Maurice Vaturi
Senior Counsel
Catastrophic Injuries
Toronto Amputation Lawyercatastrophic impairment claims and lifetime care compensation
Trusted by accident victims and businesses across Ontario
Overview
When the surgery saves the life but changes everything
The phone call comes from the trauma surgeon at Sunnybrook, or the resident at St. Michael's, or the orthopedic specialist at UHN. The collision was severe. The crush injury was unsalvageable. The attempt to save the limb has failed. To save the patient's life, the limb must come off. The family, still wearing yesterday's clothes after 36 hours in the surgical waiting area, signs the consent form. The surgery proceeds. The patient survives.
Then the longer, harder reality begins. Phantom limb pain that feels nothing like what the medical pamphlets describe. Months in hospital and rehabilitation. The first prosthetic fitting that reveals how much a residual limb has changed since the operation. The second fitting. The fifth. The realization that the prosthetic that fits today will not fit in eighteen months because the limb continues to change. The accommodations needed at home: wider doorways, ramps, modified bathrooms, lifts. The vehicle modifications. The professional rehabilitation that lasts years, not weeks. The vocational retraining for someone whose pre-accident career is no longer possible. The psychological weight of waking up every morning to a body that no longer feels like the body you grew up in.
Behind every amputation is a family whose financial life has been upended at the same moment that everything else is upended. Lost income for months while the injured person is in hospital. Lost income permanently in many cases. Out-of-pocket expenses for treatment, equipment, and modifications that exceed anything insurance is offering. A future stretching ahead with care needs that, properly priced, climb into the millions of dollars over a lifetime.
Ontario law does provide compensation for amputation victims, and it can be substantial when the legal claims are properly pursued. Under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS), an amputee injured in a motor vehicle accident will generally meet the catastrophic impairment criteria once the application is filed. The threshold is an amputation that is trans-tibial or higher, which means at or above the calf. Catastrophic designation raises the combined limit for medical, rehabilitation, and attendant care benefits to $1,000,000, or to $2,000,000 where the optional higher limit was purchased. Beyond SABS, a tort claim against the at-fault driver can recover damages for pain and suffering, future cost of care, lost earning capacity, and other losses. Those damages can substantially exceed the SABS limits. Workplace amputations engage the WSIB system. Defective product amputations engage product liability law. Every amputation engages multiple legal frameworks simultaneously.
There is always a catch. These compensation systems do not flow automatically. Insurers contest catastrophic impairment designations. They contest the scope of attendant care needed. They contest the cost of prosthetics and the frequency of replacement. They challenge future care plans, dispute vocational rehabilitation needs, and minimize pain and suffering claims. Behind every denied or reduced claim is a calculated decision by the insurance company to pay less than what the amputee actually needs.
This page is a comprehensive guide to amputation injury claims in Ontario. It explains the catastrophic impairment framework, the compensation available, the strategies insurers use to reduce payouts, and what amputee clients should know about pursuing their full legal entitlements. It is written for amputees and their families, for the parents of amputee children, for the spouses managing care, and for anyone whose life has been reshaped by limb loss.
VC Lawyers represents Toronto-area amputation victims through every stage of recovery: the initial SABS application and catastrophic designation, ongoing benefits administration, denied claim litigation, and the tort claim against at-fault parties. The first 30-minute consultation is free, all amputation cases are handled on contingency (no fee unless we recover), and we work in English, Korean, and several other languages. Call (416) 661-4529 at any point in this article if your situation requires immediate attention.
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The first 30-minute consultation is free and confidential. Whether you were injured, lost a loved one, or are caring for an injured family member, we will tell you within that conversation what your realistic options are, and what to do next.
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Key metrics
In the numbers
- SABS catastrophic medical/rehab
- $1M+
- Lifetime prosthetic costs
- $500K+
- Recovered for our clients
- $30M+
- No Fee contingency
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Frequently Asked Questions
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I had a leg amputation after my car accident. Do I automatically qualify for catastrophic impairment under SABS?
