Injuries from Accidents - Auto, Construction, Refinery, Railroad, Truck

Catastrophic Injury Accidents

Houston, Texas • Nationwide
1-866-795-7500

The Law Offices of Carolyn St. Clair, R.N., J.D. represents clients in a broad spectrum of personal injury claims, utilizing a team of medical legal, engineering, accident reconstruction, economic and vocational experts to focus on ultimate rehabilitation and maximum compensation for the seriously injured . Her vast combined expertise with accidents involving life-threatening and permanently disabling injuries is outlined in our Representative Matters, and covers the field from automobile collisions to the drug Zyprexa.  We create a strategic plan individual to your needs with experts that possess years handling personal injury and wrongful death cases. The expenses of investigation and litigation can be cost prohibitive in order to prove the liability and damages aspects of a case.

Those suffering and their families deserve quality legal representation so that when the firm accepts a case, it has the financial resources to underwrite the legal costs necessary to obtain justice. We can fund and successfully litigate accident cases utilizing state of the art technology and experts in the fields of engineering, medicine, vocational rehabilitations, life care planners and economics. Our detailed research of the law allows us to find numerous sources of recovery available to accident victims and their families and plead various theories of liability that enable those victims to collect from the responsible parties.

Catastrophic Injury Accidents

Auto Accidents -
Car accidents, typically caused by drivers who are driving recklessly or failing to obey traffic laws, can result in extreme pain, disability or death. Upon notice of an auto accident, the responsible party has their insurance company team of adjustors, investigators and attorneys on the scene finding ways to limit the liability of the insurance company and minimize the amount of money they may be required to pay the injured auto accident victim. Many are patients in the hospital, helpless, in pain and undergoing medical treatment after the time of the accident.

Our legal, medical and investigative team colloborates with a film producer, graphic artist or computer animationist to clearly illustrate the liability of the responsible driver and document our clent's recovery. This detailed documentary is evidence for a mediator, judge or jury to determine the defendant driver's responsibility to pay the our client's damages. See more information in our Auto Accidents Links.

Construction Site Accidents
Construction Zone Accidents happen due to inadequate or non-existent personnel to control traffic, unclearly marked construction zone areas, poorly placed signs and barricades, improperly trained construction workers, defective equipment, crane or ladder malfunctions. Typically, layers of responsible parties: contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers and other companies have failed to adhere to state and federal regulatory safety standards. Developing testimony of witnesses and experts to show the violation of these standards to a judge and jury is crucial early in the case development.

Although the proper safety practices can decrease a worker or passerby's risk of being injured in a construction zone, it is also the duty of contractors to ensure that warnings are issued in these hazardous construction areas. Construction accidents are preventable, but may occur because of the negligence of a person, supervisor and company. See more information on our Construction Accident Links.

Railroad Accidents
Devastating injuries that can result from railroad accidents include paralysis, amputation, brain injury, spinal cord injury, and death. The law requires that victims may recover for pain and suffering, medical expenses, property damage, lost wages and loss of earning capacity and other compensable damages. The railroad and transportation has vital standards and regulations that are often violated resulting in injuries or death. The types of railroad accidents include collisions with other trains, derailment, collisions with passenger vehicles, improperly maintained tracks, mechanical failure and driver inexperience and fatigue. Alarming statistics reveal that 60% of all crossing fatalities occur at unprotected crossings and 80% of all public railroad crossings are not properly protected by lights and safety gates according to the the National Transportation Safety Board. Train collisions or derailment occurs every 90 minutes; cities have little if any control over trains resulting in delays for ambulances and firetruck ; every 2 weeks a train goes off its tracks carrying hazardous materials; pedestrian accidents have increased . See more information in our Railroad Accident Links

Refinery Explosions
Refineries are repositories for dangerous chemicals, petro agents and other combustiable industrial products which combined with pipeline defects, worker mistakes and safety violations create accidents resulting in death or injuries. Worker's compensation cannot begin to cover the medical bills and loss of wages, not to mention the medical bills, pain, suffering, disability and disfigurement for the injuries incurred. , The most common injuries include burns, falls, fractures and death. Our legal team of experts is experienced in successfully recreating the incident leading to the explosion or fall, showing the responble parties' negligent conduct, interdelineate the safety rules violated and track the medical care and disabiliry of our client. See more information in our Refinery Accident Links.

