Helping People with Spinal Cord Injuries in Dallas
Survivors of spinal cord injuries might be able to file a lawsuit against the person, company, or any other party who could have prevented their accident. For example, employers who fail to prevent serious accidents should be held accountable for the suffering that they cause, as should negligent drivers for a wreck or manufacturers who made faulty machinery.
Spinal cord injuries are often caused by:
Spinal cord injuries mean a complete change in the lifestyle a person lives. They’re accompanied by expensive medical care and often mean that the injured person cannot work like they did. That’s why our Dallas spinal cord injury lawyers fight for the complete compensation a person needs for the long term, not just the settlement they’re offered. We’re never satisfied with an offer until we’re convinced that it’s enough to make sure our clients have a path forward.
Types of Spinal Cord Injury Cases
Any spinal cord injury is a serious matter, but the severity of the injury greatly affects the long-term expenses to account for in your claim.
These types of spinal cord injuries include:
- Complete spinal cord injuries: This means damage so severe that there is no more motor abilities or sense of feeling, whether that occurs high enough to lead to paralysis or inability to control the bowels and bladder.
- Incomplete spinal cord injuries: With these injuries, there is still some ability and sense of feeling retained, the types of injuries that rehabilitation and treatment can provide some recovery for.
- Tetraplegia/Quadriplegia: This can refer to complete or partial loss of mobility and feeling in all four limbs as well as the torso, often due to injury to the cervical spine.
- Paraplegia: This is paralysis of the lower torso, hips, and legs, often caused by complete or partial injury to the thoracic, lumbar, or sacral areas of the spine.
Long-Term Repercussions of a Spinal Cord Damage
On top of the immediate challenges of being severely painful and often expensive to treat, spinal cord injuries can require prolonged recovery times, and in some cases, can't be fully recovered from. Our Dallas injury law firm is well-versed in just how costly, in personal and financial terms, spinal cord damage can be.
Some of the ongoing issues that affect quality of life after a spinal cord injury include:
- Incontinence or loss of control
- Mobility trouble
- Trouble breathing
- Spasms
- Chronic pain
- Paralysis
Whatever the complications of a spinal cord injury, they often translate to ongoing expenses, whether it's for medication, physical therapy, long-term care, wheelchairs and other devices, and so forth. Along with these quantifiable costs, there are noneconomic damages to consider as well, such as physical impairment, loss of quality of life, emotional pain and suffering, and more.
How Much a Spinal Cord Injury Case Could Be Worth
Each claim is different, and it can often take medical and financial experts to determine what the costs of long-term care could look for someone with a spinal cord injury. For instance, depending on the severity of the injury, hospital bills, surgeries, rehabilitation, and other healthcare costs can quickly add up to six figures or even seven figures of expected future bills. That said, there are different types of damages available across many cases like these.
The compensation for spinal cord injury claims can include:
- Medical expenses (past and future)
- Income losses (days of missed work, diminished earning capacity)
- Pain and suffering (physical and emotional)
- Loss of enjoyment of life (such as inability to continue certain sports, hobbies, etc.)
- Punitive damages (such as in cases of egregious negligence, like drunk driving)
A Proven Record in Spinal Cord Injury Results
We can't promise any specific outcomes for a client's unique case, but we have handled many serious and complex spinal cord injuries in the past with remarkable success. We can promise that we give our all for each legal battle we face, knowing how much depends on our being able to win a favorable result for our clients. Our Dallas spinal cord injury lawyers are well-equipped and eager to help our clients get the outcomes they fully deserve.
In spinal cord injury cases in the past, we've been able to recover:
- $117 million: We successfully represented a mother who was seven months pregnant and was seriously injured when the ambulance transporting her got into a crash, inflicting her with serious brain and spine injuries such that she's wheelchair-bound and also gave birth prematurely
- $9.8 million: We represented a refinery worker who sustained head, spine, shoulder, and knee injuries in an explosion
- $9.5 million: This was won for an injured oilfield worker who suffered a traumatic brain injury and needed back and neck surgeries for his other injuries after a pipe flew off a compressor unit and into our client's head
- $7.4 million: We won this result for a contractor who suffered cervical and lumbar spine injuries while escaping a plant fire
- $6.37 million: This result was for worker who suffered spine and head injuries in a refinery explosion
- $6.4 million: This was for a contractor who suffered spinal cord injuries and then PTSD from escaping a plant fire
- $6.25 million: We were able to recover this amount for a woman who suffered head and cervical spine injuries when a falling sign hit her while she was seated at a restaurant patio
- And so many other great results
Call (888) 493-1629 to learn more about what your spinal cord injury case could be worth.
About Dallas, TX
Numerous Fortune 500 companies are headquartered within the Dallas city limits. This includes AT&T, Southwest Airlines, Energy Transfer Equity, and CBRE. The popular convenience store chain 7-Eleven began in Dallas and still has its headquarters there. Because the Dallas economy is so diverse, it has been able to withstand market downturns (such as those caused by the coronavirus pandemic) that have adversely affected other cities. The real estate market has also remained steady.
Dallas has countless museums, restaurants, art galleries, and parks for visitors and residents to enjoy, plus the most shopping centers per capita than any other city in the United States. The city is also known for its schools and universities, such as Southern Methodist University, The University of Texas at Dallas, El Centro College, and The University of Dallas. Dallas has numerous hospitals and medical research facilities throughout the area, including UT Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Baylor University Medical Center, Medical City Dallas Hospital, and Texas Health Dallas.
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Our Dallas Spinal Cord Injury Law Firm Fights to Win
When people have their lives unfairly changed, our Dallas spinal cord injury attorneys are proud to be the difference makers they need. We never back down from a fight and always demand the answers that clients deserve from the parties who could’ve prevented their suffering. When large corporations and insurance companies place profits over safety, if drivers fail to respect others on the road, or when someone causes anyone to suffer unnecessarily, we’re ready to hold them accountable. No matter what.
Call our injury law firm in Dallas now at (888) 493-1629 for a free and confidential review of your case. We help clients in Dallas, Fort Worth, and throughout the state and nation.
