Whether it happens in an auto accident, through an awkward collision during an athletic competition, through negligence by a medical professional, or through any other means, traumatic spinal cord damage is almost always a life-altering injury. Even comparatively mild injuries can leave victims facing months of intensive and expensive rehabilitative care, and more severe damage often has debilitating consequences that last for the rest of an injured individual’s life.
In a situation as high-stakes as this, retaining a catastrophic injury attorney who you can trust to get results on your behalf will be essential to preserving your future prospects. Our experienced Covington spinal cord injury lawyers at O'Connor, Acciani & Levy can provide the guidance you need to secure the financial restitution you deserve.
Possible Effects of Serious Spinal Cord Damage
Unlike most other body parts, the spinal cord—a bundle of nerves protected by the spine’s vertebrae that functions as the central pathway for all nervous system signals—cannot always heal from injuries by itself. Additionally, the severity of a spinal cord injury depends on exactly where it occurs. Damage to the lower part of the spinal cord may lead to paraplegia in the lower limbs and groin, while damage closer to the neck often causes quadriplegia in all four limbs and the entire torso.
Unfortunately, external trauma that results in the spinal cord being severed at any point invariably results in the permanent loss of all sensation and motor function below the injury site. “Incomplete” injuries that involve only bruising or slight tearing of the spinal cord are less severe than the aforementioned “complete” injuries, and some people may even have good prospects for an eventual full recovery.
Regardless of if the injury is complete or incomplete, spinal cord trauma almost always leaves you dealing with substantial physical, financial, and personal losses during the months and years of treatment they have to go through. If another person’s misconduct directly causes your spinal cord injury, assistance from a
compassionate attorney serving Covington at O'Connor, Acciani & Levy is often crucial to effectively enforcing a victim’s legal right to recover compensation.
Options for Comprehensive Civil Recovery
Most spinal cord injury claims are based on a theory of “negligence,” which entails proving that a named defendant caused the injured plaintiff’s damages by violating a duty they owed that plaintiff to act reasonably under certain circumstances. The nature of this “duty” and what may constitute a breach of it can vary significantly from one case to the next—for example, the duty a
motor vehicle driver owes other drives is very different from the one a
highly trained surgeon owes a patient on whom they are operating.
On top of that, comprehensive recovery for an injury this severe must account both for past losses that have objective values and for estimated future losses that will result from the plaintiff’s newfound permanent disability. Determining the true value of your spinal cord injury case is another place where support from our
qualified Covington lawyers O'Connor, Acciani & Levy can make a big difference.
Speak with a Covington Spinal Cord Injury Attorney Today
No monetary award is great enough to fully make up for the permanent loss of mobility and personal freedom that serious spinal cord trauma can cause. What a fair settlement or civil court award could do, though, is ensure that you do not have to personally shoulder all the financial and personal burdens pushed on you by someone else’s poor judgement.
Our knowledgeable Covington spinal cord injury lawyers at O'Connor, Acciani & Levy will be a dependable ally throughout every stage of your legal proceedings.
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