Car accidents happen in the blink of an eye, but their consequences can last a lifetime—especially when the injuries involved are classified as catastrophic. Catastrophic injuries are not minor bruises or temporary setbacks. Catastrophic injuries change lives, often...
Catastrophic Injury
Car crashes may lead to limb loss
Traumatic amputations are some of the most horrific car crash injuries. People involved in high-speed collisions or crashes involving particularly large vehicles could lose a limb or extremity. Everyone at the scene of the crash may panic in such cases, as they worry...
What to expect when pursuing a catastrophic crash injury claim
Car crashes result in a variety of different outcomes. Some collisions only lead to minor property damage. People have to repair their vehicles but have few other expenses to address. Other times, the crash might lead to someone incurring a noteworthy injury. A broken...
Confronting and overcoming challenges related to loss of a limb
Surgeons amputated your leg below the knee. They had little choice after you sustained a life-altering injury caused by a distracted driver. You will live with this for the rest of your life. Now, you will have to make some lifelong adjustments as you confront a...
Case settles against Tigercat Industries
Penn and Seaborn, along with Greg Allen of Beasley Allen settled a lawsuit brought against Tigercat Industries, Inc. Our client, Keith Pelham, received a crushing injury to his hips and bowel from a dropping dozer blade on a Tigercat 620-C Skidder. Keith was...
Firm settles third party claim for employee
Penn & Seaborn recently reached a settlement on behalf of a convenience store employee against a third party defendant. Our client was at work when a high-pressure carbon dioxide cylinder popped off causing hearing loss to our client. This claim was brought...
Firm settles case for Sheriff’s Deputy’s minor daughter
Penn & Seaborn settled a car accident case that occurred in Eufaula. Our client’s wife was stationary at a red light near downtown Eufaula when she was rear ended by another driver. The minor child was belted in the back seat at the time of the collision, but...
Penn & Seaborn settles apartment fire death case
Penn and Seaborn, along with the Beasley Allen law firm and the law firm of Gray, Langford, Sapp, McGowan, Gray and Nathanson, reached a settlement on behalf of the parents of three small children who perished in an apartment fire on November 28, 2011. The young...
Tragic propane gas fire case settles
Our firm settled a wrongful death case last month in an Alabama State Court. The case involved a tragic propane gas fire. We represented the family of William Pipkin, Jr., who died in the fire that occurred on February 13, 2012. The fire started at the propane gas...
Tragic trucking accident resolved against Lewis Trucking
On October 3, 2008, seven young men tragically died in a fiery crash of a van on an Alabama highway. The van’s driver was transporting six job applicants for training, and as the van was approaching a curve, two 18-wheelers were approaching from the opposite...
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