Oklahoma City Spinal Cord Injury Attorney & Lawyer
Spinal cord injuries are serious, frequently causing permanent disability and paralysis. Damage to the spinal cord, or the cluster of nerves running along the neck and back, interrupts communication between the brain and the body. This can lead to limited mobility, loss of sensation, chronic pain, full or partial paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia, or death.
While spinal cord injury can occur from disease, it is estimated that 10,000-12,000 new cases of spinal cord injury from trauma occur in the United States each year. Nearly half of these spinal cord injuries are the result of motor vehicle accidents, including motorcycle accidents and 18-wheeler accidents. Falls are the second most common cause of traumatic spinal cord injury, followed by violence and sports injury. Most of these accidents are avoidable and preventable, caused by the carelessness or recklessness of another person. If you or a loved one has suffered a spinal cord injury due to negligence, a personal injury attorney can help you achieve financial compensation.
The medical expense associated with treating a spinal cord injury is overwhelming. A partially paralyzed victim can expect to pay an average of $100,000 in medical expenses in the first year following the accident. Medical treatment for those suffering complete paralysis is estimated in excess of $400,000 in the first year of the injury. Because the majority of spinal cord injuries leave permanent pain and disability, medical expenses associated with the injury continue for a lifetime. With the help of an aggressive, dedicated personal injury attorney, you can hold the at-fault parties accountable for their negligence, reaching a settlement or obtaining a judgment requires them to cover all associated medical expenses.
At Phillips & Bailey, our Oklahoma City personal injury attorneys fight to obtain fair compensation for spinal cord injury victims. These dedicated lawyers take aggressive legal action to obtain financial compensation for expenses created by a spinal cord injury accident:
- Emergency care
- Hospitalization
- Extended and prolonged medical care
- Home caregivers
- Physical therapy
- Rehabilitation
- Psychiatric care
- Lost wages
- Expenses exceeding health insurance maximums
- Treatment not covered by health insurance
- Funeral expenses
- Family support services
To find out how our Oklahoma accident attorneys can help you seek financial compensation for your spinal cord injury and associated medical expenses, contact the personal injury law firm of Phillips and Bailey for a free evaluation of your case.
