What You Need to Know About Catastrophic Injury Claims in Illinois

Catastrophic injury cases are fundamentally different from other personal injury claims — not only in the stakes, but in how they must be built from a legal and evidentiary standpoint.

At Birg Injury Law, we handle cases involving:

• Traumatic brain injuries (TBI)

• Spinal cord injuries and paralysis

• Loss of limb or disfigurement

• Severe burn injuries

• Wrongful death

These cases demand more than just legal experience. They require collaboration with life care planners, economists, medical specialists, and forensic experts to calculate long-term damages. A simple settlement calculator won’t work when the client can no longer work, drive, or live independently.

Here are a few facts most people don’t hear up front:

• Your case value is tied to medical documentation, not just visible injuries. Without a clear clinical linkage between the incident and the condition, your claim will be challenged.

• Expert testimony is essential. For TBI or spinal injuries, we rely on neurologists, neuropsychologists, and vocational rehab experts who can testify to the true scope of loss.

• Settlement offers are often backloaded. Insurers will delay negotiations until pressure mounts. That’s why we prepare every case as if it will go to trial — because it might.

• Wrongful death claims are governed by separate statutes. Illinois allows recovery for both economic loss and loss of society, but only certain family members are eligible to file.

We don’t delegate these cases. We take them seriously. Because when a person’s future is on the line — or a family has lost someone they love — the margin for error is zero.

If you or someone you care about has suffered a life-altering injury, don’t wait. Don’t guess. Talk to a legal team that knows how to handle what comes next — and has the track record to prove it.