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Catastrophic Injuries | Richmond and Henrico County<\/p>

Catastrophic Injuries: A Guide for Richmond and Henrico County Families<\/h1>
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Published October 21, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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A catastrophic injury is a serious injury that causes long-term or permanent harm. Correll Law Firm is a catastrophic injuries law firm serving Richmond, Henrico County, and the Shenandoah Valley. It represents people hurt in car and commercial truck crashes, along with families in wrongful death cases.<\/p>\n

What Counts as a Catastrophic Injury and Who This Page Is For<\/h2>\n

A catastrophic injury is one that causes lasting or permanent harm. Examples include traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, and severe burns.<\/p>\n

A minor injury often heals within weeks or months. A catastrophic injury can need years of medical care. It can also change how a person works, drives, and manages daily life at home.<\/p>\n

This page is written for two groups. The first is injured adults in Richmond and Henrico County who are living with a serious injury. The second is families caring for a loved one with a serious injury, or families who have lost someone in a crash.<\/p>\n

Medical records shape how a case is understood. Your own doctors remain the source of medical facts. Every case turns on its own facts, so this guide focuses on the questions worth bringing to a lawyer.<\/p>\n\n

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Not sure what your next step is?<\/h3>

Talk it through with Correll Law Firm — we can walk you through how a situation like yours is usually handled and what your options are.<\/p>

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Case Types the Firm Handles: Car, Truck, Commercial Vehicle, and Wrongful Death<\/h2>\n

Correll Law Firm focuses on car accidents, truck accidents, commercial vehicle accidents, catastrophic injuries, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and wrongful death.<\/p>\n

Car Accidents<\/h3>\n

Serious car crashes on Richmond-area roads include rear-end, intersection, and single-vehicle crashes.<\/p>\n

Truck and Commercial Vehicle Accidents<\/h3>\n

Commercial crashes often involve more parties, such as the driver, the company that employs the driver, and the vehicle owner. They also produce more records.<\/p>\n

Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries<\/h3>\n

Brain and spinal cord injuries often need rehabilitation over a long period. The Model Systems TBI factsheet<\/a> explains that people with traumatic brain injury may receive rehabilitation across emergency, acute, and post-acute stages. In Virginia, the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services<\/a> describes a long-term rehabilitation case management program for people with documented spinal cord injuries. Eligibility requirements apply.<\/p>\n

Wrongful Death<\/h3>\n

A Virginia wrongful death action is filed by the decedent’s personal representative within two years of the death (Va. Code \u00a7\u00a7 8.01-50(C)<\/a>, 8.01-244(B)<\/a>), on behalf of the family members the statute protects.<\/p>\n

Virginia wrongful death damages cover the family’s sorrow, mental anguish and loss of the decedent’s companionship, guidance and care; lost income and services; medical expenses from the injury; funeral expenses; and, for willful or wanton conduct, punitive damages (Va. Code \u00a7 8.01-52<\/a>).<\/p>\n

What to Document and Do After a Serious Crash<\/h2>\n

After a serious crash, get medical care first. Then keep records of what happened and how the injury affects your life.<\/p>\n

Virginia requires a driver involved in a crash with injury or death to stop and report it to police immediately (Va. Code \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-371<\/a>, 8.01-243<\/a>). The two-year period is the deadline to file a lawsuit, not to report a crash. The duty to stop appears in Va. Code \u00a7 8.01-243<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Useful steps include:<\/p>\n