Practice Areas

Aviation Accidents


 
Amputation Injuries

Traumatic amputation is the accidental severing of some or all of a bodypart. There are an estimated 3 million amputee victims in the country with more than 150,000 new amputees each year. Traumatic amputations are most often the result of automobile or motorcycle accidents, farm or workplace accidents, and the misuse of lawnmowers, saws and power tools.

Most on-the-job amputation accidents are a result of inadequate machinery guards, improper repairs, improper equipment training and crowded work conditions.

Along with being a life-changing tragedy, amputations pose many risks associated with medical side effects including:

  • Poor wound cover and healing
  • Chronic Neuroma (pain and/or tenderness in the amputation area)
  • Stiffness
  • Infection
  • Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome

We will go to the hospital to meet with the clients and not only to discuss the facts of the accident but we will also help our clients to receive the proper and necessary treatment, important to their recovery. At times the hospital itself or the insurance company will not provide adequate care that is needed. We will be there on your behalf to insure that they do provide the care that is needed.

If you’ve been a victim of an amputation accident, your well being comes first. Your rights are next. At Rancano & Rancano, we bring more than 10 years of experience representing victims of amputation tragedies. Our firm has successfully represented and fought for clients in numerous related cases. We will fight until the end to make sure you receive full compensation for your losses. And we will go to trial or take on major corporations and insurance companies if necessary. Let us take care of every detail so you can concentrate on the most important part – your recovery.