Spinal Cord Injury Lawyers Portland
A spinal cord injury can be sustained in motor vehicle accidents. This type of injury consists of damage to the nerves at the end of the spinal canal or the spinal cord itself.
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Financial damages in spinal cord injury cases
Spinal cord injury causes
Symptoms of spinal cord injuries
Bodily injury accident claim investigation
What makes spinal cord accident cases different from other personal injury cases
Insurance settlement negotiations for auto accidents
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This type of major injury can change a person’s life in many ways and can be challenging, devastating, and overwhelming for the person injured and their entire family.
If you or a loved one sustained a spinal injury in a personal injury accident as the result of someone else’s negligence, our spinal cord injury lawyers in Portland at Bridge City Law want to help.
Portland Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer
If you sustained a spinal cord injury, you may be entitled to compensation for your medical expenses, pain and suffering, lost wages, and more.
The personal injury lawyers in Portland at Bridge City Law have represented thousands of Oregonians in motor vehicle accident claims.
Our law firm has the experience and the resources needed to handle complex personal injury claims and personal injury lawsuits.
A spinal cord injury can impact every aspect of your life, from having to change careers to making major modifications to your home and/or vehicle to accommodate a permanent disability.
At Bridge City Law, our attorneys understand how devastating and life-changing this type of injury can be. We will protect your rights, take care of all your legal needs, and make sure you’re treated fairly.
We will be by your side every step of the way to make sure you get the treatment that is best for you — not what the insurance company says should happen.
Our job is to take the stress off of your shoulders, help you get the care you need, and the compensation that will allow you to move on with your life and ensure all of your medical needs are taken care of.
We can guide you through the entire process, including providing legal advice and guidance, filing the necessary insurance claims, completing the required paperwork, and supporting your needs during this challenging time in your life.
If necessary, we will work with the best life care planners and experts to anticipate your future needs and ensure that you receive everything you require.
At Bridge City Law, our team of legal professionals and attorneys will treat you with the respect, empathy, and compassion you deserve while recovering the financial compensation you need to recover and adjust to your new capabilities, parameters, and routines.
We understand how difficult acclimating to life with a spinal cord injury can be. We will do everything we possibly can to minimize stress from the legal process.
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FINANCIAL DAMAGES
in Spinal Cord Injury Cases
In a spinal cord injury claim, the injured person that sustained this type of catastrophic accident injury may be entitled to fair and appropriate compensation from the at-fault driver’s insurance company.
A spinal cord injury can disable the person injured, causing lifelong pain, limitations with work, limitations in your personal life, and even paralysis. The circumstances and facts of each spinal cord injury are unique. When we represent someone who has suffered a spinal cord injury, our law firm seeks to uncover all potential causes that contributed to their injuries so that all liable entities and individuals can be held accountable.
We will work closely with medical providers, accident reconstructionists, and other field experts to thoroughly investigate the accident while exploring every avenue of compensation.
Damages can include:
- Past and future expenses for medical treatment
- Costs associated with assistive medical devices and technologies, including computer software, ramps, and wheelchairs.
- Depression, stress, and anxiety
- Inability to sustain the same quality of life as before the accident
- Loss of health benefits
- Loss of wages
- Loss of future earning potential
- Physical pain and suffering
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Loss of consortium
- Mental anguish
- Emotional distress
- Emotional trauma
And more.
- Past and future expenses for medical treatment
- Costs associated with assistive medical devices and technologies, including computer software, ramps, and wheelchairs.
- Depression, stress, and anxiety
- Inability to sustain the same quality of life as before the accident
- Loss of health benefits
- Loss of wages
- Loss of future earning potential
- Physical pain and suffering
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Loss of consortium
- Mental anguish
- Emotional distress
- Emotional trauma
The catastrophic injury attorneys from our firm will identify the at-fault parties responsible for causing the injuries and will build a strong case that will prove the negligence of all appropriate parties involved.
SPINAL CORD INJURIES CAUSES
A spinal cord injury may be complete or incomplete. If a person has sustained a complete spinal cord injury, they will have no movement or feeling below the spinal cord injury. With an incomplete injury, a person will still have some movement or feeling below the injury site.
A person with paraplegia will have paralysis that affects part or all of the torso. The pelvic organs and legs will also be affected by the injury. With quadriplegia, the pelvic area, organs, torso, hands, and arms are affected by the spinal cord injury.
