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Spinal cord injuries can be permanently debilitating and forever traumatic. From physical limitations and quality of life impacts to crippling medical bills for life, spinal cord injuries can be catastrophic and devastating.
When these injuries have been caused by negligence, you can trust Morris & Dewett Injury Lawyers to help you recover. For decades, our 5-star Covington spinal cord injury lawyers have been tireless advocates for people just like, fighting to win compensation for survivors and families.
Strategic and relentlessly determined to win, we know how to provide strong, persuasive representation when it matters most — and we are highly effective at securing the maximum available compensation in even the toughest spinal cord injury cases. Whether you need answers about your legal options or you are ready to file a spinal cord injury claim, we are here for you 24/7, ready to help now.
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A spinal cord injury (SCI) is any type of damage to the spinal cord that results from disease, degeneration, or trauma. About 9 in 10 SCIs are caused by trauma (source: WHO).
The severity and impacts of spinal cord injuries depends on a few key factors, including:
The table below shows the average medical expenses and living costs for those with SCI. These costs don’t include lost earnings or lost productivity resulting from spinal cord injuries (source: NSCSC).
*Costs if the spinal cord injury was sustained at the age of 25 or 50.
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Vehicle wrecks cause more than 38% of all spinal cord injuries. This includes:
While SCIs can occur from the sheer force of a collision, these injuries can also happen when people are thrown from or directly hit by vehicles. Many of these crashes and the resulting SCIs could have been avoided if not for the negligence of drivers and/or others.
Whether or not you can sue any party after suffering an SCI depends on a few different factors. One of these is when the injury occurred or when it was diagnosed. If the injury-causing event (or diagnosis) happened more than a year ago, there may be limited chances to seek compensation, depending on the details of your potential case.
Still, assuming the filing deadline (statute of limitations) for your claim has not passed, you may be able to sue those at fault for causing the accident or event resulting in your SCI. That can make it essential to:
It depends on what type of accident or incident caused the spinal cord injury. For example, a spinal cord injury case involving a car accident versus a work accident versus a defective product can all work differently. That’s especially true when considering that each of these accidents could involve multiple at-fault parties and more than one claim.
A Covington spinal cord injury lawyer at Morris & Dewett Injury Lawyers can answer this question in a no-obligation, confidential consultation.
That said, here are some important facts to understand about spinal cord injury cases:
If you or a loved one has suffered a spinal cord injury in some type of accident or event, contact a Covington spinal cord injury lawyer at Morris & Dewett Injury Lawyers to find out more about your rights and legal options.
We have decades of experience, a reputation for success, and a record of winning in even the most challenging cases. Discover the difference our team can make in your case and recovery by contacting us today.
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