Trucking Accidents
Trucking accidents nationwide account for more injuries than any other accidents. Many are caused by reckless drivers failing to obey traffic laws. If contacted early, our firm will investigate, videotape, record, document and preserve evidence of the accident that will hold the responsible party liable for your injuries. We can assist in treatment for your injuries from the hospital emergency room to the rehabilitation after your hospital stay. The trucking company's insurance has a team of attorneys whose job is to limit the liability of the truck driver and decrease the amount of money required to pay the injured party.

We have trademarks of success in litigating auto, construction, refinery, railroad crossing and truck cases with the resulting catastrophic injuries that occur to our clients. We assemble an experienced team of medical, legal, accident reconstruction and rehabilitation specialists to aid in your recovery and receive maximum compensation for your damages. We care about our clients, their families and consider their successful recovery and essential element of our representation. Contact us immediately to preserve the evidence and begin your medical rehabilitation and road to recovery. See more information in our Truck Accident Links.

INJURIES FROM ACCIDENTS

AMPUTATIONS -
The loss of a leg, hand, arm, finger or toe is devasting in by the pain suffered, loss of use of the body part and resulting disability to the amputee. Traumatic amputations through auto, motorcycle and truck accidents, construction and refinery accidents or railroad crossing collisions are common . Essential loss of blood is life-threatening and treatment for shock must be immediately instituted. Healing of the stump accompanied by rehabilitation with or without a prosthetic device is critical for the amputee to resume a activities of daily living. We are uniquely qualified to represent amputees, aggressively aid in obtaining therapy and rehabilitation and plead all theories of liability to recover maximum compensation. See more information on our Amputation Links.

BRAIN INJURY
We are uniquely qualified to represent a vast number of clients that have been brain injured, including babies brain damaged during labor and delivery, children, teenagers and adults injured in accidents. In many cases, the injuries which result in traumatic brain injury may be bloodless, require no medical care, and initially seem non-disabling. In fact, many times the victim does not lose consciousness at the accident scene. In many cases, physical and neurological examination, x-ray, CAT scan, and MRI scan will reveal no objective problems, but microscopic research has shown that irreversible nerve damage can occur even when the head does not strike an object, but instead is only shaken violently as in a whiplash or shaking incident. The brain injured may require around the clock nursing care.

Traumatic brain injury cases require extremely skilled expert medical doctors with highly technical evaluation and extensive attention to detail. Neurologists, neuropsychiatrists, neuropsychologists, neuroradiologists, vocational rehabilitationists are some of the many experts we may utilize to assist our patients. We provide background information on the brain and its function in the body. Additionally, we educate with an in-depth tutorial on brain injury, and the physical and psychological impact that accompanies it. We provided our clients with everything from read an online brain textbook to view a dissected brain, live discussion groups available on neurological topics as well as brain injury support information. We will update our patients periodically with the most current brain injury information available via the Internet. See more information on our Brain Injury Links.

BURNS
Burns are the most excrutiating painful type of injury caused by numerous sources including scalding from chemicals, steams, heat, boiling liquid or fire. Disfigurement is overwhelming resulting in loss of use of the limbs and bodily functions. Recovery may take years with repetitive surgeries requiring skin graphs and the is complicated by scars, contractures, and rejection of the skin graphs. Our experience with burn victims can dramatically change the course of medical treatment and recovery if contacted early in the process. A team of emergency and plastic surgeons can hasten the dramatic recovery with the latest treatment techniques. Additionally, a psychological and social team is assembled to assist the burned victim and the family. The damages due to a burn victim include the medical bills outlined by a long term life care planner accounting for medical expenses, past and future; loss of past and future income and earning capacity,; past and future pain and mental anguish; physical impairment, disfigurement, potential amputation, loss of consortium and loss of services. We can receive maximum compensation and give hope for the future and a fulfilling life after recovery from a burn injury. See more information on our Burns Links.

