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- Amputation Injuries
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- Spinal Cord Injuries
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- Wrongful Death
Spinal Cord Injuries
Injuries that affect the spinal cord are among the most difficult for families to deal with. These injuries affect the nerves that relay messages between the brain and the body, disrupting major body systems and causing serious complications like paralysis, loss of day-to-day functions and muscle spasms.
Since these injuries usually occur in people under 30 years old, they often require decades of expensive treatment. While some function is usually restored between a week and six months after the injury, the road back to a normal life is often much longer than that of other injuries.
According to the Mayo Clinic1, the most common causes of spinal cord injuries are:
- Auto accidents – Car and motorcycle accidents cause more than 40 percent of spinal cord injuries.
- Falls – While a high percentage of spinal cord injuries occur early in life, most of the serious spine injuries that occur after age 65 are caused by a fall.
- Violence – Another 15 percent of spine injuries come from violence, mainly gunshot and knife wounds.
- Sports – Among young people, impact and shallow water sports account for a high percentage of spinal cord injuries.
If you or a loved one has suffered a spinal injury, you may be entitled to compensation to help with your medical expenses and loss of income. Many of the injuries highlighted above are caused by negligence, malicious intent or manufacturing defects. All of these causes are grounds for a lawsuit.
The Simmons Law Firm is a nationwide law firm with catastrophic injury specialists who can help you file your spinal cord injury lawsuit and recover all the compensation that you are entitled to. They will find expert witnesses, figure out exactly how much compensation to seek and fight on your behalf all at no charge to you until you win your lawsuit.
To schedule a free consultation where you can discuss your grounds for a spinal cord injury lawsuit with an experienced personal injury lawyer, call the Simmons Law Firm today at 866-468-8631.
1http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/spinal-cord-injury/DS00460/DSECTION=causes
