There are approximately 20,000 spinal cord injuries in the United States every year with an estimated 52 percent of these injuries resulting in someone becoming paraplegic and approximately 47 percent of victims being left quadriplegic.
Some of the most common causes of spinal cord injury are as follows:
- 37% Automobile Accidents
- 28% Violence
- 21% Falls
- 6% Sports Related Injuries
- 8% All Other
Long term medical and rehabilitative expenses for this type of serious injury range from $500,000 to in excess of $3,000,000 over the victim’s lifetime. This estimated range does not, unfortunately, include costs associated with permanent disability, the need for long term care or the personal loss of one’s quality of life. These astronomical medical expenses are even more oppressive because a spinal cord injury victim may be unable to continue in the same occupation or may even be completely disabled.
Whether you have suffered a spinal cord injury in a severe Mississippi car accident, a physical assault or a fall from a scaffolding or ladder, an experienced Mississippi spinal cord injury attorney can help you navigate the potential legal and insurance pitfalls that can undermine your accident claim. If you suffer the type of life-altering consequences that result from a spinal injury suffered in a car accident, it is important to obtain legal advice immediately to protect your rights to legal compensation for medical, financial, physical and emotional losses and expenses.
An experienced Mississippi personal injury attorney will have experience working with accident reconstruction experts, life planners, medical experts and forensic accountants or economist to develop the most compelling case for a jury. Accident reconstruction experts can assist the jury in understanding the physical dynamics and fault in the collision so that the jury can determine the reason that the defendant’s unsafe driving behavior caused your spinal injury. Medical experts can provide evidence to combat claims by the insurance company for the other driver that your injuries are not serious. Life planners and economists can communicate the limitations on your quality of life, ability to work and supportive care needs as well as the projected cost of this and other losses.
If you or someone you love suffers a serious spinal injury in a Mississippi car accident or through other negligent or intentional misconduct, our experienced Mississippi spinal cord injury attorney understand the financial, physical and emotional obstacles that you face. At the Barrett Law Offices PLLC, our experienced Mississippi personal injury lawyers represent injury victims throughout Mississippi. Our law firm has roots that reach back 75 years so contact us today for your free initial consultation at (662) 834-2376 to see how we can help.
