Few injuries are as physically and emotionally traumatic as a spinal cord injury, which has serious adverse impacts on all aspects of the injury victim’s life. If someone else’s reckless, careless, or wrongful actions caused the injury, it’s even more devastating. While no legal action against the at-fault party erases a spinal cord injury, you could recover the financial compensation you deserve for your permanent injury.
Contact a Richardson spinal cord injury lawyer at GreeningLaw PC to learn more about your legal options to recover your losses.
Why Choose Us for Your Richardson Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer?
At GreeningLaw, our Richardson personal injury attorneys have over 40 years of experience handling even the most complex catastrophic injury cases with the dignity and compassion our injured clients deserve. With our team on your side, you have the following:
- A commitment to a client-centered approach, with a personalized legal strategy seeking the maximum compensation available to you
- A renowned legal voice behind your claim, due to our record of success and AV Preeminent® rating from the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell publication
We offer a free case consultation to injury victims and a contingency-based payment model, so you owe nothing for our legal services until after we’ve first recovered compensation for you.
What are the Common Causes of Spinal Cord Injuries In Richardson Personal Injury Claims?
When a serious injury like a catastrophic spinal cord injury could have been prevented if only another party had taken reasonable care, a personal injury claim helps recover the financial compensation an injury victim needs to relieve the associated financial hardship. Common negligent causes of spinal cord injuries include the following:
- Car accidents
- Commercial truck accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- Falls from heights
- Recreational activity injuries, such as diving, horseback riding, or skating
- Contact sports injuries
- Workplace injuries
- Medical malpractice
The severity of a spinal cord injury and the vertebral level of the injury in the spinal column determine the resulting degree of paralysis. An injury to the lower lumbar spine causes paralysis of the lower limbs, whereas an injury to the cervical spine causes tetraplegia, or total paralysis below the point of injury in the neck.
What are the Recoverable Damages In a Richardson Spinal Cord Injury Claim?
Although many spinal cord injury victims go on to gain independence and live full lives, a spinal cord injury is costly. In the U.S., mean first-year charges range from about $111,780 for less severe injuries (AIS D and E) to more than $1.15 million for the most severe high-cervical injuries (AIS A, B, or C at the C1–C4 level). The fault-based injury law in Texas allows a catastrophic injury victim to seek compensation for these losses.
Common damages recovered in successful claims against an at-fault party include the following:
- Total past and future medical expenses, including for related complications that are commonly associated with spinal cord injuries
- Out-of-pocket costs for mobility equipment, adaptive equipment for the home and vehicle, and home assistance costs
- Lost wages and diminished future income loss
- Compensation for pain and suffering
- Compensation for catastrophic injury losses, including disability, loss of consortium, loss of enjoyment of life, or diminished quality of life
- Compensation for emotional trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and depression
Compensation typically comes from the at-fault party’s insurance, such as auto insurance after a car accident injury or property liability insurance after a broken staircase accident.
Call a Richardson Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer
It takes clear and concise evidence to prove the at-fault party’s liability for a spinal cord injury and to make a careful calculation of damages with the help of medical expert witnesses. An experienced Richardson spinal cord injury lawyer uses their knowledge and resources to maximize the compensation available in a spinal cord injury claim. Call or contact GreeningLaw online for a free case consultation so we can begin strategizing the best way forward on your case.