Accordingly, we should no longer see the financial burden for the future
care of catastrophic accident victims shifting from the wrongdoer to a local authority.
Not exact matches
Even when wearing a helmet and other protective gear, the lack
of a physical barrier can lead to
catastrophic injuries that require more recovery and medical
care than in your average automobile
accident.
In relation to
accident victims who suffered
catastrophic injuries, entitlement to medical / rehabilitation and attendant
care benefits which were each capped at $ 1,000,000.00 over a lifetime were reduced in 2016 to a combined maximum
of $ 1,000,000.00 for all medical, rehabilitation and attendant
care benefits.
Certain
accidents are so serious that they cause
catastrophic injuries, some
of which require a lifetime
of medical
care.
In majority
of cases, a person who came victim to a
catastrophic burning
accident needs continuous medical
care and help which will leave him unable to do his job or go to work.
If you have suffered
catastrophic injuries in an
accident, you may require some form
of medical
care for the rest
of your life.
An optional attendant
care benefit
of up to $ 72,000 in respect
of an insured person for any one
accident in which the impairment sustained by the person is not a
catastrophic impairment, instead
of the maximum amount specified in subparagraph 2 ii
of subsection 19 (3).
The judge allowed the applicant's application, accepting that she had suffered a
catastrophic impairment at the time
of her
accident and ordered that interest was payable on the attendant
care and housekeeping and home maintenance benefits.
Lerner and Rowe's personal injury legal team has the experience and drive to assist
accident victims and family members with a broad range
of challenging legal matters ranging from vehicle
accidents to defective product injuries to wrongful deaths to
catastrophic injuries that require low term
care.
(3) The sum
of the medical, rehabilitation and attendant
care benefits paid under the motor vehicle liability policy for any one
accident in respect
of an insured person who does not sustain a
catastrophic impairment as a result
of the
accident shall not exceed $ 1,000,000, and the limits set out in clauses 19 (1)(a) and (2)(a) do not apply.
Our firm will fight for full compensation to finance the recovery process and a lifetime
of care for
catastrophic accident victims.
Unlike many other types
of accident injuries,
catastrophic injuries require lifelong medical
care and attention.
An optional medical, rehabilitation and attendant
care benefit
of up to $ 130,000 in respect
of an insured person for any one
accident in which the impairment sustained by the insured person is not a
catastrophic impairment, instead
of the maximum amount specified in clause 18 (3)(a).
For
catastrophic injuries, if you are the primary caregiver
of someone in your home, you may be entitled to $ 250 per week for the first person you were looking after, and $ 50 for every other person you were taking
care of prior to your
accident.
With over 224 years
of combined litigation experience, Lerner and Rowe's personal injury legal team has the knowledge and drive to assist
accident victims and family members with a broad range
of challenging legal matters ranging from vehicle
accidents to defective product injuries to wrongful deaths to
catastrophic injuries that require low term
care.
These
accident benefit claims can get significant when taking into consideration the amount
of attendant
care benefits, and medical / rehabilitative benefits which may need to be exhausted following a significant or
catastrophic injury.
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