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Melbourne Catastrophic Injury Attorneys

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  1. What Counts as a Catastrophic Injury in Florida?
  2. Why the Space Coast Sees a Distinct Set of Severe Injuries
  3. Can You Sue Beyond Workers' Comp for a Workplace Injury?
  4. Where Severe Injuries Are Treated in Brevard County
  5. What Compensation Can You Recover After a Catastrophic Injury?
  6. How Long Do You Have to File a Catastrophic Injury Lawsuit in Florida?
  7. Who Handles Catastrophic Injury Cases at Our Melbourne Office
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By: Spencer Munns

When a single incident changes the rest of your life, a Melbourne catastrophic injury lawyer builds a case around the decades of cost ahead, not just the bills already on the table. We represent seriously injured people and their families across Brevard County from our office on Murrell Road. We handle these cases on contingency, so there is no fee unless we recover for you.

Call our Melbourne office at 321-415-0681 for a free case review.

What Counts as a Catastrophic Injury in Florida?

close-up of a patient with a heavily bandaged hand in a hospitalA catastrophic injury causes permanent impairment, disfigurement, or a lasting loss of function that changes how you live and work. These are not injuries people fully recover from.

Injuries we handle include:

  • Traumatic brain injuries (TBI)
  • Spinal cord injuries and paralysis
  • Severe burns and disfigurement
  • Amputation and loss of limb
  • Crush injuries and multiple fractures
  • Injuries causing permanent disability

Our Melbourne office also has dedicated pages for traumatic brain injury, burn injury, and paralysis. Those cover each injury in more depth.

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Why the Space Coast Sees a Distinct Set of Severe Injuries

Brevard County’s economy runs on aerospace, defense manufacturing, and heavy industry, and that shapes the catastrophic injuries we see. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, and the manufacturing floors of major contractors involve high-voltage systems, chemical exposure, heavy machinery, and elevated work.

These environments produce burns, crush injuries, falls from height, and electrical trauma that are more severe than a typical accident. When these injuries happen at work, the case is rarely just a workers’ compensation claim.

We look past the workers’ comp system to find every source of recovery, which is often where the real compensation lies for a permanently injured worker.

Can You Sue Beyond Workers’ Comp for a Workplace Injury?

person walking with a lower-leg prosthetic limb during rehabilitationSometimes, yes. Workers’ compensation is usually your exclusive remedy against your employer, but it does not cover a third party whose negligence caused your injury.

If defective equipment, a subcontractor, a property owner, or another company contributed to the incident, you may have a separate third-party claim. That claim can recover full damages, including pain and suffering, which workers’ comp does not pay.

We investigate every catastrophic workplace injury for third-party liability, because those claims often produce far more than the comp system allows.

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Where Severe Injuries Are Treated in Brevard County

Serious trauma in Melbourne is typically treated at Holmes Regional Medical Center, the only Level II trauma center in Brevard County, supported by First Flight, the county’s only air ambulance. Rapid transport to that center is often what saves a catastrophically injured patient’s life.

Some injuries require care that no local hospital provides. Severe burns, for example, may require transfer to a specialized burn center hours away, adding weeks of treatment and enormous cost. We document all of it, including transport, extended stays, and the toll of care far from home.

What Compensation Can You Recover After a Catastrophic Injury?

patient using a wheelchair while being assisted by a healthcare providerCatastrophic injury damages reach well beyond immediate medical bills. A successful claim accounts for the full lifetime impact.

Recoverable damages typically include:

  • Past and future medical expenses, including surgery and rehabilitation
  • Lifelong care, including in-home nursing and home modifications
  • Lost wages and lost future earning capacity
  • Pain, suffering, and loss of enjoyment of life
  • Permanent disability and disfigurement
  • Loss of consortium for a spouse

We often bring in a life care planner to project future treatment costs and an economist to calculate lost earning capacity. Getting that number right is the difference between a settlement that lasts and one that runs out.

