Although most people think of spinal cord injuries as those that leave patients paralyzed, milder forms may lead to different outcomes, leaving mobility intact, but causing other problems. Paralysis in varying degrees is the worst outcome, but you can also experience dizziness, headaches, tingling in arms and legs, and loss of continence. The treatment protocol differs for each symptom, and if someone else caused your situation, the amount of damages you ask for by filing a lawsuit matters greatly.
If your catastrophic injury is irreversible, you face a lifetime of medical and rehabilitative care, and you may need to retrofit your home and vehicle. In many cases, you will not be able to resume your normal work schedule, although your family’s bills do not stop in deference. When another person or a product designer is negligent and you are harmed, a Port St. John spinal cord injury lawyer should be your next call.
The aftermath of spinal cord injuries depends on where the injury falls along the spinal cord and how severe it is. The spinal cord is the body’s communications system, with the brain signaling nerve endings to send messages along the route for you to move body parts. Messages may or may not get through, depending on the permanence of the injury. If the cord is severed, the injuries are considered complete below the damage, which means there will be no feeling or movement. With temporary bruising, the injury may be incomplete, with some movement below it, and recovery may be possible. Some common spinal cord injuries involving others’ negligence include:
A Port St. John spinal cord injury attorney gathers and studies evidence to reconstruct your accident, assessing blame to identify defendants who are obligated to compensate you if their actions caused your injuries.
You have one chance to make a case for the compensation you will require for your medical care, lost wages, emotional trauma, pain and suffering, damaged property, and loss of the enjoyment of life. More than anything, you need aggressive representation from a personal injury attorney with a track record of getting large settlements and jury awards.
We know insurance companies access data that tells them how much other injured parties received in settlements after a spinal cord injury caused by one of their clients. The problem is they will selectively present you with the data most beneficial to them. A settlement when an injury is temporary is not suitable if the injury is going to require lifelong medical attention.
We do not cave to their intimidating tactics, and they are aware of the attorneys who do, and those who will not. If a settlement offer is not enough, our Port St. John attorneys are armed with the evidence a jury should see to award you the most money possible for your spinal cord damage.
Depending on how you are injured, our attorneys consider police and medical reports, witness testimony, surveillance video, cell phone stills, and we enlist expert witnesses when it benefits you.
We hope to prove the defendant’s negligence with this evidence. For you to prevail in a lawsuit, the defendant must have breached a duty of care. This duty is based on how a reasonable person in a similar situation would behave to avoid injuring you. For example, a motorist is expected to drive sober and obey traffic laws. Driving while high on fentanyl is a breach of duty. If this breach causes an accident and you end up with a spinal cord injury, your Port St. John lawyer will present the evidence of negligence, as well as what your injuries will cost you, to win you the largest award possible.
Your entire body could be compromised by a spinal cord accident, from headaches to paralysis. It is frustrating to know that someone’s negligence put you in this position, but now is the time to be proactive and get the money you need to build a solid future.
The Umansky Law Firm gets exceptional results in insurance settlement talks and from the outcomes of personal injury lawsuits we handle. We care about our clients and understand their needs. A Port St. John spinal cord injury lawyer is waiting for your call so we can represent you to the best of our ability.
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