If you’ve suffered a spinal cord injury because of someone else’s actions, a spinal cord injury lawyer in Farmers Branch at GreeningLaw, P.C. can provide prompt, assertive legal representation.
A spinal cord injury is one of the most impactful permanent injuries a person can endure, often described in legal terms as a catastrophic personal injury. While the human body is resilient and recovers from most injuries, some leave permanent, life-altering harm. No lawsuit can erase that damage, though it can hold the responsible party accountable.
Complex Claims Deserve Tailored Legal Approaches. Trust GreeningLaw To Handle Your Case
No one should have to add a challenging legal process to their life while also dealing with a permanent injury. With GreeningLaw, your spinal cord injury case has the following advantages:
- A Farmers Branch personal injury attorney dedicated to developing a personalized legal strategy with maximizing your compensation as their highest priority
- Access to renowned medical expert testimony to support your claim
- A lead attorney with an AV Preeminent® rating, which is the highest peer rating standard in the legal community
You pay nothing upfront for our legal services. Instead, you only pay us after you have your compensation in hand.
What Damages Can I Recover In a Farmers Branch Spinal Cord Injury Claim?
The level of paralysis and disability after a spinal cord injury depends on the portion of the spinal cord damaged by the trauma. Lower-level spinal cord damage results in paraplegia, or paralysis of the lower body and legs, while an injury at the cervical spine level in the neck can cause tetraplegia, or complete paralysis below the head.
Recoverable damages in spinal cord injury claims include:
- Reimbursement for medical expenses
- Total anticipated future medical expenses and out-of-pocket costs
- Adaptive equipment costs
- Lost earnings
- Future income loss or diminished future earning ability
- Compensation for pain and suffering
- Catastrophic injury compensation for disability, loss of enjoyment of life, or diminished quality of life
According to NIH data from 1990 to 2020, the median cost of care for the first year after a spinal cord injury has an upper cost range of $1,156,400
What Causes Spinal Cord Injuries In Texas Legal Claims?
Personal injury laws are based on the legal premise that we all owe a duty of reasonable care to others in our orbit. Unfortunately, sometimes people act negligently or with reckless disregard for others’ safety. Common causes of preventable spinal cord injuries in Farmers’ Branch include the following:
- Car accidents
- Commercial truck accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- Bicycle accidents
- Slips, trips, and falls, or falls from heights in premises liability claims
- Contact sports and recreational injuries
- Medical malpractice
After a spinal cord accident in Farmers Branch, you have the right to recover compensation if your permanent injury could have been prevented with someone else’s reasonable care. Compensation in spinal cord injury claims typically comes from the at-fault party’s insurance.
In some cases, multiple parties could be held liable under the law of proportionate responsibility in Texas; for instance, your attorney could pursue compensation from a careless driver’s insurance and through a defective product claim against the manufacturer of a defective seatbelt or airbag, depending on the circumstances of your injury.
Contact a Farmers Branch Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer From GreeningLaw, P.C.
After suffering a catastrophic personal injury such as a spinal cord injury, you don’t have to bear the burden of expenses as well as the disability if someone else’s negligent or reckless actions caused the injury. Instead, reach out to GreeningLaw, P.C. to speak with a spinal cord injury lawyer about your options for financial recovery, so you can focus on maximizing your physical and emotional recovery.