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How Long Do You Have to File a Catastrophic Injury Lawsuit in Florida?

Two years. Under Florida law, you generally have two years from the date of the accident to file a personal injury lawsuit, and two years from the date of death for a wrongful death claim.

Catastrophic cases take time to build, because the full cost may not be clear for months. Starting early lets the medical and financial picture develop while evidence is fresh. Cases in Brevard County are filed in the 18th Judicial Circuit, and Florida Courts publishes filing information at flcourts.gov. Federal disability resources for those with long-term impairments are available at ssa.gov.

Call 321-415-0681 or contact us online to discuss your case.

Who Handles Catastrophic Injury Cases at Our Melbourne Office

Travis J. McMillen

Travis J. McMillen

Travis J. McMillen is a Partner at Bogin Munns & Munns and a Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, a distinction held by only a small percentage of Florida attorneys. He has achieved multi-million-dollar recoveries for seriously injured clients and litigates catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases in Brevard County and across Central Florida. Before joining our firm, he spent more than a decade representing insurance companies, giving him direct insight into how insurers evaluate and defend high-value claims.

Our Melbourne office is at 7195 Murrell Rd, Suite 101. We handle catastrophic injury cases on contingency, with no fee unless we recover for you.

Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Case results depend on individual facts and circumstances.

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A catastrophic injury reshapes a family’s entire future, and the claim has to account for all of it. The sooner the case begins, the more thoroughly the long-term picture can be documented.

We represent catastrophically injured clients in Melbourne, Palm Bay, Rockledge, Viera, Titusville, and throughout Brevard County from our office at 7195 Murrell Rd, Suite 101. There is no fee unless we recover for you.

Bogin Munns & Munns also handles car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, workers’ compensation, and wrongful death from 11 offices across Central Florida.

Call 321-415-0681 or contact our Melbourne office online for a free catastrophic injury case review.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Not always. Workers’ comp is usually your only claim against your employer, but if another company, a subcontractor, or defective equipment caused your injury, you may have a separate third-party claim. That claim can recover pain and suffering and full damages that comp does not pay. We investigate every angle.

  • A catastrophic injury causes permanent impairment or lasting loss of function, such as paralysis, brain injury, amputation, or severe burns. Legally, it matters because damages include a lifetime of future care and lost earning capacity, not just past bills. This changes how the case is valued and how hard insurers fight it.

  • Because the full cost is not known right away. Settling before your long-term prognosis is clear risks accepting an amount that will not cover future surgeries or care. We often wait until the medical picture stabilizes, or build it through expert projection, before finalizing value.

  • We look for additional recovery sources, including multiple policies, uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, and additional liable parties. In catastrophic cases, finding every layer of coverage often determines whether a recovery actually meets a family’s needs.

  • There is no standard figure. Value reflects injury severity, the cost of lifetime care, lost earning capacity, pain and suffering, and available insurance. Catastrophic cases are generally worth far more than routine claims because they account for decades of impact. We evaluate medical projections and financial losses before estimating a realistic range.

  • No. Florida’s no-fault Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage, capped at $10,000, applies to minor injuries. Catastrophic injuries clearly meet the serious injury threshold, letting you step outside no-fault and pursue full damages from the at-fault party. Nearly every catastrophic case qualifies.

  • When an injury leaves someone unable to manage their own affairs, a spouse, family member, or court-appointed guardian can pursue the claim on their behalf. We help families establish the legal authority needed to act for an incapacitated loved one.

  • It is the income a person can no longer earn because of a permanent injury, measured across their expected working life. It differs from lost wages, which cover income already missed. An economist calculates it based on age, occupation, and degree of impairment.

  • Many settle, but catastrophic cases are more likely to require litigation because the amounts at stake give insurers a strong reason to dispute value. We prepare every case for trial in the 18th Judicial Circuit, which strengthens our position in negotiations and prepares us to present the case to a jury.