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A catastrophic injury rewrites a family’s future, whether it’s physical, emotional, or financial. These cases require deep resources, expert teams, and trial-ready advocacy. Suli Law Group has built its practice around exactly that level of preparation, recovering millions for severely injured Floridians. If you need a catastrophic injury lawyer Tampa or a catastrophic injury lawyer Florida, our team is ready to help.
Florida workers’ compensation defines catastrophic injury at Fla. Stat. § 440.02, capturing the medical reality of these cases. In personal injury practice, the term covers:
• Severe traumatic brain injury with permanent cognitive or motor deficits
• Spinal cord injuries, causing paraplegia or tetraplegia
• Amputations of arms, legs, hands, or feet
• Severe burns
• Total or industrial blindness
• Permanent disfigurement and severe scarring
• Multiple fractures requiring repeated surgical reconstruction
• Internal organ damage with lasting impairment
These injuries don’t just hurt. They redefine careers, relationships, and independence. For paralysis and related cases, a spinal cord injury attorney in Florida can coordinate life care planning and expert testimony to support your claim.
Catastrophic injury cases involve complex medical issues, lifetime damages, and aggressive defense strategies. Insurers know what’s at stake and deploy their best resources to minimize payouts. HB 837 (2023) added new challenges. One of these challenges limits how past and future medical bills are presented at trial,
At Suli Law Group, we anticipate every defense and prepare accordingly.
At Suli Law Group, we take action to get you or someone you know the following:
Where conduct was egregious, such as drunk driving and gross negligence, we pursue punitive damages.
Founding attorney Laura Sulisufay is a former insurance defense attorney. She built her career defending insurance companies. Now, she uses that insider knowledge against them. Our team knows exactly how adjusters value claims, where they cut corners, and what evidence forces a fair offer.
Severe traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injuries causing paralysis, amputations, severe burns, blindness, permanent disfigurement, and similar life-altering harm. These are injuries that permanently redefine a person’s career, relationships, and independence.
No. Florida no longer caps pain and suffering damages in standard personal injury cases, following the Estate of McCall and Kalitan rulings.
Past and future medical care, rehabilitation, attendant care, home and vehicle modifications, lost earning capacity, pain and suffering, and loss of consortium. Punitive damages may also apply where the conduct was egregious, such as drunk driving.
They involve complex medical issues and lifetime damages, requiring life care planners, economists, and medical experts to accurately value losses. Insurers deploy their best resources to minimize these payouts, so your preparation has to match.
Suli Law Group exists to protect injured people and policyholders at their most vulnerable moments — combining insider knowledge of the insurance industry, relentless preparation, and direct attorney access with the compassion, integrity, and genuine care every client deserves. We pursue justice and accountability with strategy, precision, and heart.
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