Taylorsville Spinal Cord Injury Attorney

Spinal Cord Injury Resources

• Those at the Highest Risk
• Effects of Spinal Injuries
• Compensation You Can Recover
• Spinal Cord Injuries and Causes

The back and spine play a critical role in functions of daily living. Even a minor injury to these areas can cause intense pain and suffering, and more serious harm can have life-altering consequences. This is why spinal cord and back injuries can devastate victims, and it is precisely why legal representation is so important in personal injury and auto accident claims involving these damages.

Who are at the Highest Risk of Spinal Injuries?

Elderly adults are particularly susceptible to damages following a spinal cord injury, which commonly follow a slip and fall or other premises liability issue.

The Effects of a Spinal Cord Injury

May include limited or complete loss of movement; damaged nerves; loss of bladder controller; and many other long-term damages. If your injury is due to someone else’s negligence, you may consider speaking to a Taylorsville accident attorney about how the following aspects will affect the outcome of your claim:

Compensation For Spinal Cord Injury Claims:

• Lifestyle changes:
  • Individuals may need to adjust their homes and workplaces to accommodate total or partial paralysis or issues with limited range of motion. If employers cannot reasonably accommodate these injuries, they may need to move the individual into a new position, or the injured person may have to find work elsewhere. This could also affect one’s eligibility for promotion to certain position and keep the victim from engaging in his or her favorite activities or hobbies.
• Ongoing medical expenses and physical therapy:
  •  Upfront medical expenses could easily exceed tens of thousands of dollars, and the victim may also need ongoing physical therapy. The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation reports that new health care costs and living expenses can exceed one million dollars during the first year for people who suffer high tetraplegia. Injuries that cause incomplete motor function at any level will cost approximately $350,000 during the first year.
• Loss of consortium:
  • A spinal cord injury may inhibit a victim from providing companionship and affection to his or her spouse. A judge may account for this loss by leveraging punitive damages against the negligent party. Courts tend to award this is a type of non-economic damage in cases of partial or complete paralysis.

Remuneration needs to account for your initial damages as well as the costs related to modifying a person’s life to accommodate a back injury. An insurance company may offer an initial settlement that may seem generous but will not actually cover these costs decades in the future. This is of particular concern in cases involving negligence, as those responsible should be held accountable for their actions and the victims justly compensated.

Causes of Spinal Cord Injuries

Spinal cord injuries are often the result of a car crash, slip and fall, or similarly devastating accident. It is also very common in motorcycle accidents. These cases require a thorough understanding of Utah’s comparative negligence laws, which stipulates that the amount you are eligible to receive will decrease depending on your level of fault in a case. Hiring a competent motorcycle accident lawyer or a truck accident lawyer depending on your claim, is important when dealing with negligence; attorneys specializing in personal injury cases can gather evidence and present arguments to drive your fault percentage down.

Calculating the Costs in Your Legal Claim

An attorney can help you calculate a fair amount that considers lifestyle modifications, immediate and future medical payments, and the cost of lost wages and inhibited productivity. As such, you need a legal counselor with personal injury experience in Utah who can be assertive in securing the amount needed to cover all costs. You may also need to call on medical experts to verify the extent of damages and expenses that you will take on due to an injury.

As the victim of negligence, this financial burden should not fall onto your shoulder. Contact our injury attorneys at Fielding Law for more information on how you can proceed with a personal injury claim.

What are clients say about working with us:

“Michael and Mitchell are both excellent attorneys who know the ins and outs of personal injury law. And they are dedicated to their clients. They listen, answer questions and take the extra steps necessary to maximize the value of your claim. I would recommend Fielding Law to anyone” -Matt Martinez