SPINAL INJURIES

A spinal cord injury can be devastating. Most spinal cord injuries cause permanent disability, or loss of movement and sensation below the site of the injury. Spinal cord injuries may deeply affect everyday activities, jobs and relationships. If you have suffered a spinal cord injury, you may be entitled to compensation. Call the Levinson Law Group at 1-866-643-HURT (4878) today for a free case evaluation.

A spinal cord injury is different from a back injury. A person can break their back and not injure their spinal cord. Today in the United States almost half a million people live with a spinal cord injury. According to the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (MFMER), about 11,000 Americans a year experience traumatic spinal cord injuries. Many others develop non-traumatic spinal cord injuries due to infection or other chronic conditions. Males between the ages of 16 and 30 are the majority of individuals with spinal cord injuries. The most common causes of spinal cord injury in the U.S. are:

• Motor vehicle accidents (50%)
• Falls (24%)
• Acts of violence (11%)
• Sports and recreation injuries (9%)
• Diseases (% unknown)

Paralysis involving only the lower body is known as paraplegia. Paralysis in all four extremities is known as quadriplegia, or tetraplegia. Spinal cord injuries can be placed into two different categories: complete and incomplete injuries. In a complete injury, there is no function below the level of the spinal injury. In an incomplete injury, there is some level of sensation below the injury.

The average financial cost to the victim in the first year following a spinal cord injury is $198,000. Quadriplegics who experience their injury between ages 25 and 30 have an average lifetime cost of over $1,000,000.

It is important to seek representation from a qualified and experienced personal injury lawyer as soon as possible following a spinal cord injury. Your time is limited when it comes to seeking compensation, so it is important to obtain counsel as soon as possible. At the Levinson Law Group, you can have the best legal representation available for no money out of your pocket. We work on a contingent fee and offer a free consultation. We will fight to get you the justice you deserve. Call the Levinson Law Group at 1-866-643-HURT (4878) to schedule a free consultation today.