Can I recover future medical expenses?

Yes. You can recover compensation for future medical expenses that are reasonably certain to result from your injuries. This includes anticipated surgeries, ongoing treatment, physical therapy, prescription medications, medical equipment, home modifications, and long-term care if needed. Proving future medical expenses typically requires medical expert testimony about your prognosis and life care planning experts who can project costs over time. Accurately calculating future medical expenses is critical because you only get one chance to recover. Once your case settles, you cannot seek additional compensation later. For catastrophic injuries, future medical expenses are often the largest component of damages. A spinal cord injury victim may require millions of dollars in lifetime care, including wheelchairs, home modifications, personal care attendants, and ongoing medical treatment. Traumatic brain injury victims may need decades of cognitive therapy and supervision. Accurately projecting these costs requires experienced life care planners and medical experts. At Kane Trial Law, we work with leading experts to fully document lifetime care needs in severe injury cases.