If your amputation is trans-tibial or higher (below the knee, through the knee, above the knee, or hip disarticulation), you generally qualify under the amputation criterion in s. 3.1(1) of the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule. The trans-tibial line is the calf. Amputations at that level or above qualify. Amputations below that line, including foot and partial foot amputations, do not automatically qualify under that criterion. This is the cleanest route to catastrophic designation, because the qualifying fact is a physical one that leaves little room for argument.The same section covers amputation of an arm, and it also covers any other impairment causing the total and permanent loss of use of an arm. That second branch matters. An injury that destroys the function of an arm without removing it, such as a brachial plexus injury that paralyzes it, can qualify on the same footing as a surgical amputation.Even for amputations below the trans-tibial threshold, catastrophic designation may still be available under another criterion in s. 3.1(1). The most common alternative is the 55% whole-person impairment standard, assessed under the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 4th edition. A foot amputation on its own is usually rated below 55%, but when it is combined with the other injuries from the same accident, the total rating can reach the threshold. A further route combines physical impairment with a mental or behavioural disorder rated as marked (Class 4) or extreme (Class 5).To claim catastrophic designation formally, you must file an OCF-19 application supported by medical documentation. That starts a structured process under Section 45 of the SABS. The application goes in once the medical situation has stabilized enough for a proper assessment. Most clear amputation cases produce designation within months. Some insurers delay or contest it, which is why the OCF-19 should be filed with the medical record already complete rather than assembled afterwards.How much money can I receive for my amputation?
It depends on several factors, and nobody can give you a reliable number in a first phone call. What can be described honestly is the structure, because a serious amputation claim is built from streams that run at the same time.The first stream is SABS benefits, which open up once catastrophic designation is in place. They cover up to $1,000,000 in combined medical, rehabilitation and attendant care over a lifetime, or $2M where the optional higher limit was purchased. Attendant care is funded up to $6,000 per month, and there is no five-year cut-off on medical and rehabilitation benefits. Income Replacement Benefits pay 70% of pre-accident gross income up to $400 per week, or more where the optional higher limit was bought. They can continue past 104 weeks where you cannot work at any job you are reasonably suited to by education, training or experience.The second stream is tort damages, available if another driver was at fault. General damages for pain and suffering run up to roughly $470,000. That ceiling comes from the 1978 Andrews decision, indexed for inflation, and catastrophic amputation cases regularly approach it. Future cost of care is usually the single largest head of damages. It often runs $1M to $5M+ once lifetime prosthetics, attendant care beyond the SABS limits, home and vehicle modifications, future surgery and pain management are all priced out. Past and future income loss is often $500K to $2M+, depending on the career the accident interrupted.For a serious amputation case with a young claimant and clear liability, the total can reach several million dollars. For older claimants, less serious amputations, or cases with liability complications, totals are lower but still typically in the high six figures or seven figures. Every case is different, and the purpose of the first consultation is to give you a realistic range for yours rather than a number from a brochure.What happens if my amputation occurred at work?
Workplace amputations engage the WSIB (Workplace Safety and Insurance Board) system in Ontario. WSIB is a no-fault scheme, so you do not have to prove that anyone was careless, and the procedures are simpler than a lawsuit. It pays several kinds of benefits. Loss-of-earnings benefits are typically 85% of net pre-injury earnings. A non-economic loss award is paid either as a lump sum or as a pension, and the amount is calculated from your percentage impairment under the AMA Guides. Medical and rehabilitation coverage runs for life and covers treatment, equipment and services related to the injury. WSIB also funds vocational rehabilitation and retraining, and it pays survivor benefits where a worker dies.The trade-off is that WSIB benefits are usually more limited than tort damages. Under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, workers covered by WSIB generally cannot sue their employer or co-workers, because the benefits replace the right to sue.Lawsuits against third parties may still be available, and in amputation cases they often are. The usual defendants are equipment manufacturers under product liability, contractors on multi-employer construction sites, and property owners under occupier's liability. A driver can also be sued after a vehicle-related workplace accident, as long as the at-fault driver was not your employer or a co-worker.The interaction between these systems is complex. An experienced lawyer assesses whether WSIB is mandatory in your case, what tort claims may be available against third parties, and how to structure the overall claim so that one does not damage another. The WSIB application itself also benefits from legal advice, particularly on permanent impairment determinations and on disputes about benefit levels.My prosthetic costs $80,000 but my insurer only wants to pay for a $20,000 model. What can I do?
