Crushing Injuries

Crushing injuries can cause serious, even life-changing harm to a person. In some cases, doctors may need to amputate the affected area. If you have suffered a crushing injury in an accident caused by someone else’s negligence, you deserve compensation. At Arfaa Law Group, our Baltimore crushing injury lawyers are dedicated to protecting your rights at every step of the way. With years of experience, we know how to provide personalized and detail-oriented representation to each and every one of our clients.

A crushing injury occurs when force or pressure is put on a body part, causing that body part to be crushed. This most often happens when part of the body is squeezed or trapped between two heavy objects. This type of injury can cause significant damage to the bones and soft tissue when compared to other types of injuries. Crushing events can result in bruising, fractured bones, lacerations, shattered bones, smashed extremities, crush syndrome, nerve damage, tissue damage, internal bleeding, and even death. Crushing injuries can result from a number of different types of accidents, such as motor vehicle collisions, construction accidents, slip and falls, and defective products.

A crushing injury can be extremely traumatic and interfere with a person’s ability to do even the most mundane day-to-day tasks. These injuries can also result in costly medical bills, extensive treatment, and a diminished quality of life. Maryland law allows victims of crushing injuries to recover both economic and non-economic damages. Economic damages are intended to compensate a victim for out-of-pocket expenses related to the crushing injury. As a result, economic damages typically account for medical costs, rehabilitation costs, the cost of future medical care, and lost wages. Non-economic damages refer to intangible losses and typically include things like mental anguish, as well as pain and suffering. It is important to note that Maryland law imposes a cap on non-economic damages, which increases incrementally each year.

In order for a crushing injury attorney in Baltimore to recover damages for a victim, however, they must establish that the crushing injury was a result of negligence. In other words, the victim must show that the injury was caused by someone else’s careless or reckless conduct. In Maryland, negligence occurs when a person causes an injury or death by failing to use the level of care that a reasonably prudent person in the same situation would have used. To win on a negligence claim, the plaintiff must demonstrate the following by a preponderance of the evidence:

• The plaintiff was owed a duty of care by the defendant;
• The duty of care owed to the plaintiff was breached by the defendant when the defendant failed to act as a reasonably prudent person would have acted in the same situation; and
• The defendant’s breach was a proximate cause of the plaintiff’s crushing injury.

As mentioned earlier, in Maryland personal injury cases, the plaintiff is required to establish their case by a ‘preponderance of the evidence.’ Under this standard, the fact finder (i.e., the judge or jury) must believe, even if marginally, that the plaintiff’s version of events is more likely to be true than the defendant’s version of events.

If you or someone close to you has suffered a serious crushing injury due to someone else’s negligence, it may be in your best interest to file a lawsuit against the at-fault party. At Arfaa Law Group, our injury attorneys have helped many victims secure the compensation that they needed to be able to pay for rehabilitation, treatment, and other expenses that pile up after such an accident. We represent people throughout Maryland and offer a free consultation. Contact us today to discuss your personal injury or wrongful death case with a crushing injury lawyer in the Baltimore area and learn how we can help. We can be reached at 410-889-1850 or online.