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Spinal cord injuries are one of the most devastating types of injuries and can lead to permanent health issues if not death.
People can suffer a spinal cord injury from a variety of accidents. Some examples are slip and falls by pools, car accidents, birth injuries, surgery negligence, gun accidents and more.
Spinal cord injuries and paralysis can cause lifelong hardships and bare tremendous financial and emotional burdens on loved ones.
What is a spinal cord injury?
The spinal cord houses all of the spinal column’s nerves that send messages from the brain to the rest of the body. When a person’s spinal cord is damaged and the brain can no longer communicate with the body, a person could suffer partial or full loss of motor control and sensation. If they are paralyzed in the upper body they’re paraplegic. If they’re paralyzed in every limb they are quadriplegic. Depending on the severity, they may lose control over basic body functions.
What’s your injury worth?
Victims who have suffered spinal cord injuries from accidents that weren’t their fault can seek compensation for losses suffered due to their injury. Personal injury attorneys may be able to recover significant compensation for not only medical expenses, but also for lost current and future wages, pain and suffering, and for emotional trauma. An attorney can also fight for future ongoing medical expenses and needs such as motorized chairs or stair lifts.
A defendant (the victim of the spinal cord injury), must prove that the plaintiff was negligent in order to win a personal injury lawsuit. Depending on the type of accident, the plaintiff could have been negligent while driving a car or truck, or could have been negligent if they’re company sold defective products that caused the accident.
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