Spinal Cord Injury - Personal Injury Claims

WHAT ARE SPINAL CORD INJURIES? When someone injures their spinal cord it can result in partial or complete paralysis. There are approximately 12,000 spinal cord injuries every year, many of which are from auto accidents and on the job injuries. These permanent injuries shatter people's lives as they struggle to put their lives back together and learn to live life with limitations that can affect their ability to walk, talk, eat, sleep, work, and perform their daily activities.

PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS INVOLVING SPINAL CORD INJURIES: Spinal cord injuries when caused by the negligence normally have enormous settlement or jury verdict value. This is because spinal cord injuries normally completely devastate the injured victim's life. Spinal cord injuries often turn otherwise healthy active individuals into people who may need around the clock assistance and care. Partial or complete paralysis can make it difficult to perform all of the normal daily activities such as bathing, dressing, preparing meals, eating, working, etc. In personal injury claims the negligent party and their insurance company are responsible for paying for the past and future medical, past and future lost income or wages, and pain and suffering. As you can imagine the cost of treatment for spinal injuries is out of sight. A projection of the typical treatment of spinal injuries is

(1) Initial medical treatment often costs $280,000 to $300,000.
(2) Annual treatment for the subsequent years is often $30,000.
(3) Example - A forty year old man would likely require $1,324,500 or more for his life time of treatment.

INDENTIFYING AND STACKING ALL AVAILABLE INSURANCE POLICIES IS CRITICAL: One of the most important benefits of hiring our personal injury law firm is that we will identify all of the insurance policies that cover your claim. These may include some or all of the following: the negligent driver's personal automobile policy, the owner of the vehicle's automobile policy, the employer's liability coverage, and umbrella policies. Our personal injury lawyers will not only identify these insurance policies, but also will find out the policy limits of each and will make sure that all policies available are properly stacked.

WHY DO YOU NEED AN ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS INVOLVING SPINAL INJURIES? Because the damages are so extensive, it is critical that anyone who suffers a spinal injury have an attorney to make sure that he or she recovers all that they are entitled to recover. You only get "one bite of the apple" meaning that you have to make sure you recover all that you will need for your past and future damages because after you settle, then you are on your own and cannot go back for more money.

The personal injury attorneys at The Griffin Law Firm specialize in handling personal injury claims of all sizes. Because spinal cord injuries are catastrophic injuries it is important to utilize expert witnesses to establish the future treatment plan and costs often called "life care plans". It is also important to utilize economists to establish what the loss of future income would likely have been. Often spinal cord injuries and other catastrophic injuries result in structured settlements to make sure that the injured victims have the income they need for the rest of their lives.

FREE CONSULTATION AND FREE SETTELMENT EVALUATION: If you or someone you know has a personal injury claim involving spinal injuries or any other injury, I strongly recommend that you contact us through any of the below methods:

(1) FREE CONSULTATION BY PHONE: You can call us at 866-847-6545 for a free consultation and to have your legal questions answered.
(2) FREE SETTLEMENT EVALUATION FORM: You can submit your case to us for a free settlement evaluation by clicking this link.
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