Miami Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer

Unfortunately, this means that violations of traffic laws, distracted driving, and regulatory shortcuts taken by truckers and trucking companies can sometimes cause life-altering spinal cord injuries to people who were doing nothing wrong.

The truck accident attorneys at the Law Firm for Truck Safety have experience with people suffering severe spinal cord injury, such as paraplegia, quadraplegia, and tetraplegia. Our Miami spinal cord injury lawyers have had success in recovering eight-figure results ($10 million +) in these situations.

Complete Versus Incomplete Spinal Cord Trauma

Because the spinal cord is the main pathway that all nervous system signals travel along on their way to or from the brain, damage sustained by the spinal cord restricts the brain’s ability to communicate with the body. “Complete” spinal cord injuries which involve the spinal cord being totally severed, invariably cause a total and permanent loss of bodily function, while “incomplete” spinal cord injuries like bruises and slight tears may only affect certain bodily functions and/or reduce functionality rather than destroy it.

The section of the spinal cord that sustains damage has a big impact on ensuing loss of function as well. Injuries to the lower back, or lumbar spine, may only cause paralysis in the lower limbs, while injuries near the neck in the cervical spine can cause quadriplegia, or paralysis in all four limbs plus the entire torso. 

How Can Legal Counsel Help with a Spinal Cord Injury Claim?

In addition to collecting and compiling evidence into a comprehensive case against an irresponsible truck driver and/or trucking company, our team can also help you recover for all compensable losses stemming from your injury. This can include long-term forms of harm like lost working capacity, physical pain, psychological suffering, and long-term care and medical expenses.

Perhaps even more importantly, our lawyers can help you avoid common legal and procedural roadblocks that might otherwise keep you from recovering fairly for a spinal cord injury in Miami. Depending on the circumstances, this could entail everything from answering complicated questions about legal liability to fighting accusations that you were the one at fault for your own injuries, or simply making sure you can file the strongest possible claim within the filing deadlines prescribed by state law.

Discuss Recovery Options with a Miami Spinal Cord Injury Attorney

Spinal cord damage can affect every part of your life for years or even decades after your initial injury. If damage like this occurred solely because of a commercial trucker or trucking company’s misconduct, they should be the ones who pay financially for the harm their negligence has caused, not you.

Working with a Miami spinal cord injury lawyer from the Law Firm for Truck Safety could make a significant difference not just in how much money you can recover for your damagesIn a civil lawsuit, money designed to compensate an injured person. This includes economic damages (measurable financial loss like medical expenses) and non-economic damages (categories like pain and suffering or loss of love.), but also in how effectively you can move forward with your life emotionally. Call us today to learn what we can do to assist you.