Common causes of spinal cord injuries include:
- Auto crashes caused by a drunk driver, distracted driver, or reckless driver
- Slip and fall accidents
- Diseases
- Sports and recreational activities
- Acts of violence
SYMPTOMS OF SPINAL CORD INJURIES
There are few injuries that are as life-altering and as serious as spinal cord injuries.
Regardless of the cause of the injury, a spinal cord injury can require several months or years of rehabilitation.
This type of injury can cause:
- Phantom pain
- Loss of sensation in certain areas of the body
- Loss of motor control
- Loss of bladder control
- Partial paralysis
- Total paralysis
- Difficulty with chronic pain management
- Loss of skin sensation/loss of feeling
- Nerve damage
- Neck injury
And more.
There are few injuries that are as life-altering and as serious as spinal cord injuries.
Regardless of the cause of the injury, a spinal cord injury can require several months or years of rehabilitation.
This type of injury can cause:
- Phantom pain
- Loss of sensation in certain areas of the body
- Loss of motor control
- Loss of bladder control
- Partial paralysis
- Total paralysis
- Difficulty with chronic pain management
- Loss of skin sensation/loss of feeling
- Nerve damage
- Neck injury
And more.
BODILY INJURY ACCIDENT CLAIM INVESTIGATION
Investigating a spinal cord injury case can be complex and time-consuming. In many cases, a spinal cord injury is caused by negligence.
This can involve a negligent manufacturer who made a product that caused an accident, or the accident may have been caused by a negligent driver.
Regardless of the exact circumstances, the injured party must prove that the entity or person they’re filing a claim or lawsuit against bears legal responsibility for their injuries.
For example, if a car vehicle accident caused a spinal injury, the person who experienced the spinal cord accident can file a claim with the negligent driver’s insurance company.
If the case involved a defective product, the injured party may have a case against the product’s manufacturer or against the distributor or the store where the person injured in the spinal cord accident purchased the product.
WHAT MAKES SPINAL CORD ACCIDENT CASES
Different from Other Personal Injury Cases?
Spinal cord injuries are categorized as catastrophic injuries, which is what makes them different from other personal injury cases.
These cases often involve filing claims against numerous defendants who contributed to the injury.
This type of catastrophic injury also results in steep medical costs. The estimated lifetime cost for a person with a spinal cord injury is in the millions.
This doesn’t include the costs of health benefits and lost wages.
When a personal injury accident lawyer from Bridge City Law takes your case, we will assess what the lifetime costs will be for this permanent disability, so we can pursue a fair and just amount for damages.
INSURANCE SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS
For Auto Accidents
Insurance settlement negotiations can be challenging and overwhelming for the person injured, especially if they have never dealt with an auto insurance corporation before. Our spinal injury attorneys have extensive experience negotiating with claims adjusters in the insurance industry.
If you sustained your injury in a motor vehicle accident, we will explore the at-fault driver’s accident insurance coverage, the amount of liability insurance they had, and handle any interactions and communications with the insurance company, so that you can focus on your recovery.
The attorneys from our firm will also keep you up-to-date concerning any progress made in your accident injury claim and discuss any settlement offers made with you.
If you sustained your injury in a motor vehicle accident, we will explore the at-fault driver’s accident insurance coverage, the amount of liability insurance they had, and handle any interactions and communications with the insurance company, so that you can focus on your recovery.
The attorneys from our firm will also keep you up-to-date concerning any progress made in your accident injury claim and discuss any settlement offers made with you.
Reach Out To
THE SPINAL CORD INJURY ATTORNEYS
at Bridge City Law. We’re here to help.
At Bridge City Law, our experienced spinal cord attorneys understand the pain, stress, and frustration you and your family are going through. Our compassionate and caring team is here to provide peace of mind. We’ll guide you through the complex personal injury legal process and will handle every detail of your case from start to finish.
We have decades of experience representing people who have suffered a spinal cord injury in Multnomah County. Our accident attorneys will negotiate with insurance companies and defense attorneys on your behalf and take your case to litigation if necessary. We want to free you from the stress and anxiety that accompany a serious accident and help you get the care you need and the compensation you deserve to rebuild your life.
We genuinely care about our clients and want you to know that we are here for you and that your case will be in the best of hands.
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