San Antonio Catastrophic Injury Lawyer
Some injuries do not just hurt. They change the entire trajectory of a life. If you or someone you love suffered a severe, permanent injury because of someone else's negligence, you need a legal team built to handle the scale of what you are facing. At San Antonio Personal Injury Lawyers™, catastrophic injury cases are what we do.
What Is a Catastrophic Injury?
A catastrophic injury is a severe, often permanent injury that prevents a person from returning to the life they had before. These injuries typically require extensive medical treatment, long-term or lifelong care, and result in a significant loss of function or independence.
Catastrophic injury cases carry higher stakes than typical personal injury claims, and insurance companies fight them harder. Proving the full lifetime cost of a catastrophic injury requires medical experts, life care planners, and economists working together to build a case that reflects what you are actually facing.
Common Types of Catastrophic Injuries
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
A brain injury can permanently affect memory, cognition, personality, and motor function. See our dedicated brain injury page for more on how we handle these cases.
Spinal Cord Injuries and Paralysis
Damage to the spinal cord can cause partial or complete paralysis, permanently altering a person's mobility and independence.
Amputation and Loss of Limb
Whether caused by a crash, a workplace accident, or a medical error, amputation permanently changes how a person moves through the world and often requires a lifetime of prosthetic care.
Severe Burn Injuries
Third and fourth-degree burns can cause permanent scarring, nerve damage, and require multiple surgeries, skin grafts, and years of treatment.
Multiple Fractures and Crush Injuries
High-impact crashes and workplace accidents can cause crush injuries and multiple fractures severe enough to require reconstructive surgery and result in permanent disability.
Organ Damage
Blunt force trauma can cause internal organ damage requiring emergency surgery and, in some cases, long-term or lifelong medical management.
Common Causes of Catastrophic Injuries
Trucking accidents: The size and weight of commercial trucks make catastrophic injury far more likely in a collision.
Workplace and industrial accidents: Falls from height, equipment failures, and unsafe job sites can cause life-altering injuries when employers fail to prioritize safety.
Car and motorcycle accidents: High-speed and high-impact collisions are a leading cause of catastrophic injury on San Antonio roads.
Defective products: A dangerously designed or manufactured product can cause severe, permanent harm even when used as intended.
Medical negligence: Surgical errors and other forms of medical malpractice can result in permanent, life-altering harm.
Falls from height: Falls on construction sites or from unsafe structures can cause spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and multiple fractures.
How We Handle Your Catastrophic Injury Case
We bring in the right experts. Life care planners, economists, and medical specialists help us document exactly what your injury will cost over a lifetime.
We calculate the full lifetime cost of your injury. Catastrophic injuries do not stop costing money when the case settles. We account for decades of future care, not just today's bills.
We identify every liable party. Catastrophic injury cases often involve more than one responsible party. We investigate thoroughly so no source of compensation is missed.
We fight the insurance company's attempt to lowball your claim. Insurers know catastrophic cases are expensive, and they fight accordingly. We prepare every case to withstand that pressure.
We go to trial. Attorney Steven Nunez has first-chair and second-chair trial experience and is ready to take your case in front of a jury when it matters most.
Compensation You May Be Able to Recover
Catastrophic injuries come with a lifetime of costs. When we take your case, we fight to recover compensation across every category of loss, present and future.
Economic Damages
Lifetime Medical and Future Care Costs: Ongoing treatment, surgeries, medication, and specialist care can stretch for decades. We account for all of it.
Home and Vehicle Modifications: Wheelchair ramps, modified vehicles, and accessible living spaces are often necessary and recoverable costs.
Assistive Devices: Wheelchairs, prosthetics, and other adaptive equipment are part of what we pursue on your behalf.
In-Home and Long-Term Care: Many catastrophic injuries require around-the-clock care. Those costs are real, ongoing, and recoverable.
Lost Wages and Loss of Earning Capacity: If your injury has ended your ability to work in your prior field, we fight for compensation that reflects that loss.
Non-Economic Damages
Pain and Suffering: Compensation for the ongoing physical and emotional toll your injury has caused.
Loss of Enjoyment of Life: When an injury permanently takes away activities and independence, the law recognizes that loss.
Disfigurement: Permanent scarring or physical changes from a catastrophic injury may entitle you to additional compensation.
