Roseville Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer

When you received the news that you suffered a spinal cord injury, you knew that it would forever change your life. It’s likely you’re struggling to deal with the physical and emotional changes. Triumph Law can support you by helping you file a spinal cord injury lawsuit.

Catastrophic injuries are complex to pursue, and the insurers would love to get you to settle for less than your case is worth. You may be owed significant compensation, and our personal injury lawyers in Roseville want to make sure you get the full value of your case.

Your Non-Economic Damages May Be High

A spinal cord injury is an obvious injury. Most involve some degree of paralysis or damage to your bodily functions. An insurer may try to offer a quick settlement for your immediate medical bills, but it’s probably not enough and it certainly won’t cover the non-economic damages you’re owed, like pain and suffering or emotional anguish.

If you work with our Roseville spinal cord injury lawyers, we will calculate all the damages they owe you so you can get justice after what you’ve suffered. If someone else’s negligent actions caused your injury, they need to pay for your care.

Our team will work hard to find every source of liability and all the damages you deserve to receive. No matter what the cause of your injury was, we have the experience necessary to pursue your case to a successful conclusion. We’ve assisted victims with spinal injuries caused by cars, sports injuries, falls, and even assaults.

Signs of Spinal Cord Injury

About 60% of all spinal cord injuries involve partial or total paralysis, but there are other symptoms that can appear if the cord is bruised, pinched, or partially damaged. See a doctor immediately for a spinal cord diagnosis if you experience any of the following after your accident:

• Stinging or burning sensations
• Inability to feel heat or cold
• Odd pain
• Weakness in the limbs
• Bowel or bladder control problems
• Sexual problems
• Difficulty breathing
• Partial loss of movement in the body

Early treatment can minimize your damage and will start the documentation process for your injuries. If you wait to get treatment, you could make the problem worse. You could even cause the cord to break completely. That will cause paralysis or possibly death.

Also, if you wait too long, the insurance company may try to claim that your injury happened because of something else. See a doctor as soon as possible after your crash and follow their care instructions to prevent this.

What Is a Fair Settlement Amount for a Spinal Cord Injury?

People who suffer from spinal cord injuries need lifelong medical care. Every case has a unique set of costs, but the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistics Center estimates the lifetime costs of caring for a spinal cord injury at nearly $5 million dollars.

That’s just the economic costs. The emotional impacts and the pain you’ve suffered carry their own costs. You deserve full compensation for both. If you’ve received a settlement offer that isn’t reaching six or seven figures, it’s likely the insurer is trying to lowball you unless there’s an excellent reason.

Find out how much your case is really worth. A visit with a Roseville spinal cord injury lawyer can clear up your legal options and show you a better way to get you the true value of your spinal cord injury claim.

What Must Be Proven to Win a Spinal Cord Injury Claim?

When you make a claim blaming someone’s actions for your harm, you’re making an accusation of negligence. There are four elements to all negligence claims. While some of the fine details may be different for the kind of case you have, our lawyers will need to prove four things:

• Were you and the defendant (who you’re suing) in a situation where the defendant owed you a reasonable amount of care to keep you from being harmed? This is called a duty of care.
• Did the defendant break that duty of care and put you in a dangerous situation?
• Did that dangerous situation cause your accident?
• Were you harmed in the accident, and how much were you harmed?

Here’s an example. A drunk driver speeds through a red light and crashes into your car and leaves you paralyzed. What are the four elements in this case?

• All drivers have a legal duty of care toward other drivers to keep their car in control and avoid crashes.
• The drunk driver broke their duty by breaking the law. They drove drunk, were speeding, and ignored traffic signals.
• Those factors caused them to crash into you, causing the accident.
• You suffered damages, including paralysis, property damage, and much more.

If all four are proven, the insurance company knows they have to pay up for what their policyholder did. The next step is arguing for the value of your claim. If they refuse to pay what you’re fully owed, or continue to say that they aren’t responsible, then Triumph Law will take them to court.

Are There Damage Caps in California?

California does not place a limit on how much you can get from a claim, with one exception. If medical malpractice caused your spinal cord injury, there is a limit to how much you can claim in non-economic damages, such as pain and suffering.

If medical malpractice did not cause your injury, the law cannot lower how much you get after the fact. 

When Should I Call You?

Spinal injury may put you in the hospital for a long time, but you do not have to wait until you’ve been released to talk with a Roseville spinal cord injury lawyer. As long as you can hold a conversation, or have someone do it for you, you can call us anytime after your accident. It’s best to call as soon as you can for the best chance of success.

Contact Our Spinal Cord Injury Lawyers in Roseville

Let Triumph Law hear your story and explain how we can help you after your accident. We will explain your legal options and, should you hire us, take the burden of fighting for compensation after your accident off your mind.

We offer no-cost case evaluations, and we do not charge a fee for our services until we help you win money for your claim. The worst we can say is you do not have a case. Find out what to do after your accident by calling us today.