What Is Considered a Catastrophic Injury Under Pennsylvania Law

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Catastrophic Injury Practice Areas

At CatastrophicallyInjured.com, our focus is exclusively on catastrophic injury practice areas—cases where serious, life-altering harm has permanently impacted a person’s health, livelihood, or independence. Our attorneys work tirelessly to secure compensation that addresses the full scope of physical, financial, and emotional injury.

What Counts as a Catastrophic Injury?

Under Pennsylvania law, a catastrophic injury is typically one that results in permanent impairment of major body systems or functions—such as mobility, cognition, or sensory capacity. This includes severe injuries that demand ongoing medical care or specialized long-term support, often rendering individuals unable to maintain gainful employment.

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Focused Experience: We specialize solely in catastrophic injury law, not general practice. This ensures deep expertise in high-stakes litigation.
Full-Service Legal Support: Our services include expert consultation, accident reconstruction, future care planning, and aggressive negotiation or trial representation.
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Catastrophic Injury Practice Areas

What Counts as a Catastrophic Injury?

Why Trust Us With Your Catastrophic Injury Case?

Catastrophic Injuries

Under Pennsylvania law, a catastrophic injury is typically one that results in permanent impairment of major body systems or functions—such as mobility, cognition, or sensory capacity.

Internal Organ Damage

Catastrophic damage to organs—whether from accidents, medical procedures, or workplace hazards—often carries lifetime medical needs and financial consequences.

Spinal Cord Injuries

Paralysis (paraplegia/quadriplegia), nerve damage, severe back injuries—these cases require extensive medical treatment, home adaptations, and lifetime care.

Vision Loss

Loss of sight or hearing drastically affects everyday living. Cases may include accidents, medical errors, or workplace-related trauma where specialized equipment and vocational retraining are required.

Traumatic Brain Injuries

Cognitive dysfunction, memory loss, emotional instability, and behavioral challenges can all result from brain injuries and often require specialized rehabilitation and ongoing therapy.

Hearing Loss

Loss of sight or hearing drastically affects everyday living. Cases may include accidents, medical errors, or workplace-related trauma where specialized equipment and vocational retraining are required.

Amputation Injuries

Whether from trauma or negligence, limb loss demands significant expense in prosthetics, adaptive devices, rehabilitation, and home modifications to restore mobility and quality of life.

Fatal Injuries

Our attorneys work tirelessly to secure compensation that addresses the full scope of physical, financial, and emotional injury.

We consider ourselves a working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week law firm. If it is an emergency please call us at 1-800-444-5309 anytime. If we are not in the office, the message will redirect you to an attorney’s cell phone number.