If you’ve suffered a spinal cord injury in an accident due to someone else’s carelessness or negligence, you deserve justice and financial recovery for the challenges you now face. David Blackwell, an experienced Lancaster spinal cord injury lawyer, is ready to support you throughout the claims process, while also assisting in your physical and emotional recovery. Our team is dedicated to helping victims of catastrophic injuries and strives to make our community safer. We will work diligently to pursue the best possible outcome for your case.
Don’t hesitate to seek the compensation and justice you deserve. Contact our Lancaster spinal injury lawyer for compassionate and effective legal advocacy. At David Blackwell Law, we offer free case reviews to help you explore your legal options for financial recovery.
We proudly serve clients throughout South Carolina, including Indian Land, Fort Mill, and Rock Hill.
What Are the Types of Spinal Cord Injuries?
Doctors classify spinal cord injuries by their location on the spinal column. The location of a spinal cord injury will determine what parts of the body the injury may affect. The spinal cord has three major regions:
A spinal cord injury in the lumbar region (the lowest region of the spinal column) affects the legs and pelvis, although injury victims may retain some mobility (with assistance) depending on the location and severity of the injury.
A spinal cord injury in the thoracic spinal column (the middle region) affects the lower torso, trunk, and chest.
A neck injury in the cervical spinal cord (the top region) can cause total body paralysis and has the highest risk of becoming fatal.
Doctors also classify spinal cord injuries according to their severity. In an incomplete spinal cord injury, the spinal cord has only partially severed, and the injured person may retain some feeling and function below the level of the injury. In a complete spinal cord injury, the spinal cord has completely severed, cutting off all signals between the brain and the body below the level of the injury.
Spinal cord injuries typically cause some degree of paralysis below the level of the injury. Paralysis may come in the form of paraplegia (paralysis affecting the legs, pelvis, and trunk) or tetraplegia/quadriplegia (paralysis affecting the arms, chest, trunk, pelvis, and legs).
How a Lancaster Spinal Cord Injury Attorney Can Help with Your Case
Recovering from a spinal cord injury can involve a long process, one that may include significant financial costs, placing pressure on you if you cannot work due to your injury.
David Blackwell, a spinal injury lawyer, can provide you with the support you need by:
- Investigating your claim and securing evidence to build your case
- Evaluating your legal options for financial recovery
- Documenting your ongoing expenses and working with expert witnesses to calculate your future anticipated expenses
- Regularly updating you on the progress of your case and answering any questions you may have about your rights or the claims process
- Helping you secure the medical or specialist care you need
- Pursuing the compensation you deserve as efficiently as possible
What Compensation Can I Pursue for a Spinal Cord Injury?
Spine injury compensation can provide you with the financial resources you need to afford treatment and rehabilitation or long-term support for disabilities that result from your injury.
A verdict or settlement may include compensation for economic and personal losses such as:
- Medical treatment and rehabilitation expenses
- Costs of long-term care and support services for disabilities
- Lost wages/income from missed work during the recovery period
- Loss of earning capacity and employment benefits after becoming permanently disabled from work
- Physical pain and anguish
- Emotional trauma and distress
- Lost enjoyment or quality of life because of disabilities or disfigurement
When you speak with our spinal cord injury lawyer, we can assess the compensation you may pursue based on your situation.
What Is the Average Settlement for a Spinal Cord Injury?
There’s no true average settlement for car accident back injury. Rather, compensation in a given spine injury case — whether stemming from an auto wreck, a slip-and-fall, or any other accident that wasn’t your fault — will depend on multiple factors, including:
- The severity of the injury
- The duration and expense of medical care and rehabilitation
- Whether the injury results in prolonged or permanent disabilities
- The time the injured person misses from work during their recovery
- Whether the injured person can return to their old job or do other kinds of work at all
A relatively minor injury like a herniated disk will pay less than a more serious one, like a complete cervical spinal injury.
