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Catastrophic claims is the area of legal practice that is concerned with major injuries requiring ongoing treatment and allegedly resulting primarily from the negligence of another party. Given that such severe injuries can occasion both drastic reductions in earning capacity and extensive and often specialised treatments, catastrophic claims cases often bear a high financial stake.
Examples of injuries commonly comprising catastrophic claims cases include:
- Severe brain injury resulting in substantial loss of function
- Severe spinal injury causing full or partial paralysis
- Loss of hearing or vision
- Injury to limbs necessitating amputation
- Severe burns
Legal practitioners involved in this area of law will often specialise to act for either persons who they allege suffered catastrophic injury, or the organisations that are claimed to have been responsible for the impairment (and their insurers).
Two cornerstones of catastrophic claims are the assessment of liability, with cases usually resulting from alleged circumstances of either public or industrial liability, and the determination of value, as the myriad of financial implications as a result of such an injury are considered.
At the bottom of this profile are brief details of a number of the experts that Expert Experts represents. Call our office to discuss your requirements and to obtain a recommendation that suits your needs and budget.
What Expert EvidenceAs catastrophic claims often rest on complicated questions of liability and the extent of injuries, the opinions of experts are regularly sought. These experts generally have extensive experience in the relevant field.
Catastrophic claims can arise from:
- Work place accidents
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Aviation accidents
- Slip-and-falls
- Negligence of medical practitioners
This variety of circumstances is reflected by the experts engaged in the area, with specialties ranging from accident reconstruction and engineering concepts to industrial cleaning procedures and toxic exposure.
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CostThe overall cost of expert opinion depends on the services required. Some of the key factors that affect the cost of advice include:
- The need for a view or inspection of a location
- The quantity of documentary material to be reviewed
- Whether there are reports of other experts to be reviewed and commented on in detail
- Whether there is a need for conferences with the expert either in person or by telephone/Skype
- Work Health & Safety – Taxi, hire cars, ride sharing, limousines
- Ergonomics - Biomechanical assessment
- Ergonomics - Slips, trips and falls
- Ergonomics - Ladders and elevated work platforms (EWP)
- Sport - Swimming
- Medical negligence - Laparoscopic surgery
- Work health safety - Manufacturing
- Medical - Orthopaedic surgery
- Animals - Clinical ethology
- Engineering - Bicycle, motorbike, quad bike accidents
- Work health safety - Pharmaceutical
- Animals - Horses
- Sport - Snow skiing / alpine sports and recreation
- Engineering - Ceramic
- Ergonomics - Sports injuries
- Animals - Dogs
- Sport - Water skiing and jet skiing
- Medical negligence - Maternal fetal medicine
- Engineering - Traffic design
- Work Health & Safety – Metal Fabrication
- Ergonomics - WHS standards
- Ergonomics - Earth moving / earth moving equipment
- Engineering - Truck accidents
- Health - Occupational therapy
- Building - Demolition
- Sport - Judo
- Engineering - Playgrounds, parks and play equipment
- Ergonomics - Aviation
- Work health safety - Mine / quarry investigations
- Engineering - Materials science - analysis and investigation
- Sport - Motor racing
- Business - Insurance broking
- Medical negligence - Emergency
- Ergonomics - Lifting and exertion
- Ergonomics - Safety science
- Health - Ear, nose and body piercing
- Sport - Acrobatics
- Medical - Vascular
- Engineering - Toxicology, dangerous goods
- Medical - Industrial treatment and training
- Engineering - Vehicle fires
- Health - Eye enhancements
- Science - Food-borne infections
- Medical negligence - General practice
- Engineering - Smoke detectors
- Trades - Electrical
- Medical - Neurosurgery
- Medical - Paediatric rehabilitation
- Work health safety - Security
- Medical - Dentistry
- Engineering - Scaffolding
- Medical - Sports
- Medical - Addiction
- Work health safety - Nursing
- Engineering - Building and construction
- Building - Roof structures / trusses
- Sport - Roping / climbing
- Medical negligence - Ophthalmology
- Engineering - Waste and recycling
- Work Health & Safety – Carpentry, cabinet making, timber work
- Ergonomics - Eye protection
- Work health safety - Police, prisons, corrective services
- Health - Nursing
- Water safety and rescue - Boat, ship and vessel safety
- Engineering - Elevating work platforms (EWP)
- Medical - General surgery
- Work Health & Safety – Meat Processing, Abattoir, Slaughterhouse, Beef, Fish, Pork
- Ergonomics - Manual handling
- Medical - Burns and scars
- Engineering - Automotive
- Health - Laser, IPL and wax hair removal
- Science - CCTV / surveillance
- Professional Standards/Negligence - Medical - Hospital care management
- Work Health and Safety – Trees (monitoring, maintenance, lopping)
- Work health safety - Residential group homes (youth)
- Pharmacology / toxicology - Marine
- Science - Environmental disasters
- Medical - Rehabilitation
- Work health safety - HAZMAT, chemicals, dangerous goods
- Medical - Hepatic
- Health - Facial treatments
- Work health safety - Workplace bullying
- Medical - Radiology
- Work health safety - Workplace risks
- Engineering - Cranes
- Medical - Plastic surgery
- Building - Construction standards
- Medical - Neurology
- Work Health & Safety – Animal control
- Building - Waterproofing
- Trades - Gas installation and supply
- Trades - Boilermaking
- Engineering - Control systems
- Engineering - Forklifts
- Medical - Microbiology
- Science - Geology
- Engineering - Plant construction
- Engineering - Mines / mining
- Engineering - Ladders
- Engineering - Chemical
- Medical - Virology
- Medical - Cerebral palsy
- Engineering - Aerospace
- Engineering - Amusement parks and rides
- Science - Environmental microbiology
- Engineering - Gas supply, construction
- Medical - Psychiatry
- Engineering - Coastal / ocean
- Work Health & Safety – Places of public entertainment
- Ergonomics - Toxic substances, smoke, fumes, gases and dangerous goods
- Psychology - Clinical Neuropsychology
- Engineering - Stormwater construction
- Engineering - Mechanical
- Engineering - Civil and structural
- Engineering - Metallurgy
- Ergonomics - Noise and hearing
- Engineering - Electrical
- Engineering - Mechatronics
- Engineering - Electrical shocks/burns (personal Injury)
- Work health safety - Alcohol / drugs
- Medical - Emergency
- Science - Biomechanics and injury investigation
- Ergonomics – Attendant and domestic care services
- Engineering - Acoustic
- Medical - Intoxication
- Trades - Motor vehicle repair
- Engineering - Marine
- Business - Dangerous goods, restricted products
- Medical - Pain Medicine
- Medical - Toxicology
- Education - Auslan (Australian Sign Language)
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