Catastrophic Injury
Most people are fortunate to never experience a catastrophic injury in their lifetime. But others are not so lucky, because of the carelessness—or deliberately wrongful conduct—of corporations, governmental entities, or powerful individuals. We represent these injured men, women, and children in such cases, including:
- Wrongful death. When the actions of someone else results in the death of a loved one, their family may be able to sue for emotional distress, loss of companionship, and loss of financial support.
- Negligence. People, businesses, and governmental entities have a legal duty to act in a safe manner around others—both with respect to physical health and mental health. When they breach this duty, the injured person can sue for the damage done to their health and mind, their pain and suffering, their emotional distress, their loss of income, and any medical expenses they have and will incur due to this injury.
- Products liability. Manufacturers have to make sure that their products are safe. If someone is injured by a defective product, they can sue for the damage done to their health and mind, their pain and suffering, their emotional distress, their loss of income, and any medical expenses they have and will incur due to this injury.
GAW | POE LLP’s Successes at Catastrophic Injury Litigation Include:
$10M Settlement
For our client, a minor, who suffered a debilitating and permanent brain injury due to inadequate supervision by school officials. (Confidential)
For a wrongful death of our client’s spouse caused by the negligence of medical professionals giving her IVF treatment. (Confidential)
$2.8M Settlement
$750k Jury Verdict
On intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence claims brought by our client, a college basketball player, against her coach and school for persistent verbal and emotional abuse towards her by that coach. This verdict includes a $500,000 award of punitive damages. (Galic, et al. v. Goodenbour, et al.)