Loss of Consortium: Spouses and family members may be able to pursue compensation for the impact your injury has had on your relationship and household.
Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. The value of any case depends on its specific facts and circumstances.
Why Choose San Antonio Personal Injury Lawyers™
We Are Built for Catastrophic CasesSteven
Steven Nunez built this firm around the cases other attorneys avoid. Catastrophic injury cases require real investigation, real experts, and real trial experience, and that is what we bring to every case.
Insurance Companies Cannot Dismiss Our Cases
We prepare every catastrophic injury case thoroughly so a less-than-fair settlement is never the only option on the table.
We Have Stood in Front of Juries
Attorney Steven Nunez has first-chair and second-chair trial experience and has secured a $1.5 million arbitration award for a client.
Our Results Are Recognized
Steven Nunez holds membership in both the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, earned through real results for real clients.
You Pay Nothing Unless We Win
We handle catastrophic injury cases on a contingency fee basis. You owe nothing upfront and pay nothing unless we secure compensation for you.
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If your brain injury was caused by someone else's negligence, whether that means a reckless driver, a negligent property owner, or a medical provider who made a critical error, you likely have a legal claim. The best way to find out is to speak with an experienced brain injury attorney. We offer free consultations and will give you an honest assessment of your situation at no cost.
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An anoxic brain injury occurs when the brain is completely cut off from oxygen. Brain cells begin to die within minutes of oxygen deprivation. Anoxic injuries are often caused by cardiac events, drowning, or surgical complications. When someone else's negligence caused the deprivation, a legal claim may follow.
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Texas personal injury law allows brain injury victims to pursue compensation from any party whose negligence caused their injury. Texas also follows a modified comparative negligence rule, which means you can still recover compensation as long as you are not more than 50 percent responsible for the accident that caused your injury.
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It depends on the complexity of the case, the severity of the injury, and whether the matter settles or goes to trial. Some cases resolve in months. Others take longer. What matters is that your case is resolved correctly, not just quickly. We keep you informed at every step.
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A traumatic brain injury is caused by an external physical impact, such as a car crash or a fall. An acquired brain injury occurs after birth but is not caused by direct trauma. It can result from oxygen deprivation, toxic exposure, or medical error. Both types can produce severe and lasting damage, and both can be the basis of a serious legal claim.
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There is no universal number. The value of a traumatic brain injury lawsuit depends on the severity of the injury, the lifetime care needs it creates, the lost income it produces, and the strength of the evidence against the responsible party. What we can tell you is that we calculate the full value of your case, including future costs, and we fight for it.
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Texas law generally gives personal injury victims two years from the date of the injury to file a claim. In some cases involving delayed diagnosis or injuries to minors, different timelines may apply. Do not wait to get legal advice. Missing the deadline can permanently eliminate your right to compensation.
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A catastrophic injury is a severe, often permanent injury that significantly limits a person's ability to work, care for themselves, or live as they did before. Examples include paralysis, amputation, severe burns, and traumatic brain injury.
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Case value depends on the severity of your injury, your lifetime care needs, lost income, and the strength of the evidence against the responsible party. We calculate the full value of your case, including decades of future costs.
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We work with life care planners and medical experts to build a detailed projection of your future treatment needs and their cost, ensuring your settlement reflects your actual future, not just your current bills.
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Texas law generally gives injury victims two years from the date of the injury to file a claim. Waiting too long can permanently eliminate your right to compensation.
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Texas follows a modified comparative negligence rule, which means you can still recover compensation as long as you are not found more than 50 percent responsible.
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Many catastrophic injury cases settle, but we prepare every case as if it is going in front of a jury, and we are ready to take your case to court if the insurance company will not offer a fair settlement.
Answers to Common Catastrophic Injury Questions
Catastrophic Injury Attorney San Antonio
Serving San Antonio & Surrounding Communities
We represent clients throughout Bexar County and the surrounding communities of New Braunfels, Boerne, Seguin, Converse, Hondo, Pleasanton, La Vernia, Schertz, Leon Valley, and Helotes. Wherever you are, if someone else's negligence caused your injury, we want to hear from you.
Get Help After a Catastrophic Injury
A catastrophic injury changes everything, and the legal process has real deadlines that cannot be missed. San Antonio Personal Injury Lawyers™ handles catastrophic injury cases on a contingency fee basis, which means no upfront costs and no fees unless we win. The consultation is free. Call us today.