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Severe Injuries are life-altering events that change your life and the lives of everyone you love. It’s an adjustment for you, the injured person, and the entire family as everyone learns to care for you and what that means. Whether your injuries result from workplace negligence, defective products, medical malpractice, or a tragic accident, you need an advocate to fight for your rights. You need a law firm that is going to take your emotional distress seriously. 

It can be a family’s scariest, most complex, and challenging time. Circumstances may have changed in an instant. The person who was once the primary support of the entire family may not be able to work. It can be stressful and terrifying. You need the calm and steady guidance of a knowledgeable team of legal minds to guide you through the process. 

At O’Malley Tunstall PC, our personal injury lawyers understand the stress and trauma your family is facing during this difficult transition. We will stand by your side every step, advocating firmly for you with doctors’ offices, insurance companies, claims adjustors, law enforcement, and others to ensure you get the compensation you deserve for your pain and suffering. Call us for a free case evaluation at 919-277-0150.

What Types of Injuries Do Personal Injury Lawyers Handle?

Personal injury lawyers handle a broad spectrum of injuries.

Do These Accidents Cause Catastrophic Injuries?

A catastrophic injury is any severe injury. Any number of injuries could be considered catastrophic, but some are seen more often than most. Those are: 

A catastrophic injury permanently and significantly disrupts one’s life. It requires significant and extended medical care and disrupts the victim’s ability to earn a gainful living outside the home environment.

How Are Personal Injury Claims Filed?

It’s important to realize that filing a personal injury claim is a multi-step process. In most cases, it is wise to obtain help from a qualified case manager or to seek assistance from a legal team like the personal injury lawyers of O’Malley Tunstall PC. We have the experience and wisdom to guide you through the complexities of the legal process. 

A personal injury claim follows six basic steps. Each case is unique and can always take a turn somewhere along the process. That is why having a trained advocate is essential to fight for your rights. The process is as follows:

As the Injured party, you have the right to compensation for your pain and suffering. If you or a loved one has suffered a catastrophic injury or your family has gone through the trauma of the wrongful death of a loved one, you deserve compensation for your tragic loss. The personal injury attorneys at O’Malley Tunstall PC, are ready to fight for you. 

What is the Statute of Limitations for Personal Injury Cases?

The statute of limitations for personal injury cases spelled out in North Carolina’s revised statutes section 1-52 (16), which states that there is a three-year deadline for filing a personal injury case over “..injuries done to the person of another” for “trespass for injury done to the estate or property of another” and for “injuries done to the person of another when death ensues from such injuries.”

Unless the law states otherwise, the clock starts ticking on the date your injury becomes “apparent or should have been apparent had you been reasonably careful to look for signs or symptoms.” 

What Compensation Might Be Available for My Injury?

Every case is unique, and it is impossible to guess what compensation may be awarded beforehand. As a very general rule of thumb, some types of compensation are:

When Should I Contact a Personal Injury Lawyer?

No one wants to believe these types of injuries can happen to them, but the brutal truth is that we are all just one slip and fall away from disability. It only takes a few minutes for a tragedy to occur. You shouldn’t live your life in fear, but if you or a loved one have suffered an injury, O’Malley Tunstall PC understands the trauma you have endured, and we will be a staunch advocate for you. Call 919-277-0150 for a free consultation. Take back your life. 

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