This is a common dispute, and it repeats over a lifetime rather than happening once. A prosthetic limb runs from roughly $5,000 for a basic mechanical leg to $80,000 or more for an advanced microprocessor-controlled or myoelectric device. It also has to be replaced every three to five years for an adult, and more often for a growing child.The legal standard is that medically necessary equipment is covered. The question is what is medically necessary for your specific situation. The argument for a higher-end prosthetic typically rests on three things: the clinical assessment by your prosthetist and treating physiatrist, the functional requirements of your lifestyle and activities, and the K-level classification (K0 through K4) that reflects functional ability. What ties it together is evidence that the recommended device is the one that actually meets your needs.Insurers usually respond that the cheaper device is medically adequate. Adequate is not the legal standard. Medical necessity is, and it takes account of your clinical profile and your reasonable functional aspirations, not the price the insurer would prefer to pay.The dispute is typically resolved through negotiation backed by detailed clinical documentation, or through insurer-arranged Section 44 examinations and competing expert opinions. The other routes are an application to the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) where SABS benefits are at issue, and the future care claim in the tort action. A lawyer who routinely handles catastrophic injury work knows the prosthetic market, the K-level framework, and the evidence needed to support an advanced device claim.How long do I have to make a claim for my amputation injury?
Several limitation periods run at once, and they are not the same length.The OCF-1 application for accident benefits should be submitted to your auto insurer within 30 days of the accident. The OCF-19 for catastrophic designation is filed once the medical situation stabilizes enough for a proper assessment. There is no fixed date on it, but earlier is better. The deadline for a LAT application challenging a SABS denial is generally 2 years from the date of the denial.The deadline for a tort lawsuit against the at-fault driver is generally 2 years from the date of the accident under the Limitations Act, 2002. Family Law Act claims by family members are generally tied to that same 2-year period.A workplace injury should be reported to your employer immediately, with the formal WSIB claim filed within 6 months of the accident. Municipal claims carry the shortest deadline of all. Road and sidewalk non-repair claims require 10 days written notice under s. 44(10) of the Municipal Act, 2001. For claims against Toronto, the notice requirement comes from s. 42(6) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006. Late notice can be excused where there is a reasonable excuse and the municipality is not prejudiced.The 2-year tort limitation is the most consequential of these, because missing it generally extinguishes the right to sue, however strong the case is. It is also not a date to aim at. Two years is the outside edge, and it assumes a file that has been prepared properly in the meantime rather than one assembled in the final month.Will hiring a lawyer cost me anything up front?
No. Amputation cases are handled on contingency, which means no fee unless we recover compensation for you. The contingency percentage is set in writing at the start of the engagement, typically ranging from 25% to 33% depending on the complexity of the case and the stage at which it resolves.Disbursements are separate from the fee. Court filing fees, expert reports, examination transcripts and mediation fees are advanced by the firm and recovered from the settlement at the end. In a serious amputation case, disbursements alone can run past $50,000, and sometimes past $100,000. The future care claim is built on life care planners, vocational consultants, economists, prosthetists and medical specialists. Each of them has to be paid. The firm carries that cost through years of litigation and is reimbursed only when the case resolves.The first 30-minute consultation is free, and we use it to give you a candid assessment of the case and of the compensation realistically available, not an encouraging number designed to sign you up.What if my amputation was caused by defective equipment or a defective vehicle?
Product liability claims may be available against the manufacturer of the defective product. They recover the same kinds of damages as a claim against an at-fault driver, with the manufacturer as the defendant instead.These claims typically require expert engineering analysis to establish three things. The first is that the product had a design defect, a manufacturing defect, or a failure-to-warn defect. The second is that the defect caused the injury. The third is that you were using the product in a foreseeable manner. The same examples recur in amputation work: a lawn mower with a failed safety guard, a power tool with inadequate kickback protection, a vehicle with a defective tire that caused the crash, industrial machinery with a failed safety interlock, and a consumer product whose foreseeable misuse was never adequately addressed.Product liability cases are complex and resource-intensive. They require engineering experts, extensive document review, and often discovery from corporate defendants outside Canada. Settlement values can be substantial once liability is established, particularly for catastrophic injuries.If you suspect that an equipment defect contributed to your amputation, preserve the equipment together with the instruction manual, the packaging and any maintenance records. Do not return the product to the manufacturer or the retailer. The physical item is critical to establishing liability, and no expert report can fully replace it.Can my family members make their own claims for my amputation?