Spinal Cord Injury/ Quadriplegia/ Paraplegia
We have in-depth skill litigating and rehabilitating spinal cord injured patients. Traumatic spinal cord injuries are most commonly secondary to motor vehicle accidents and gunshot wounds, followed by falls, bicycle accidents, and pedestrian verses auto accidents. Fractures, dislocations, bleeding and swelling can precipitate trauma to the cord causing a loss of oxygen and glucose supply as a result of traumatized blood vessels that supply that level of the cord, inducing inflammation and irreversible damage to the central neurons.

If contacted early after the incident, we can assist with the crucial acute management of traumatic spinal cord injured client. Working with the medical staff we assemble a team of highly skilled rehabilitation experts to address the serious issues of spinal stabilization, pulmonary rehabilitation, gastrointestinal and urinary function, hemodynamics and thermodynamics. We continue our assistance with a rehabilitation facility, interdisciplinary intervention begins as soon as the patient is medically stable enough to tolerate therapy. This may be as soon as the day following injury. In fact, the sooner therapies begin, the better chance there is of preventing SCI complications such as the formation of joint contractures. We fully understand that rehabilitation is a lifelong process for the person with a spinal cord injury. Formal training may continue from the inpatient setting to outpatient and home as appropriate. It takes months of learning and practice for a patient to physically manage paralysis; yet it often takes much longer to emotionally accept his or her life as a disabled person.

In the meantime, because of medical advances in early and appropriate intervention in acute SCI, patients are living longer and experiencing more related complications as a result. Rehabilitation of the spinal cord injured patient is complex and we help provide a continuum of treatment guided by specialty-trained professionals who assist the patient in learning to deal with his or her new disability. Intervention should begin as early as the day of injury and continue throughout the patient's lifetime. Despite being permanently disabled, patients have the potential to be as independent as they can, provided they are given appropriate tools and training. Comprehensive spinal cord injury rehabilitation can create accomplishment and independence from catastrophe and disability, offering hope for a fulfilling life in the future. See more information on our Paralysis/Spinal Cord Injury Links.

Catastrophic Injury Accidents
Carolyn St. Clair's qualifications as a registered nurse, practical knowledge as an operating room nurse, and experience as a briefing attorney for the Texas Supreme Court all combine to provide effective legal counsel in catastrophic personal injury cases.

We focus on calamitous accidents with serious permanent injuries, and in seeking compensation provide expert testimony about the lifelong costs - physical, medical and emotional - of such accidents. The Law Offices of Carolyn St. Clair, R.N., J.D. has secured millions of dollars in settlements and jury awards for victims and survivors of these devastating accidents, including:

• Automobile collisions
• Motorcycle crashes and fatalities
• Boating accidents
• Railroad crossing accidents
• Amusement park accidents
• ATV or SUV rollovers
• Struck pedestrians
• Construction injuries and deaths
• Oil rig explosions
• Swimming pool accidents
• Firearms accidents
• Trucking accidents
• Any personal injuries due to the negligence or actions of another

Carolyn St. Clair's medical background has been critically utilized in cases involving spinal cord injuries, closed and open head injuries, coma, burns, amputations, paralysis, birthing brain damage, heart attacks, electrocution, drowning, burns and explosions, herniated discs, blindness, hearing and nerve impairment, internal organ damage, broken bones and fractures, scarring and disfigurement, soft tissue injuries and death of the accident victim.

Each state sets limits on the time to file a personal injury claim. We understand the medical and legal issues you may be facing, and we are familiar with the statutes of limitations and other issues in all states. We represent clients across Texas and throughout the United States. If you or a loved one has suffered major injuries from a catastrophic accident, please contact Carolyn St. Clair, R.N., J.D. immediately for a free case evaluation at carolynstclair@att.net or 1-866-795-7500.

Law Offices of Carolyn St. Clair, R.N., J.D.
440 Louisiana, 9th Floor Lyric Centre,
Houston, TX 77002
713-228-5000 Toll Free Nationwide: 1-866-795-7500

Carolyn St. Clair is a registered nurse and an attorney, practicing in litigation involving medical devices, dangerous pharmaceuticals, birthing trauma, cerebral palsy, auto construction, railroad, refinery, truck accidents involving personal injury and wrongful death and sexual harassment cases. Her law firm also provides focus groups and trial consulting for law firms. Based in Houston, Texas, she represents clients in El Paso, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin, Lubbock, Waco and statewide, as well as plaintiffs throughout the United States.

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