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Catastrophic injury lawyer in the Valley

A catastrophic injury changes your life and your family's forever, and its costs last a lifetime. We fight for compensation that covers not just today, but all the years ahead.

The context in the Valley
103
road deaths across the Rio Grande Valley in 2024 (TxDOT); many others survive with catastrophic injuries that change their lives completely.
Local context: Across the Rio Grande Valley, the highways connecting McAllen, Brownsville, and the border cities see thousands of accidents a year, many on high-traffic corridors and commercial crossings.
The first thing you should know

A catastrophic injury is one that leaves permanent consequences: spinal cord damage, amputations, severe burns, serious brain injury. In Texas you can claim for it as long as your responsibility is 50% or less, with no special damage caps.

What counts as a catastrophic injury

A catastrophic injury is one that leaves permanent effects and changes how you will live the rest of your life:

  • Spinal cord injuries and paralysis.
  • Amputations or loss of a limb.
  • Severe traumatic brain injury.
  • Severe burns and disfigurement.
  • Organ damage requiring permanent care.

The costs that last a lifetime

These injuries are not closed with a few bills. They require surgeries, prolonged rehabilitation, specialized equipment, home adaptations, and often lifetime care. On top of that comes the loss of the ability to work.

That is why a catastrophic case is built differently: you must project costs over decades. We work with doctors and experts who document what the person will need for their entire life.

Why the real value is so high

The insurer will treat your case as if it were a common injury. It is not. The real value includes future treatment, lifetime loss of income, the adaptations you will need, and the impact on your quality of life and your family's.

Documenting all of that correctly is the difference between an offer that runs out in a few years and compensation that truly covers what is coming.

Why you should not accept the first offer

With a catastrophic injury, settling early is almost always a costly mistake: once you sign, you cannot claim again even if your condition worsens or new costs arise.

You should never have to decide that alone, under pressure, while you recover. That is when you need someone on your side.

How Carreras Law Firm helps

We work with doctors and experts to document the full extent of your injury and project the costs of your entire life. We fight so the insurer does not minimize what you went through or what you will need.

We handle your case in Spanish and charge nothing unless we win. The consultation is free and with no obligation.

Legal Disclaimer

This page is provided by Carreras Law Firm, PLLC for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not legal advice and is not a substitute for advice from a licensed attorney about your specific situation. Every case is different, and the law changes over time. Reading this page, or contacting our firm through this website, does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not send confidential information until an attorney-client relationship has been established in writing. Nothing on this page guarantees any particular result. If you have been injured in Texas, contact Carreras Law Firm, PLLC for a free consultation with an attorney. Attorney Markin Carreras is licensed to practice law in Texas. Principal office in Houston, Texas.

The value is in the future
In a catastrophic injury, most of the cost is not today's bills, but the years of care ahead. A well-done case accounts for all of them.
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