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A traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, severe burn, or amputation changes your care and your paycheck for life. We build your claim on a life-care plan and lost earning capacity — and when your damages exceed the policy, we find more coverage.
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A catastrophic injury is a severe injury that permanently changes how you live, work, or care for yourself. In Las Vegas, that most often means a brain or spinal cord injury, severe burns, or the loss of a limb, an eye, or another body part.
These claims are valued differently. A standard claim adds up the bills so far. A catastrophic injury claim has to cover a lifetime: future surgeries and care priced in a life-care plan, the income you can no longer earn (lost earning capacity), and the home changes and daily help you'll need from here on.
In Nevada, you generally have two years from the injury to file a lawsuit (NRS 11.190).
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Any person, company, or agency whose negligence caused your injury can be held liable under Nevada law. Catastrophic cases often involve more than one party, and each one usually has its own insurance policy. That matters when one policy can't cover a lifetime of care.
A speeding, impaired, or distracted driver can be held liable, and so can the company behind a semi-truck, delivery van, or rideshare. High-speed crashes on I-15, the Spaghetti Bowl, and Tropicana Avenue at Koval Lane cause many brain and spinal cord injuries.
A resort on the Strip, a Fremont Street venue, or an apartment complex can be liable for a pool injury, balcony fall, escalator failure, or fire that leaves someone burned or brain-injured.
The attacker is liable for an assault that causes a brain injury or the loss of an eye. So may a casino, nightclub, or parking garage that ignored known dangers like poor lighting or no security.
An exploding battery, a power tool that kicks back, or a machine with no guard can make the manufacturer, distributor, and retailer liable for burns, amputations, and eye injuries.
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Workers' comp usually bars suing your own employer. But a general contractor, subcontractor, or equipment maker on a Las Vegas Boulevard resort build can still be held liable for a fall or crush injury.
Clark County, the City of Las Vegas, NDOT, or RTC can be liable for a dangerous road, a broken sidewalk, or a public bus crash. Government claims follow special rules and damage limits (NRS 41.035).
Insurers fight catastrophic injury claims by attacking your future. They push early settlements, blame old conditions, and challenge the cost of your long-term care. The bigger the lifetime cost, the harder they fight. Here's what they do and how we answer it.
They make an offer before doctors know your long-term outcome. Once you sign the release, the claim is closed for good, even if you need surgery years later.
Our counter: We don't put a number on your claim until your doctors can project what your recovery will actually look like.
They point to an old back injury, arthritis, or "degenerative" findings on your MRI and argue the crash didn't cause the damage.
Our counter: Nevada law lets you recover when an injury makes an existing condition worse. Your before-and-after records prove the change.
A "normal" CT scan becomes their proof you're fine, even when memory loss, mood changes, and headaches say otherwise.
Our counter: Neuropsychological testing, advanced imaging, and the people who know you best show what a scan can't.
Their experts trim your care hours, swap in cheaper facilities, and assume you'll need less help as you age.
Our counter: A life-care planner, your treating doctors, and an economist price every future need, item by item.
They argue you can still work "some job," so your lost income should be measured against minimum wage instead of your real career.
Our counter: Vocational and economic experts show what you would have earned over your working life, raises and promotions included.
Investigators film you carrying groceries or comb your posts for one photo that makes you look fully recovered.
Our counter: We prepare you early, so a good day out of context can't be used to erase years of bad ones.
“I spent years on the insurance side, so I know how they value a catastrophic injury: price the bills you have today and settle before anyone prices the rest of your life.
We build your claim around the future: the surgeries, the care, and the paycheck you can’t get back. Then we find every policy that can pay for it.
You focus on getting stronger. We’ll make sure the settlement lasts.”
A catastrophic injury claim has to prove more than fault. It has to prove who caused it, that it caused your injury, that the injury is permanent, what it will cost for life, and who can pay. Insurers attack the weakest link, so we build all five from the first week on.
| What we prove | Evidence we gather | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| FaultWho caused it | Police and incident reports, surveillance and dashcam video, inspection and maintenance logs, and witness statements from the Strip to the job site. | Pins down every liable party before video is overwritten or memories fade. |
| CausationIt caused your injury | ER and trauma records from UMC and other Las Vegas hospitals, imaging, and treating-doctor opinions comparing your health before and after. | Shuts down the “pre-existing condition” defense. |
| PermanenceIt won’t fully heal | Specialist prognosis, neuropsychological testing for brain injuries, and functional capacity evaluations. | Proves the injury will shape the rest of your life, not just the next few months. |
| Lifetime costWhat it will cost you | A life-care plan, a vocational expert’s earning-capacity report, and an economist’s present-value calculation. | Turns future surgeries, care, and lost income into a number a jury can award. |
| CoverageWho can pay | Auto, commercial, umbrella, employer, property, and product liability policies for every liable party. | Makes sure the settlement isn’t capped by one small policy. |
After a catastrophic injury, follow your treatment, document how your life has changed, and don’t sign anything an insurer sends. These six steps protect the full lifetime value of your claim.
