Spinal Cord Injury Attorneys
The victim of a spinal cord injury will experience long-lasting physical disabilities, as well as impaired physical sensation and varying degrees of paralysis. If you or someone you know has experienced a spinal cord injury, the Texas law firm of Fineberg Gresham would like to discuss the circumstances under which you were injured. Our firm will fight for compensation for your pain, suffering, lasting physical impairment, past medical expenses, future medical care, and other damages if your spinal cord injury was the result of another person’s negligence.
A spinal cord injury is often the result of severe physical trauma, such as a strong, sudden, or unexpected blow, truck wreck or auto accident, industrial accident or explosion, or a serious sports-related injury. The severity of a spinal cord injury can be determined by the point at which the injury occurred. A spinal cord injury that occurs closer to the base of the skull will have a much greater affect on a person’s mobility than a spinal cord injury that occurs lower down the back.
Spinal Cord Injury Statistics
According the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, a high tetraplegia spinal cord injury can cost nearly $800,000 in just the first year and $200,000 every year following. Since 2005, motor vehicle crashes account for 42% of reported spinal cord injury cases. The center estimates over 12,000 spinal cord injuries occur each year, but since no recent studies have been conducted the number could be even higher. The chart belows shows the main causes for spinal cord injuries:
A Spinal Cord Injury Attorney Can Help
The team of spinal cord injury lawyers at our firm will examine your case and help you receive the compensation you deserve for medical and emotional burdens you have suffered. A Fineberg Gresham attorney specializing in spinal cord injuries can help you navigate through tht elegal process required to attain the compensation you deserve. This often long and tedious process includes:
- Filing a complaint: If a settlement cannot be reached your catastrophic injury attorney will file a lawsuit;
- Discovery: Parties in the suit conduct an investigation into the facts of the case;
- Pretrial Hearings: The judge meets with the parties and reviews evidence that is to be presented and suggests a settlement amount or appoints a neutral third party to conduct arbitration;
- Mediation: A neutral third party helps both parties try to come to an agreement;
- The Final Trial: A case is taken to trial when both parties can not agree on a settlement.
If a case is unfortunately appealed, Fineberg Gresham clients can be assured that their attorney will continue to fight for the justice they deserve. Having an experienced attorney greatly reduces additional stress the legal process may impose on the victim or their family.
Your Rights
You may be entitled to compensation for your injury. Civil law exists to compensate an individual for injuries and losses which were caused by someone's negligence, a defective product, or some other form of misconduct or failure to act. Financial compensation awarded in a court of law is aimed at covering the following expenses:
- Hospitalization
- Medical care
- In home care givers
- Rehabilitation
- Counseling and Psychiatric care
- Lost income
- Expenses not covered by existing health insurance
- Travel expenses for medical care
- Funeral expenses
If you or a loved one has suffered as a result of a spinal cord injury, the attorneys at our Texas firm are here to help you. To discuss your case with the spinal cord injury lawyers at our Texas law firm contact the office of Fineberg Gresham today.