Spinal cord injuries present special challenges to victims. Survivors of spinal cord injuries face the prospect of a complete alteration of what they can do with the rest of their lives. This can create a lot of emotional trauma on top of the physical trauma.
Our West Sacramento personal injury lawyers will work to understand how your life has changed because of your injury. Then we will fight to get you the most money for your spinal cord injury claim. Here’s how we’ll help you if you’re suffering from an injury like this.
Proving Negligence in Spinal Cord Injuries
External trauma from someone who acts negligently causes most spinal cord injuries. Some of the causes include:
- Vehicle collisions
- Slip and fall accidents
- Falling from a height
- Sports injuries
- Gun injuries and assaults
- Bicycle or pedestrian accidents with vehicles
We must discover how the accident happened and who created the negligent situation that harmed you. After that, we can help you pursue justice and compensation against whoever harmed you.
In a spinal cord injury, that amount could be quite large. Caring for a spinal cord injury can easily reach several million dollars, but getting an insurer to give you that much isn’t likely. They will try to push you to settle for less, unless you have a spinal cord injury lawyer on your side.
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(916) 500-0000Why You May Need a Spinal Cord Injury Attorney
According to Cleveland Clinic, about 60% of all spinal cord injuries result in quadriplegia, or paralysis from the neck downward. Sufferers of paralysis will need a personal care assistant for the rest of their lives.
If you were lucky enough to avoid paralysis, you could still suffer from many complications caused by spinal cord injuries. You may be unable to return to your previous job. You may suffer partial paralysis. These dramatic changes to your life could also affect your mental health negatively.
By hiring one of our West Sacramento spinal cord injury lawyers, you can hold whoever harmed you responsible and could get compensation to pay for your losses. The money you get from a lawsuit could mean a world of difference in your quality of life after your accident.
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(916) 500-0000 What Expenses Can I Get Compensation for Through a Claim?
Our firm has been triumphant in getting spinal cord injury victims millions of dollars for these accidents. While not all cases can reach that level of compensation, spinal cord injury claims are usually on the high end of compensation amounts. We will work hard to ensure you get all the damages you’re entitled to receive, including:
- Medical expenses
- Hospital stays
- Assistive devices
- Medications
- Ambulance Fees
- Lost wages and decreased earning ability
- Pain and suffering, emotional distress
- Diminished quality of life
- Loss of consortium
All claims to compensation must be backed up by evidence. Our team will seek police reports, medical records, pay stubs, and testimony from you about how your injury has changed your life. These and other pieces of evidence form the foundation of our claim to the insurer, or to our case in court if the insurer refuses to pay what you’re owed.
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Triumph Law does not charge fees unless we get you compensation. This is called working on a contingency fee basis. If you win, we will take a portion of how much you’ve won from your claim or lawsuit as our fee. If you lose, then we weren’t successful and don’t deserve to get paid.
All people should have the right to personal injury representation, no matter what their income is. Contingency fees remove the financial burden from you and it gives our West Sacramento spinal cord injury lawyers incentive to work as hard as possible to get you a fair settlement. If you don’t get paid, we don’t get paid.
Deadlines for Filing Lawsuits in California
If we believe that your case requires a lawsuit to get full compensation, we must do so before the state’s statute of limitations runs out. You have two years from the day you were injured to start a lawsuit or you’ll lose your chance at compensation.
There are some exceptions to this deadline, like if the injured person is a minor or if the defendant is a government entity. Even if you think the deadline is passed, speak to us first before you give up. We can tell you if your case falls into one of the exceptions and how you could move forward with your case.
Don’t Deal With the Insurers on Your Own
The opposing side may believe that you caused your own accident or that you share responsibility. One of our jobs is to fight against those claims because they could lower or deny your right to compensation.
If you try to fight the insurers on your own, you may get a settlement offer but it’s likely to be much less than you need. Insurers know they may have to pay quite a lot of money in a spinal cord injury case, so they’ll pull all the stops to get you to settle for less.
You need someone with legal knowledge and experience with catastrophic injury claims. You also need someone with the funds needed to see your case through all the way to the end. We have these advantages, and our results prove our effectiveness.
Contact a West Sacramento Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer
No amount of money can fix your paralysis with current medical knowledge, but you can receive fair restitution for the adjustments you must make to your life after paralysis. We have the experience and resources you need to maximize the value of your spinal cord injury claim.
Reach out anytime to Triumph Law and get help after your injury. You’ve endured one of the worst kinds of accidents someone could suffer. Let us take up the fight on your behalf. If you or a loved one have suffered from a catastrophic injury, contact Triumph Law for a free consultation.
