When a serious workplace or road traffic accident happens, immediate public attention naturally focuses on the injured person. That includes everything from hospital admissions to broken bones, surgery, and the physical pain suffered by the individual. However, an injury is never an isolated event. When someone suffers a life-changing accident, the impact reverberates far beyond the Emergency Department. The knock-on effects can seriously disrupt the daily lives, emotional stability and financial security of their entire family. To shed light on this broader human cost, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) launched its Rebuilding Shattered Lives campaign. As APIL Chief Executive Mike Benner highlighted in one of APIL’s periodic updates on the campaign, suffering a serious injury is never a solo journey. The consequences spread outward like ripples from a stone thrown into a pond, touching spouses, young children, extended relatives, and close friends. Continue Reading