When the Injury Changes Everything, the Case Must Capture Everything.
Traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, paralysis, severe burns, amputation — we build catastrophic-injury cases that account for a lifetime of consequences.
You may have a case if…
- ›You or a loved one sustained traumatic brain injury (TBI) or anoxic brain injury.
- ›Spinal cord injury, paralysis, or partial paralysis.
- ›Severe burns requiring surgery or grafting.
- ›Amputation of a limb or extremity.
- ›Permanent disfigurement or loss of function.
Catastrophic injuries change a life forever. The case must account for decades of medical care, lost earning capacity, loss of consortium, the cost of adapted housing and equipment, and the human cost of permanent change. This is not a 'three-multiple-of-medicals' case — this is a full life-care projection backed by experts in every relevant discipline.
We work with the leading life-care planners, vocational economists, neuropsychologists, and medical specialists in California to build a damages model that captures the true cost of the injury. Then we litigate the case until the defense recognizes that cost.
Full Compensatory Damages
Medical (past, present, future), lost earnings (past, present, future, including loss of earning capacity), pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of consortium, loss of enjoyment of life.
Life Care Planning
A certified life care planner projects the cost of ongoing medical needs — surgeries, therapy, equipment, attendant care, adapted housing, transportation. These plans often run into seven and eight figures.
Loss of Earning Capacity
Vocational and economic experts project what the injured person would have earned over a working lifetime — and what they can now earn, if anything.
Punitive Damages
Where the defendant's conduct was malicious, oppressive, or in conscious disregard of safety, punitive damages apply. We routinely pursue them in commercial-vehicle, defective-product, and corporate-negligence cases.
What you can recover
- •Lifetime medical, therapy, and attendant care.
- •Adaptive equipment, housing modifications, transportation.
- •Loss of earning capacity over working lifetime.
- •Pain, suffering, emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life.
- •Loss of consortium claims by family members.
- •Punitive damages where applicable.
The process
Step 01
Comprehensive Medical Workup
We coordinate care with leading specialists and ensure the medical record fully documents the injury and prognosis.
Step 02
Life Care Plan
Certified life care planner builds a decade-by-decade projection of future needs and costs.
Step 03
Economic Modeling
Vocational expert and economist project lost earnings and present-value future damages.
Step 04
Litigation
Aggressive discovery, expert disclosures, mediation, and trial.
Why Okojie Law
Frequently asked questions
What is considered a 'catastrophic' injury?+
Generally, an injury that permanently changes a person's ability to function or earn. TBI, spinal cord injury, paralysis, severe burns, amputation, and loss of organ function all qualify.
Why do these cases take so long?+
The damages model depends on full medical workup and prognosis. Settling before maximum medical improvement leaves money on the table — sometimes seven figures.
Are there caps on damages?+
Not in standard catastrophic-injury cases. California's MICRA cap applies only to medical malpractice non-economic damages.
What if the injured person cannot communicate?+
We work with families, guardians, and conservators. We are experienced at proceeding with catastrophic cases where the injured person has limited capacity.
How are settlements structured?+
Structured settlements, special needs trusts, and Medicare set-asides may be involved. We coordinate with specialized counsel to protect the recovery and any public benefits.
What does it cost?+
Nothing up front. Contingency representation.
Tell us what happened.
Confidential. No obligation. We respond within one business day.
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