Houston Amputation Injury Lawyer

Lost a limb after an accident in Houston, TX? Contact the top Houston amputation injury lawyer to seek justice and compensation.

Few injuries change a life as completely as losing a limb. Physical recovery is only the beginning. The emotional weight, the financial pressure, and the daily reminders of what happened do not fade when you leave the hospital, and the person or company responsible should be held fully accountable for every piece of it.

At DeHoyos Accident Attorneys, our Houston amputation injury attorneys represent catastrophically injured Texans in claims against trucking companies, corporations, and insurance carriers to pursue full compensation for the lifetime consequences of their injuries. With a track record of $20 million or more in settlements and verdicts, we have extensive experience handling amputation cases across Houston, Pearland, and League City, and we know how to value these claims and what it takes to prove them.

Schedule a free consultation today and discover how a trusted amputation injury lawyer in Houston, TX, can help you fight for the justice and compensation you deserve.

How DeHoyos Accident Attorneys Can Help with Your Amputation Claim

At DeHoyos Accident Attorneys, we handle every amputation claim with the attention it deserves. You will never be passed off to a case manager or left wondering where things stand. We fight to recover everything the at fault party owes you, from your first hospital bill to the cost of the prosthetics and care you will need for years to come. Here is how we build your case:

• We investigate the cause of your injury. We gather evidence, review medical records, and identify every party whose negligence contributed to the accident.
• We calculate the full cost of your injury. We work with medical and financial experts to account for surgery, rehabilitation, prosthetics, lost income, and future care.
• We handle the insurance companies. We manage every call, letter, and negotiation so you can focus on healing instead of fighting for what you are owed.
• We prepare every case for trial. With more than a decade of experience and over $20 million recovered for our clients, we are ready to take on trucking companies, corporations, and insurance carriers in court if that is what it takes.

What Is an Amputation Injury?

An amputation is the permanent loss of a limb or body part, such as an arm, leg, hand, foot, or finger. There are two types: a traumatic amputation, where the limb is severed at the moment of the accident, and a surgical amputation, where doctors remove the limb because the damage is too severe to repair. Texas law classifies amputations as catastrophic injuries, which means the compensation you are owed should reflect a lifetime of consequences, not just your immediate hospital bills.

What Causes Amputation Injuries in Houston?

Most amputation injuries are preventable. They happen when a driver, employer, manufacturer, or property owner fails to act responsibly, and you pay the price. Common causes we handle in Houston include:

• Car, truck, and 18-wheeler crashes on high-speed corridors like I-45 and U.S. 59, where the force of impact can crush limbs beyond repair
• Construction, refinery, and manufacturing workplace accidents involving unguarded machinery, falling objects, or heavy equipment
• Defective power tools, industrial machines, or consumer products that fail due to a design flaw or manufacturing error
• Medical malpractice, such as a missed infection or vascular condition that makes surgical amputation unavoidable
• Fires, chemical explosions, and other dangerous premises incidents where burns are severe enough to require limb removal

If your injury traces back to any of these situations, you have the right to hold the responsible party fully accountable.

One pattern we see often in Houston amputation claims is an insurer who focuses on the initial surgery and hospitalization and stops there, before anyone has accounted for a future prosthetic replacement schedule or the surgeries a revision amputation can require years later. We work with prosthetists and life care planners early so that full lifetime cost is part of the claim from the start, not an afterthought.

Types of Amputation

The type of amputation you suffered directly affects your recovery timeline and the long-term cost of care you will need for the rest of your life.

• Traumatic amputation: The limb is fully severed during the accident itself, typically requiring immediate emergency surgery to stop blood loss and stabilize the injury.
• Partial amputation: A portion of the limb is removed while some tissue or bone remains attached, even partial amputations frequently cause permanent loss of function.
• Disarticulation: Amputation occurs through a joint, such as the knee, hip, shoulder, or elbow, and is typically performed surgically when surrounding tissue is destroyed.
• Degloving: The skin and soft tissue are forcibly stripped from the underlying bone and muscle. When reconstruction is not possible, amputation follows.

“There’s certain things in your life that really have no monetary value, but you value them.” – Attorney Ryan DeHoyos

What Compensation Can You Recover After an Amputation in Texas?

Texas law allows you to pursue both economic damages (your direct financial losses) and non-economic damages (your personal pain and suffering). A well-documented amputation claim covers far more than the immediate hospital bill.

Medical Expenses and Prosthetic Devices

You can recover the cost of emergency care, surgery, hospitalization, and all ongoing treatment, including physical and occupational therapy. Prosthetic limbs carry a significant price tag and need to be replaced every few years, and every future replacement belongs in your claim.

Lost Wages and Reduced Earning Capacity

This covers the income you have already lost during recovery, as well as the wages you will be unable to earn if the amputation permanently limits your ability to work. For anyone in a physically demanding career, diminished earning capacity is often the largest part of their claim.

Pain, Suffering, and Disfigurement

Texas law compensates you for physical pain, permanent scarring, and the disfigurement you live with every day. This also includes phantom limb pain, a recognized neurological condition where the brain continues to register pain signals from a limb that is no longer there.

Mental Anguish and Emotional Distress

Depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are documented consequences of limb loss and are recoverable damages. The cost of therapy, the toll on your relationships, and the loss of enjoyment of life all factor into what you are owed.

A pattern we run into often with catastrophic injury claims along I-45 and U.S. 59 is an adjuster who treats the physical injury and the psychological toll as two separate, smaller claims instead of one connected loss. Phantom limb pain, depression, and the loss of activities someone once enjoyed all trace back to the same injury, and we build the case to reflect that.

What Are the Long-Term Costs After Limb Loss?

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A settlement that doesn’t account for these future costs leaves you paying for someone else’s negligence for decades.

