We represent individuals, and their families, who have suffered serious amputation injuries as a result of the negligence or recklessness of others.
Sadly, nearly 2M people live in the U.S. with limb loss. According to studies, by 2050, the numbers may increase with 185K new amputees per year. The most common injury that affects Americans is partial hand amputation with loss of 1 or more fingers (61K people), and the next common is the loss of one arm (25K people). Causes of amputation include traumatic accidents or medical emergencies - infection, tumors, cardiovascular disease, nerve injury, and congenital anomalies. When someone else is to blame for amputation, the victims deserve to be fully compensated. The sums recovered for victims of medical malpractice - including those of amputation - over the course of one year were $3.6B, paid to over 12K people.
Sean M. Cleary, personal injury attorney at the Miami-based The Law Offices of Sean M. Cleary has extensive experience representing accident and medical malpractice victims and, if you or a family member suffered an amputation injury, he can help you fight to receive the full compensation you are entitled to and protect your rights.
After being involved in a motor vehicle accident, the crush injuries you suffer may be very severe. An amputation may be necessary if your limb is crushed beyond repair or burned without the possibility of being saved.
Amputation refers to the removal of a limb, which can be a part of a finger digit, an arm, or a leg. People often sustain amputations as a result of someone else's negligence or deliberate wrongful conduct. Frequently, these catastrophic injuries could have been avoided. Motor vehicle accidents leading to amputation are common among the following forms of transportation:
Additionally, amputation injuries can be caused by a medical professional’s negligent actions. The most common cases of amputation of limbs and other body parts caused by medical malpractice include:
Amputation caused by medical issues may make you eligible to claim compensation if medical negligence was involved in your case. When diseases are diagnosed and treated in the early stages, serious complications can be avoided. But when diseases become advanced and medical professionals fail to diagnose them early on, the amputation of a body part may become necessary.
If you had to have a surgical amputation because you did not receive the appropriate treatment due to a missed, delayed, or wrongful diagnosis, the medical professional who treated you may be found negligent. In this case, you may start a medical malpractice case to recover for the damage that the delay in treatment caused you.
People working on construction sites or employed in other workplaces that involve the use of heavy machinery, such as mines, quarries, and factories, are at a higher risk of suffering amputations. The causes of accident and injury can be diverse:
Serious injuries can be caused by consumer products, such as:
Amputation can also be caused by:
Further dangerous products that, when defective, may cause amputation injuries, include:
Amputation injuries can be caused by negligence associated with:
The compression forces from a dog’s jaw are strong enough to crush the bones inside the body, resulting in a fracture where the bones are broken into several pieces. These injuries can even lead to amputations, especially in children.
A new prosthetic leg can cost from $5K to $50K. However, even the most expensive ones will deteriorate in 3-5 years, so you will need to replace them several times throughout your lifetime. This is only a part of the financial burden you're facing when losing a limb. Many amputees deal also with swelling or shrinkage of the stump, which necessitates other changes in the prosthetic.
Adaptive technology develops very fast, that is why it's important to recover sufficient compensation to afford any new devices that may improve your quality of life. Therefore, obtaining maximum compensation is a necessity.
While no financial compensation can fully make up for the suffering caused by losing a limb, it can help you minimize financial worries related to:
Sean Cleary recognizes the importance of just compensation for amputation victims and is dedicated to providing practical assistance to maximize the settlement or trial verdict in these cases.
We have years of experience in amputation-related cases. What differentiates our practice is that we fully engage in understanding our clients and how their life was affected by a personal injury. We spend time with them and follow their daily routines to note significant details that will strengthen their case. Besides carefully gathering all the pieces of evidence, we're also working with the expert witnesses who will testify during a potential trial, increasing the chances of obtaining maximum compensation.
In building the case, we rely on the best experts, such as:
If you or your loved one has suffered an amputation as a result of someone's negligence, please contact our amputation attorney at The Law Offices of Sean M. Cleary today for your free case evaluation. Our attorney will carefully examine your case to help you determine if compensation may be available.