Life Changing Injuries come in all different shapes and forms. No matter what your injury is, if it is caused by another person or a business, the experienced lawyers at The DiCello Law Firm can help you understand your legal rights.
The following articles might help you find more information about specific topics within the Life Changing Injuries practice area.
The experience of a burn injury victim can be summed up by a comment of a client of the DiCello Law Firm. "There is a reason why hell is described in the Bible as a sea of fire, there is nothing more painful or scary."
Hell is described in the Bible as a sea of fire
In the United States, there are approximately 135,000 new amputations yearly. While 75% of all amputations occur in persons over the age of 65, the peak age for limb loss is between 41 and 70.
For the victims these injuries change not just how they view themselves but how they are viewed in society
A spinal cord injury completely changes the life of the victim and the family. The most serious back injuries result in paralysis — paraplegia and quadriplegia — and loss of bodily functions.
A lower back injury, neck injury, herniated disk or fractured vertebrae, will change your life
The structure of your face helps protect your eyes from injury. Still, injuries can damage your eye, sometimes severely enough that you lose your vision. Most eye injuries are preventable.
Most eye injuries are preventable
While many people experience a broken bone that heals within several weeks or a few months with a quick return to a normal life, others suffer for a long time.
Some fractures require extensive treatment, surgery and rehabilitation
Every year there are between 4500 and 5000 deaths and about 90,000 injuries involving motorcyclists on the road. Drivers of other vehicles should have a heightened responsibility to people on motorcycles but unfortunately often times they don’t.
Whenever a car or truck driver is on the road they must be aware that they share the roads with motorcyclists.
Whether it be a children’s toy, car seat, crib, playpen, medical device, food product, or any other item, manufacturers, distributors and retailers are responsible for the safety of those products.
In many cases the difference between a safe and unsafe product is a few cents
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) often accompanies serious injuries. In many people this condition can last long after the physical scars have healed.
Car accident or workplace injury can cause PTSD
Work place injuries can be complicated. There are various areas of law that may apply to your case. They can include state workers’ compensation benefits, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) rights.
Workers compensation is typically inadequate to provide for a life time of medical and economic needs
The hand and wrist consist of 27 bones. When the other associated structures (nerves, arteries, veins, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joint cartilage) are considered, the potential for a variety of injuries exists when trauma involves the hand.
Hand and wrist injuries account for nearly 10% of hospital Emergency Department visits.
Drivers of cars have a heightened responsibility to people on bicycles. And that makes sense. The driver of a car will always be at an advantage in a crash with a bicycle because of the size and weight of the car.
A car driver's failure to realize or acknowledge the presence of a bicyclist is unacceptable.
Every year in the United States, there are about 4.7 million dog bites. Of those bites, about 1 million of them require medical attention.
A dog should be trained and socialized properly
Gas line explosions cause severe injury including lung damage and burns that can lead to permanent scarring, disfigurement, emotional trauma and significant pain.
Ruptured gas lines can also lead to wrongful death
The most serious ankle and foot injuries can result in the need for the fusing of bones and forever impact you ability to earn a living for yourself and your family.
Ankle and foot injuries can be among the most painful injuries
Knee and Shoulder injuries can be among the most painful injuries. The most serious knee and shoulder injuries can result in the need for joint replacement surgery and forever impact your ability to earn a living for yourself and your family.
The medical and financial needs last a lifetime
We assume that property owners maintain their property in a safe manner. When they don’t, people get hurt; and, when that happens property owners can be sued for premises liability.
Premises liability lawsuits can be difficult.