Workers' Comp Claims for Permanent or Disabling Injuries

Certain serious workplace accidents can result in permanent disability. Falls from heights, severe motor vehicle accidents, crushing or pinning accidents, or explosions can all result in such permanent injuries as extensive brain damage, loss of one or more limbs, or paralysis. Under the Georgia workers' compensation system, such consequences are called catastrophic injuries, and the survivor of such accidents can be entitled to lifetime medical treatment and weekly payments upon proof of a permanent disability.

Contact the Delius Law Firm in Atlanta for the advice of an experienced workers' compensation lawyer about your right to catastrophic injury benefits if you or someone in your family has suffered a disabling injury on the job. In many cases, there will be no question as to the permanent and incapacitating nature of the injury, but especially in cases of traumatic brain injury, the insurer or employer might argue that the injured worker remains capable of less demanding work.

Examples of injuries that will usually qualify a workers' comp claimant to lifelong catastrophic injury benefits include the following:

• Moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• Paraplegia or quadriplegia resulting from a spinal cord injury
• Loss of eyesight
• Loss of arms, legs, or fingers through traumatic or surgical amputation

Why hire the Delius Law Firm?

Our experience with personal injury litigation can also help identify whether you have the right to pursue damages against a non-employer defendant whose negligence caused your accident. A classic example of a workplace injury that could also support a personal injury claim is a severe motor vehicle accident that permanently injured a commercial driver on his or her route. In most cases, we can structure a personal injury verdict or settlement that is separate from your workers' comp catastrophic injury benefits.

Georgia workers' comp attorney Scott Delius serves the needs of injured workers throughout the state. His Atlanta location makes it convenient to present your case before the State Board of Workers' Compensation, which is located in Atlanta. For a free consultation about your rights, contact the Delius Law Firm.