{"id":483,"date":"2021-01-13T16:06:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T16:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/what-is-a-catastrophic-injury\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T15:35:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T20:35:46","slug":"what-is-a-catastrophic-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/what-is-a-catastrophic-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Catastrophic Injury?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/personal-injury\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Personal Injury<\/a> | January 13, 2021<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/what-is-a-catastrophic-injury.jpg\" alt=\"What is a Catastrophic Injury?\"\/><br \/>\nInjuries occur all the time, but not all of them are considered \u201ccatastrophic.\u201d When classifying injuries, it is important to know the difference between a regular injury that a person may sustain and a catastrophic injury that could have long-lasting, even life-altering consequences. A catastrophic injury is one that will significantly affect the victim\u2019s quality of life, their ability to perform daily activities, and their ability to work. Here, our <a href=\"\/chicago-personal-injury-attorney\/\">Chicago personal injury lawyers<\/a> want to discuss catastrophic injuries, particularly what types of injuries are considered catastrophic as well as what kind of compensation victims could receive if their injuries were caused by the actions of another individual.<\/p>\n<h2>Types Of Catastrophic Injuries<\/h2>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/what-is-a-catastrophic-injury\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading What is a Catastrophic Injury?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Personal Injury | January 13, 2021 Injuries occur all the time, but not all of them are considered \u201ccatastrophic.\u201d When classifying injuries, it is important to know the difference between a regular injury that a person may sustain and a catastrophic injury that could have long-lasting, even life-altering consequences. A catastrophic injury is one that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal-injury"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What is a Catastrophic Injury?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The law defines catastrophic injuries as an injury that causes a victim to lose a vital part of their \u201cperson.\u201d\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/what-is-a-catastrophic-injury\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"What is a Catastrophic Injury?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"The law defines catastrophic injuries as an injury that causes a victim to lose a vital part of their \u201cperson.\u201d\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/what-is-a-catastrophic-injury.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Seidman, Margulis &amp; 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