Yes. Under Ontario's Family Law Act, certain family members of an injured person can bring their own claims for damages caused by the injury: a spouse (married or common-law), children (including step-children and adopted children), parents, grandparents and grandchildren, and brothers and sisters.What these claims compensate is the loss of guidance, care and companionship that the family member might reasonably have expected to receive from the injured person. In serious amputation cases the typical ranges are $50,000 to $150,000 for a spouse, $25,000 to $75,000 each for parents, and $5,000 to $25,000 each for siblings. Children are typically $25,000 to $50,000 each, with adult children at the lower end of that range.Family Law Act claims are usually combined with the primary tort claim and resolved together, so they do not require a separate lawsuit or a separate lawyer. They add meaningful compensation that families often do not realize is available to them.There is also a separate claim for care the family has already provided. A family member who has been doing that work, most often a spouse, may be entitled to compensation for its value. That value can be calculated at market rates for attendant care services.What if I had pre-existing conditions before the amputation?
Pre-existing conditions do not bar amputation claims. Ontario law applies the “thin skull” rule: defendants take their plaintiffs as they find them. If a pre-existing condition made the injury worse than it would have been for an average person, the defendant is still liable for the full extent of the injury.The question that drives compensation is what your life would have been like but for the accident. Suppose you had a managed condition that was not significantly affecting your day-to-day life, and the accident caused an amputation that would not have happened without the trauma. Compensation then reflects the gap between the post-accident reality and the pre-accident state.Insurers do argue that pre-existing conditions reduce the damages. The familiar versions are that an older claimant's life expectancy was already shortened, or that pre-existing arthritis would have limited the claimant's activities in any event. These arguments are sometimes partly valid and can reduce a component of the claim, but they rarely defeat it.If you have pre-existing conditions, the answer is documentation rather than silence. Record them carefully and make sure your medical evidence addresses both the pre-accident state and the specific post-accident impact of the amputation.How do I choose the right amputation lawyer in Toronto?
Several things matter, and most of them are visible in the first meeting once you know what to look for.Depth in catastrophic injury work. Amputation cases turn on catastrophic impairment designations, lifetime care planning and complex tort claims. A general personal injury lawyer who handles the occasional amputation is not the same as one who does catastrophic work routinely.Track record with the insurers and at-fault parties on the other side. Different insurers handle claims differently, and a lawyer who has faced the insurer on your file before knows the local landscape.Resources to fund expert evidence. Amputation cases need life care planners, vocational consultants, economists, prosthetists and medical specialists. That evidence often costs $50,000 to $100,000 or more, and the firm advances it over years of litigation. A firm that cannot carry the cost will build a thinner case.Trial experience. Most amputation cases settle, but they settle well only because the lawyer is credibly prepared to try them. A lawyer with no trial record negotiates from weakness. A lawyer with a strong trial record negotiates from strength.Communication and accessibility. These files run for years. You need a lawyer you can reach, who returns calls and keeps you informed as the case develops.Cultural and linguistic capacity. In a city as diverse as Toronto, this is substantive rather than symbolic. Discussing your case in your first language, with a lawyer who understands your context, produces a better file.Contingency fee transparency. Reputable amputation lawyers work on contingency with clear written agreements. Treat a demand for a large up-front retainer, or for hourly fees on catastrophic injury work, as a reason to look elsewhere.The first consultation is the time to test all of this. Use it. Bring your documents, ask hard questions, and compare two or three firms before you decide.
Toronto-specific considerations
Local realities for amputation cases
World-Class Medical Care
Toronto is home to some of Canada's leading medical institutions for amputation care. Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Canada's largest children's rehabilitation hospital, is recognized for pediatric prosthetic and amputee rehabilitation. University Health Network (UHN), including Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, provides comprehensive amputation rehabilitation services. Sunnybrook, St. Michael's Hospital, and Mount Sinai Hospital all handle complex trauma cases that result in amputations.
