Los Angeles Amputation Attorney

Losing a limb is a traumatic experience. If you or someone you love suffered amputation in or as a result of a serious accident or because of medical malpractice or negligence, a Los Angeles injury lawyer at Pacific Attorney Group may be able to help you take legal action against the responsible party. If another person was careless, negligent or intentionally harmed you or a family member, you may have the right to file a lawsuit against that person in civil court. This will give you the opportunity not only to seek justice but to recover financial compensation for your injuries, covering medical care, lost wages and other losses you or your family experienced.

Our attorneys have over 35 years of collective legal experience and offer a free initial consultation to help you get started.

About Amputation

Amputation is a serious injury that involves losing a part of one's body. This may be a finger, toe, arm, hand, leg, or foot, or another part of the body such as an ear or a nose. When a person loses a body part, this may be because it is immediately severed on impact or because it is crushed and damaged beyond repair. Surgical amputation may also be performed if a limb is severely infected and must be removed to preserve a patient's life.

Amputation is a disfiguring injury that may also affect a victim's ability to work or partake in the activities he or she once enjoyed.

Amputations and Negligence

In some situations amputation may result from negligence. Negligence is defined as a failure t to exercise a standard level of caution or care, resulting in physical and/or emotional injury to another person. For example, a drunk driver may cause a motorcycle accident that causes the immediate or surgical amputation of the motorcyclist's leg. In a case such as this the motorcyclist may be able to take legal action against the drunk driver - in addition to any criminal charges that driver may face in court.