A subdivision is city, county, villages, schools, certain administrative agencies. All those are treated under the act differently. Now, if you do sustain an injury or an accident with one of those individuals that I’ve named, then you have one year from the date of your injury to file a written notice, written claim to that subdivision. If you don’t, then your claim is forever barred. Read More

How long will my personal injury claim or lawsuit take?

That depends on you, specifically in regards to the length of time it takes for your injuries to improve, how long it takes to get to a point where we can reasonably determine what your future looks like, what additional medical care you require, the cost of such medical care and what permanent restrictions or impairments you have. Read More

Should I take an insurance company’s first offer?

The answer to that is almost universally no. The reason for that is the insurance companies like to get in early and offer you a lowball offer in the hopes that they can get you to sign a release of liability waiver. Once that happens, you’re out of luck.

The reason that they send these lowball offers is because you haven’t had a chance yet to properly evaluate your claim. You might still be treating, you might need future medical. There’s also the possibility that you’ve been permanently damaged and you need a doctor to assess that. Read More

What is maximum medical improvement?

Maximum medical improvement or MMI is the point in your injury where you’re about as good as you’re going to get which means you’re not likely to get much better and you’re not likely to get much worse.

It doesn’t mean that you’re all the way better and so for that reason, maximum medical improvement is the point at which your permanent disability benefits are determined. Read More

What is my workers’ compensation claim worth?

In order to answer that question, we have to know the specific facts of your case. A lot of factors go into the value of a workers’ compensation case.

First of all, money benefits that are paid to you are based on your wages before the accident. That amount is used then to determine both your temporary disability benefits and your permanent disability benefits. Read More

Can a child custody order be modified?

Yes, it can. In order to modify a child custody order, you have to show what’s called a material change in circumstances.

Now, simply stated what that means is something has to happen. An unanticipated change that if the judge or the parties knew about it when they made the original order, they would have decided differently. Read More

How long do I have to bring a personal injury claim to court?

Well, it depends on two things.

First of all, who are you suing and second of all, what are you suing them for? If it’s just general negligence and you’re suing a private person or corporation, it’s four years from the date of accrual of the claim or the date of the accident. Read More

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