For amputation legal claims, documentation from these institutions provides a strong evidentiary foundation. Detailed surgical notes, comprehensive rehabilitation records, and specialist consultations from credentialed Toronto physicians carry substantial weight in SABS proceedings, LAT hearings, and tort litigation. Our practice maintains working relationships with treating teams at major Toronto hospitals to coordinate medical evidence development for amputation cases.
Prosthetic Funding in Ontario
The Ministry of Health's Assistive Devices Program pays 75% of the approved cost of a limb prosthesis, and pays the full approved cost for people receiving Ontario Works or ODSP support. Private insurance and SABS coverage are layered on top of it. Toronto-area prosthetists at Toronto Rehab, Holland Bloorview, and private prosthetic practices serve much of the GTA amputee population.
Coordination between SABS funding, private insurance, and government programs is part of what experienced amputation lawyers handle. Ensuring that no funding source is missed and that benefits are coordinated rather than duplicated requires sustained attention to program rules.
Coordination matters because prosthetic need is lifelong rather than one-time. A prosthetic limb is replaced every three to five years for an adult, and more often for a growing child, so lifetime prosthetic costs can easily exceed $500,000. A properly built future care claim therefore prices prosthetics as a lifetime sequence, often $500,000 to $1,000,000 or more, rather than as the single device being fitted today.
Multilingual Service for Toronto's Diverse Population
Toronto's diversity is reflected in our practice. Amputation cases are emotionally and procedurally complex. Navigating them in your first language produces better outcomes.
For Korean-Canadian amputees specifically, Korean-speaking lawyers handle every aspect of the file in Korean: initial consultation, document review, settlement negotiations, and court appearances when needed. We also work with translators and bilingual staff for Mandarin, Cantonese, Hebrew, Hindi, Punjabi, Tagalog, Spanish, Portuguese, and other languages depending on the file. Document review is done in your first language, and so are the strategy discussions about how the claim will be run.
Connecting With Toronto's Amputee Community
Beyond legal services, amputees and their families benefit from connections to peer support communities. The War Amps, Amputee Coalition of Canada, and Toronto-area peer support groups provide community connection that legal services cannot replace. We routinely refer clients to these resources alongside the legal work, recognizing that recovery includes more than financial compensation.
How VC Lawyers approaches amputation cases
Principles that apply across every amputation file
Our practice is built on principles that apply consistently across every amputation file. These are the operational rules that determine how we handle your case from intake through resolution.
Honest Early Assessment
The first conversation sets the tone for everything that follows. We will tell you what we believe your case is worth, what timeline to expect, and what challenges are likely. We will not tell you what you want to hear. Amputation cases are factually complex. Some are clearly winnable with substantial recovery. Others have liability complications. Some have causation challenges. We tell you directly which category yours is in.
This honesty principle costs us cases occasionally. We do not take marginal cases in the hope of a nuisance settlement that produces a small fee. Amputation litigation requires sustained effort over years, expert resources running into six figures, and intense personal commitment.
Multi-Stream Coordination
Amputation cases rarely involve a single legal claim. The typical case includes SABS benefits, a tort claim against the at-fault driver, possibly long-term disability benefits, possibly WSIB if the injury happened at work, and sometimes product liability. Treating these as separate files produces fragmented results. Coordinating them as a unified strategy produces stronger outcomes.
We treat your amputation case as one integrated file. Medical evidence developed for one claim supports the others. Settlement strategy for SABS coordinates with the tort claim trajectory. Handling the file this way maximizes the total recovery across all the available compensation streams.
Aggressive Catastrophic Impairment Pursuit
For motor vehicle amputations, catastrophic impairment designation is the foundation of everything that follows. The financial difference between catastrophic and non-catastrophic designation can be in the millions of dollars over a lifetime.
We pursue catastrophic designation aggressively from day one. The OCF-19 application is prepared with comprehensive medical documentation. The Section 45 process is engaged proactively. When insurers contest designation, we marshal expert evidence, challenge insurer-arranged examinations, and litigate at the LAT when needed. Catastrophic designation is foundation work, and it has to be done right.
