Catastrophic Injury

A Lifetime of Workers' Compensation Benefits

If you suffered a catastrophic injury, you may qualify for a lifetime of workers' compensation benefits. Under normal circumstances, you may receive only a limited amount of income and medical benefits. The state will extend your workers' comp benefits indefinitely for certain permanent disabling injuries. Contact an attorney at the Law Office of Louis B. Lusk, for a free initial consultation about your claim.

Our firm seeks to maximize your workers' compensation benefits in order to provide you with the resources you need to cope with a work related injury. Attorney Lusk has practiced in the area of work related injuries since 1988.

Catastrophic Income Benefits

Under a typical workers' compensation claim, you qualify for a limited amount of income benefits. State law limits income benefits to $450.00 per week for up to 400 weeks. If you suffer a catastrophic injury, you can earn income benefits for the remainder of your life.

Medical Benefits following a Catastrophic Injury

The State Board of Workers' Compensation can extend your medical benefits indefinitely following a catastrophic injury. You may qualify to receive medical treatment, as well as reimbursement for medical care, prescriptions, surgery, rehabilitation, and mileage, after suffering a:

• Head injury / traumatic brain injury
• Back injury / neck injury / paralysis
• Blindness / cognitive impairment
• Amputation / disfigurement

We will go to court and fight workers' compensation insurance companies to prove you suffered a catastrophic injury. Our job is to increase the value of the benefits you receive. Our firm will direct you to doctors to provide you with the proper diagnosis.

If you suffered a serious work related injury, contact a lawyer at the Law Office of Louis B. Lusk, for a free initial consultation. We represent people throughout all of Georgia and Alabama. No office visit is necessary. The Law Office of Louis B. Lusk makes house calls!