Go to every appointment, therapy session, and specialist referral. Gaps in treatment are the first thing insurers use to argue you’re not that hurt.
Write down pain levels, sleep, memory problems, and what you can no longer do. These notes show a jury what medical records can’t.
If an insurer calls with an offer or a release, don’t sign it or answer recorded questions. A release signed today closes the claim for good.
Photograph your injuries as they heal. Keep the product, vehicle, clothing, or equipment involved exactly as it is, and save witness names and texts.
Keep medical bills, pharmacy receipts, mileage to appointments, home-modification costs, and your pay stubs and tax returns. They anchor your lifetime claim.
Log the hours family members spend driving, bathing, or caring for you. That care has real value and belongs in your life-care plan.
Most Nevada personal injury claims must be filed within two years of the injury under NRS 11.190(4)(e). Claims against a government agency and medical malpractice claims follow different rules, and some deadlines are shorter. Our Las Vegas personal injury lawyers can confirm which deadline applies and start preserving evidence the day you call.
A catastrophic injury is a severe injury that causes permanent harm and changes how you live, work, or care for yourself. Common examples include traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and paralysis, severe burns, amputations, and the loss of an eye or vision.
It depends on what the injury will cost over your lifetime, not just the bills so far. The value is built from your life-care plan, lost earning capacity, past medical bills, pain and suffering, and how much insurance coverage is available.
Not in most cases. Nevada does not cap compensatory damages in most personal injury cases. The main exceptions are medical malpractice, which caps noneconomic damages (NRS 41A.035), and claims against a government agency, which have damage limits (NRS 41.035).
A life-care plan is a report that lists and prices every medical and care need you will have for the rest of your life. It is usually prepared by a certified life-care planner working with your doctors and covers surgeries, therapy, equipment, home changes, and in-home care.
Lost earning capacity is the income you could have earned over your working life if you had not been hurt. It can be far larger than the wages you have lost so far, because it counts raises, promotions, and the career you can no longer have.
Look for every other liable party and policy. Catastrophic injuries often involve an employer, a business, a property owner, or a manufacturer, each with its own coverage. Umbrella policies and your own underinsured motorist coverage may also apply.
Yes, if someone else’s negligence or a defective product caused the injury. Losing an eye, a hand, a foot, or a limb is a permanent loss, and your claim can include future medical care, prosthetics, lost earning capacity, and the impact on your daily life.
Two years from the injury in most cases, under NRS 11.190(4)(e). Claims against a government agency and medical malpractice claims follow different rules, and some of those deadlines are shorter.
Yes. Nevada law lets you recover when an accident makes an existing condition worse. Your medical records from before and after the injury show how much the accident changed your health.
Nothing up front. Howard Injury Law works on a contingency fee, so you pay no attorney fee unless we recover compensation, and the case review is free.
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Car AccidentFounding attorney Glen Howard has spent his career standing beside Las Vegas residents, visitors, and families after a serious accident turned their lives upside down — and that's shaped the compassion he brings to every case. He and his team understand that a brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, or the loss of an eye isn't a case file; it's a life-changing loss for you and your whole family, and it's treated that way here. He has recovered more than $80 million for injury victims and their families, and you'll work directly with Glen and a dedicated case manager who handle your case with care and respect — not a rotating cast of paralegals.
Read Glen's full storyYou never expected to be here. No one is supposed to know how to fight an insurance company, preserve evidence, or price a lifetime of care while learning to live with an injury that changed your life.
That's what we do.
Howard Injury Law is available 24/7. The consultation is free and confidential. You pay nothing unless we recover. And because Nevada sets a deadline to act, reaching out sooner keeps more of your options open. However you found us — searching for a catastrophic injury lawyer in Las Vegas, or referred by someone who trusted us with their case — we're ready when you are, and there's no pressure to decide anything today.
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