Catastrophic Injury Attorneys
Founded in 1994 | English, Spanish, Portuguese | Free Consultations
Founded in 1994
English, Spanish, Portuguese
Free Consultations
Compensation for Life-Changing Injuries in Bloomfield
If your family member has suffered a severe and permanent injury, the compensation must cover a lifetime of special care and reduced income. Markman & Cannan, LLC aggressively pursues a compensation package to meet those future needs.
Bloomfield, New Jersey, personal injury lawyer Alan J. Markman has secured substantial settlements and jury verdicts for victims of catastrophic injury. He takes cases throughout Essex County, as well as Union County and Hudson County.
Call us today to schedule a free consultation where we will come to you!
What is a Catastrophic Injury?
Mr. Markman oversees a thorough investigation of the car accident, slip and fall, or other accident to prove the negligence that resulted in:
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Spine injury/paralysis
- Permanent neck or back injuries
- Lost limb/partial amputations
- Shattered bones or multiple factures
- Disfiguring facial injuries
- Severe burns and skin grafts
- Other permanently disabling injuries
Brain Injury and Head Trauma
Traumatic Brain Injury Representation
It can be difficult to gauge how a head trauma will affect the victim's life. The person may fully recover from a concussion or mild brain injury, or suffer lasting damage not realized until months or years later.
At Markman & Cannan, LLC, we take an aggressive approach to proving liability for a brain injury, but a cautious and thorough approach to compensation. We work with clients, their family members, and their care providers to document the extent of the injury and ensure that compensation provides for years or a lifetime of special needs.
Based in Bloomfield, New Jersey, personal injury lawyer Alan J. Markman has represented a number of brain injury victims and takes cases in Essex County, Union County, and Hudson County. Contact him to discuss a head injury resulting from a motor vehicle accident, falling accident, or other trauma caused by the negligence of others.
Building a Case for Brain Injury Litigation
Assessing brain damage and determining compensation is a joint effort. In preparing a lawsuit, we bring in various experts:
- Neurologists (How extensive is the brain injury? Can surgery help?)
- Vocational specialists (What kind of work can the person do?)
- Physical, occupational, and speech therapists (What skills must be relearned?)
- Nurses (Will the person need assisted living or 24-hour care?)
- Psychiatrists/psychologists
Family members play an important role. They notice personality changes, depression, and difficulty with concentration, memory, speech, and motor skills. We often assemble day-in-the-life videos to demonstrate for a jury or insurance company the ongoing personal challenges and dramatic impact caused by a traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Markman & Cannan, LLC has experience in catastrophic injury cases. We will fight for full compensation—not only medical and nursing care, but mental health counseling, job training, and damages for pain and suffering and reduced quality of life.
Mr. Markman is an experienced trial lawyer, but a trial runs the risk that a conservative New Jersey jury will award no money or too little. Binding arbitration is one way to ensure that most, if not all, of our client's long-term needs are met.
Call our Bloomfield office at (973) 240-9481
or request an appointment online. Mr. Markman will personally meet with the victim and family, including house calls and hospital visits. We offer a free consultation and take no attorney fees unless we secure compensation.
Spinal Cord Injury and Paralysis
Specializing in Spinal Cord/Vertebrae Injuries
Markman & Cannan, LLC stands up for victims of spinal cord damage to ensure that compensation meets their future needs. We take on the full burden of dealing with the insurance companies while our clients and their family members deal with the physical healing and adjustments.
Bloomfield, New Jersey, trial lawyer Alan J. Markman has secured many settlements and verdicts for catastrophic injury, including spinal cord injury cases. We represent personal injury victims throughout Essex County, Union County, and Hudson County.
Mr. Markman has a sophisticated knowledge of injuries to the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar vertebrae and the underlying nervous system it protects. We can take cases involving:
- Paralysis (paraplegia or quadriplegia)
- Partial paralysis or loss of sensation
- Complex regional pain syndrome
We work to ensure that victims of a spinal cord injury have access to the right care providers to maximize recovery of function and that a settlement covers special needs as life goes on.
Many clients can benefit from surgery and physical therapy. Vocational specialists can determine what jobs, if any, the person will be able to do after such a severe injury. Economists calculate the lost future earnings. Doctors and life care planners can determine if the person will need home nursing care and disability accommodations such as home remodeling, a special van, or a motorized wheelchair.
For victims with their prime earning years still ahead, with additional damages for pain, suffering, and reduced quality of life, a spinal cord case adds up.
We represented a woman who had back surgery (with a potential for paralysis) after a tractor-trailer accident. When the insurance company balked at our demands for $1 million in compensation, we entered binding arbitration and achieved a settlement near that amount, which ensured that her medical care and finances were secure for many years to come.
Committed to a Better Future
Compensation for catastrophic injuries lasts a lifetime, especially a permanent spinal cord injury. Call our Bloomfield office at (973) 240-9481 to arrange a free case evaluation.
Invisible Injuries: Soft Tissue and Nerve Damage
You can't move like before. You can't go back to work. The chronic pain disrupts your sleep. Yet you may look fine on the outside.
If you suffered a neck or back injury in a car accident or a slip and fall, contact Markman & Cannan, LLC in Bloomfield, New Jersey. We understand that your injuries are real. We work to get you whole again, and we fight for your full compensation.
Our trial lawyer, Alan J. Markman, represents personal injury victims throughout Essex County and in Union and Hudson counties. He has helped clients recover damages from the negligent party and get them cleared for appropriate medical relief for all types of neck or back injury, such as:
- Herniated disc (bulging disc)
- Whiplash/soft tissue injury
- Sciatic pain/pinched nerve
- Nerve damage (loss of use, loss of sensation)
- Fractured vertebrae
- Spinal cord injury (paralysis)
We work to ensure clients get the right medical treatment to relieve pain, prevent further damage, and recover as much function as possible. Mr. Markman has helped victims of neck injury or back injury get MRIs, physical therapy, chiropractic care, and pain management injections or medications.
We also help clients get coverage for surgical repair (fusion surgery, disc replacement surgery) and noninvasive or minimally invasive procedures, such as endoscopic discectomy. Especially when there is insufficient insurance coverage, endoscopy is endorsed by an increasing number of physicians as a viable alternative to traditional back or neck surgery.
Free Neck and Back Injury Case Evaluation
If you are hurting from an auto collision, slip and fall, construction injury, or any other accident, Markman & Cannan, LLC aims to convince the insurance companies to pay your claim. You can request an appointment online or call us 24/7 at (973) 240-9481. Spanish and Portuguese speakers on staff.
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