Losing a limb can be catastrophic and can generate costly medical bills that prevent you from working, and may fundamentally change the way you live your life. If you’ve suffered an amputation because of another person’s negligence, you may have the right to recover compensation. The experienced Orange County amputation injury lawyers at Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian can help you fight to get every cent you deserve.
Since 1990, our law firm has provided top-tier legal representation to amputees whose lives have changed as a result of Orange County accidents. We’re nationally-recognized trial attorneys with a proven ability to win big for clients like you. Our results speak for themselves, with more than $1 billion in settlements and jury awards recovered.
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What Are the Leading Causes of Amputations?
There are roughly 185,000 amputations across the nation annually. About 2.7 million people in the United States live with the consequences of an amputated limb. Unfortunately, many of these amputations are the result of avoidable accidents and acts of negligence.
Some of the most common causes of amputations include:
- Construction accidents
- Workplace accidents
- Medical malpractice
- Car accidents
- Truck accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Defective products
- Fall accidents
- Sports injuries
Sometimes amputations are traumatic, meaning that a limb is severed suddenly in a traumatic accident. Other times, amputations are surgical, which can be necessary when a wound doesn’t heal correctly or if a limb is very severely damaged in an accident.
What Damages Can I Get If I’ve Suffered a Traumatic Amputation in Orange County, CA?
When you’ve lost a limb in an Orange County accident, you can generally seek compensation to cover your financial losses (economic damages) and the trauma and suffering you’ve endured (non-economic damages).
Our amputation injury attorneys in Orange County can help you seek money for:
- Surgery
- Medical devices
- Prosthetics
- Medical expenses
- Rehabilitation and therapy
- Lost wages
- Reduced earning capacity
- Disability
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Physical scarring
- Reduced quality of life
How much money can you expect to get for your amputation injury? It depends. Research suggests that the average lifetime medical cost of an amputation injury is $509,275. Of course, this doesn’t factor in a loss of income, out-of-pocket expenses, or the personal and subjective trauma an amputation injury can cause.
Ultimately, many different factors will impact what your amputation injury case is worth, including your age, changes in your earning capacity, the specific limb you’ve lost, comparative negligence, and the overall impact of the lost limb on your life.
At Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian, our Orange County personal injury attorneys will work hard to ensure that your settlement is an accurate representation of what your amputation injury claim is worth.
You’ll Have a Limited Time to Pursue Compensation For Your Amputation Injury
Under California state law, the statute of limitations for personal injury claims is just two years. This gives you until the second anniversary of the date of your amputation to pursue compensation from responsible parties.
Don’t hesitate to reach out to Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian for immediate legal assistance. Our experienced Orange County amputation injury lawyers are ready to help you stand up, assert your legal rights, and demand the money you need and deserve.
Your first consultation is free, so reach out to our law office in Orange County, California at (949) 831-6611 to schedule yours today.