By Spinal cord injuries are among the most devastating and costly injuries you can suffer. If you’ve suffered a spinal injury in an accident that was someone else’s fault, you deserve compensation for your medical bills, lost income and other damages. You need a skilled NYC spine injury lawyer to file your lawsuit and get you the full amount of compensation you are entitled to receive.
Your legal strategy and how much your case is worth will depend on the type of accident that caused your spinal injury, and whether it is based on negligence or other types of claims such as intentional torts (including homicide). It’s important to hire a firm that has experience handling a variety of personal injury cases in addition to spinal cord injury claims. When you interview potential attorneys, ask about their track record of successful claims and how they typically approach spinal cord injury claims.
A successful claim for a spinal cord injury will often include claims for both current and future costs. These costs can include hospital and doctor visits, surgeries, rehabilitation and physical therapy sessions, and equipment such as wheelchairs, home modifications, etc. The future cost component of a claim can be especially substantial as a spinal cord injury victim will likely require ongoing medical care and treatment for the rest of their life.
An experienced spinal injury lawyer can help you determine what your medical expenses will be in the future and make a strong argument for an award that reflects this. The value of your spinal cord injury claim will also be enhanced if the accident that caused your injury occurred in a place where the at-fault party was obligated to act in a certain way and breached this duty, such as a car crash or workplace incident.
Depending on the severity of your spinal cord injury and its impact on your life, it’s possible that you will not be able to work in your chosen career anymore or at all. This means that you will have to rely on other family members for financial support. This can be emotionally devastating and will likely have other ramifications for your family as well, including relationship issues.
Our NYC spinal cord injury lawyers will use their experience to build a strong claim for your damages that includes economic and non-economic costs. In addition to medical expenses and loss of earnings, this may include the cost of pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life, and other non-tangible losses.
We have years of experience representing spinal cord injury victims and their families in New York City, as well as across the country. You can trust that we will fight tirelessly to get you the maximum amount of compensation possible for your claim. If you would like to learn more about how we can help you, please contact us today. We offer free initial consultations. Schedule your appointment by calling or using our online form.