“A couple grand in their pocket, it’s gonna pay some bills, get them to the next day, and then they realize this was a lot worse.” – Attorney Ryan DeHoyos

Who May Be Liable for Your Amputation Injury in Houston?

More than one party may share responsibility for what happened to you, and identifying every liable party is often the difference between a partial recovery and a complete one. Depending on how the accident occurred, you may have claims against:

• A negligent driver or their employer, in commercial vehicle and trucking accidents
• A property owner who failed to maintain reasonably safe conditions on their premises
• An employer who did not provide required safety equipment or proper training
• A product manufacturer whose defective machine or tool caused the accident
• A medical provider whose error made the amputation medically necessary

We have taken on large trucking fleets, major corporations, and the carriers that defend them, and we know how to build cases that these defendants take seriously.

One pattern we see often in Houston workplace amputation cases is a company that points to its own safety training records to argue an injured worker ignored proper procedure. We routinely find that the same equipment or process had caused near-misses before, and that history often becomes central to proving the company knew about the danger and failed to fix it.

How We Prove Fault and Build Your Case

We start building your case the moment you call us. We move immediately to preserve critical evidence, surveillance footage, truck data recorders, witness statements, and physical evidence at the scene, before it disappears. We bring in accident reconstruction specialists and medical experts who can speak to both how the accident happened and the permanent impact it will have on your life. Every case we handle is prepared for trial, because insurers only make fair offers when they believe you are ready to take them to court.

“I highly recommend Ryan De Hoyos. He was very personable and informative. My case was handled in a timely manner. Thank You” – Corey T.

How Texas Comparative Fault Affects Your Amputation Claim

Texas uses modified comparative fault, which means you can still recover damages as long as you are found to be 50% or less at fault for the accident. Your final award is reduced by your share of fault, for example, being 15% responsible on a $500,000 claim results in a $425,000 recovery.

Insurance adjusters routinely inflate a victim’s portion of blame to shrink what they pay out. We counter that strategy with evidence.

“Insurance companies aren’t there to be your best friend by any means.” – Attorney Ryan DeHoyos

How Long Do You Have to File an Amputation Injury Claim in Texas?

Texas law gives you two years from the date of your injury to file a personal injury lawsuit. Claims against government entities can carry a notice deadline as short as six months. Beyond legal deadlines, evidence disappears on its own timeline, surveillance footage is often overwritten within days, and physical evidence can vanish before you realize it is gone. Calling us early gives us the best chance to protect your claim.

What to Do After an Amputation Injury

The steps you take in the days and weeks following an amputation directly affect both your health and your case.

1. Follow every treatment recommendation. Gaps in your medical care give insurers a reason to argue your injuries are less serious than they are.
2. Document the accident scene. Photographs, witness contact information, and official incident or police reports are all powerful evidence.
3. Do not give the insurance company a recorded statement. Their adjuster is working to reduce their payout, not to help you. Say nothing before speaking with an attorney.
4. Call us as early as possible. The sooner we get involved, the more we can preserve. We work on a contingency fee, so there is no cost to get started.

If you do not have health insurance, we can help arrange the care you need right away through a letter of protection, a legal agreement where your treating providers are paid from your settlement when the case resolves.

“Sometimes that’s what it takes, showing them that we’re going to go to trial on this case, in order for them to be fair with you.” – Attorney Ryan DeHoyos

Why Choose DeHoyos Accident Attorneys?

Most large personal injury firms in Houston operate on volume, signing as many clients as possible and pushing for quick, low-dollar settlements. We operate differently.

• Ryan works your case directly, from the first call through final resolution, you deal with the attorney, not a staff member.
• Over $20 million recovered for more than 1,000 clients across Houston, Pearland, and League City.
• Ryan has received peer recognition and consistently positive client reviews.
• We know Houston’s courts, the local judges, procedures, and defense firms we go up against, and we use that knowledge to your advantage.
• You pay nothing unless we win. Our contingency fee means there is no financial risk to getting started.
• Your case is not a file number. It is your life, and we fight for it like it is.

“AWESOME legal representation. Ryan is an amazing attorney to have on your side. He was very responsive to all of my phone calls and if he was busy then he would make time to talk to me about my case. Outstanding service by this lawyer who puts their clients first. Ryan treated me like I was his only case. I would definitely recommend Ryan to anyone that is involved in a motor vehicle accident. Ryan leveled the playing field with the big insurance company. Definitely exceeded expectations on my recovery!” – David M.

Houston Amputation Injury FAQ

Can I Recover the Future Cost of Prosthetic Replacements in My Settlement?

Yes, future prosthetic costs are a recoverable economic damage, and we work with life care planners to document what those replacements will cost over your lifetime.

Can I File a Lawsuit Against a Third Party After a Workplace Amputation in Texas?

Yes. Even when workers’ compensation benefits apply, you may still have a separate personal injury claim against a third party, such as the manufacturer of the defective equipment that caused your injury.

Should I Sign the Insurance Company’s Medical Records Release?

No, a blanket authorization gives the insurer access to your full medical history, which they will use to find anything that reduces the value of your claim. Have an attorney review any document before you sign.

Can I Recover Damages for Phantom Limb Pain After an Amputation?

Yes,  phantom limb pain is a medically recognized condition and is compensable as a non-economic damage for pain and suffering when supported by your treatment records.

What if I Was Partially at Fault for the Accident That Caused My Amputation?

As long as you were 50% or less at fault, Texas law still allows you to recover compensation, your final award is reduced proportionally to your share of responsibility.

How Long Does an Amputation Injury Case Take to Resolve?

Simpler claims can settle within a few months, but complex amputation cases involving multiple defendants or disputed liability often take a year or longer to reach a truly fair resolution.