Lifetime Care Planning
The largest component of damages in serious amputation cases is the future cost of care. This requires expert collaboration with life care planners. They are specialized professionals, often occupational therapists or rehabilitation specialists carrying certification in life care planning. They build comprehensive cost projections covering decades.
We work routinely with the leading life care planners in Ontario. The future care plan we present is not generic boilerplate. It is a detailed, individualized assessment of your specific medical, rehabilitation, prosthetic, attendant care, equipment, and treatment needs over your projected lifespan.
The plan also has to account for how an amputation changes over a lifetime. Amputees, particularly those with traumatic lower limb amputation, face elevated long-term mortality risk from cardiovascular complications, falls and other consequences. Insurers routinely dispute life expectancy, replacement frequency for prosthetics and equipment, inflation assumptions and the hourly rate for care. Each of those assumptions has to be established with evidence rather than asserted, because the numbers behind the plan must be defensible under cross-examination by insurer experts.
Expert Resource Investment
Amputation cases require substantial expert evidence, and each expert answers a different question. The medical specialists establish diagnosis, treatment and prognosis: the orthopedic surgeon, physiatrist, prosthetist, pain management physician and psychiatrist. Vocational consultants assess work capacity and remaining earning potential. Economists calculate the present value of future losses. Rehabilitation experts document functional limitations, and occupational therapists assess daily living needs. Engineering experts are added in product liability and accident reconstruction cases.
The cost of this expert evidence, often $50,000 to $100,000 or more per case, is advanced by our firm during the litigation and recovered from the eventual settlement. We do not skimp on expert evidence. The strength of the case depends on it.
Cost Transparency and Contingency Fee Structure
All amputation cases are handled on contingency, which means no fee unless we recover. The contingency percentage is set in writing at the start, in clear language. Disbursements are advanced by the firm and recovered from settlement.
The contingency structure aligns our incentives with yours. We do not get paid unless you do. The harder we work to maximize your recovery, the better the outcome for both sides.
Direct Lawyer Access
When you retain VC Lawyers, you are working with a lawyer, not a paralegal handling everything while a senior partner's name appears on the letterhead. You have direct contact with the lawyer handling your file. That lawyer is responsible from intake through resolution, however many years that takes.
This continuity matters in amputation cases because the file develops over many years. Medical evidence emerges as treatment progresses. Functional needs change as the claimant adapts. Settlement opportunities arise unpredictably.
Cultural Sensitivity and Multilingual Service
Our practice reflects the diversity of the city we work in. We handle files in English, Korean, and several other languages. For Korean-speaking clients, document review, strategy discussion, and settlement negotiations are coordinated with Korean-speaking lawyers.
This is substantive, not symbolic. Amputation cases involve telling the story of your life: what it was, what it has become, and what it might have been. Telling that story in your first language produces a more authentic and persuasive case than one filtered through translation.
Our team
The lawyers who will handle your case
Amputation cases demand medical fluency, working relationships with life care planners, and real procedural depth. Our team has built that capacity through years of representing amputee clients.
Avi Vaturi
Partner
Jae Hyon Cho
Co-Managing Partner
Jun Ki Lee
Lawyer
Allan Weiss
Lawyer
Kate Min Kwon
Immigration Consultant
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VC Lawyers serves clients throughout the Greater Toronto Area, including Toronto, North York, Scarborough, Etobicoke, Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Burlington, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa, Newmarket, and Aurora. We also represent clients across Ontario through video consultations and home/hospital visits when needed.
Languages spoken at the firm include English, Korean (한국어), Hebrew, Mandarin, and others depending on lawyer assignment.
Our office is located at 1110 Finch Avenue West, Suite 310, in North York, with parking and TTC access (Finch West subway and bus connections). For amputee clients with mobility limitations, we conduct home and hospital visits whenever needed. We come to you.
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An amputation reshapes everything. Recovery is measured in years, not weeks.
Compensation must be calibrated to a lifetime of changed needs, not just the immediate hospital bill. The legal system provides substantial resources for amputation victims, but accessing those resources requires sustained, sophisticated advocacy. The first conversation is free, and the fee is contingent (no fee unless we recover for you). Within 30 minutes you will have a clear understanding of your rights, your realistic options, and what to do next. We can come to your home or hospital for the consultation if travel is difficult.
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