Tennessee Lawyers Finding Justice for Paralyzed Truck Crash Victims
For Tennessee truck crash victims who have been paralyzed or suffered other serious back, neck, or spine injuries, pursuing justice through a truck accident lawsuit can help you and your family recover compensation for all that was taken from you as a result of your crash.
Let The Law Firm for Truck Safety help you take back what you are owed.
Our Paralysis and Spine Injury Case Results
A spinal cord injury (SCI) or other neck or back injury is a life-long prognosis. With this type of injury, there are long-term medical expenses. The compensation you receive from your semi-crash lawsuit can help ensure that the long-term medical care you need does not become a financial burden on you or your family. To feel confident you are receiving the maximum compensation possible for your SCI injury, it’s critical to work with a paralysis law firm that understands the long-term impact — physically, mentally, and emotionally — that a spinal cord injury will have on the rest of your life.
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Finding the Best Tennessee Paralysis Attorney for You
The Law Firm for Truck Safety is a truck crash law firm dedicated to helping truck crash victims living who are living with severe neck and spinal cord injuries secure the full and fair compensation that they deserve for their injuries.
When truck crash victims living with plegia choose The Law Firm for Truck Safety to represent their case, they are choosing a team of attorneys who:
Consistently win multi-million-dollar settlements and verdicts for their clients.
Every client, every story, we fight hard to help our truck crash victims receive results that mitigate or eliminate the financial burdens associated with truck crash injuries. Our commitment hold negligent trucking companies accountable has allowed us to receive million and multi-million dollar results for our clients.
Keep a small caseload.
We take a focused approach to litigation, limiting our practice to exclusively represent those with serious trucking injuries. From this, our paralysis attorneys are able to dedicate the time, attention, and resources needed to drill down into the facts of your case and build a customized case strategy for your back or neck injury claim.
Build a case strategy around your specific needs.
Inherent within our firm’s goal — to help you build a future that isn’t defined by one of the worst moments of your life — is our commitment to understanding what justice means and looks like to you. Before any case work begins on your paralysis case, we will work with you and plan out a path to achieving your objectives for justice; we then work with you to help you achieve those goals — even when those efforts take us outside of the courtroom.
Hold Trucking Companies Accountable.
No one deserves to lose their ability to walk, hold their child, or have their life plans stolen from them in a senseless trucking accident. And when we make the trucking industry safer, we make our roads safer for everyone who uses them.
Inside the courtroom, it is our firm’s mission to hold accountable the negligent drivers and motor carriers for the harm they have caused you and your family. Outside the courtroom, we work with safety and advocacy groups to advance life-saving safety solutions within the trucking industry, so that these dangerous drivers and trucking companies never again see the asphalt of a US road.
Set you up for and help you maintain success long-term.
After your truck crash, you may find that you may not have initially anticipated all the ways your life would be impacted by your spine injury. When this happens, we want to be there for you. Whether it’s helping you financially plan for the future, championing your story, or supporting your endeavors to become an advocate for truck safety reform, know that the support you receive from our team will be available long after your case comes to a close.
Our truck accident law firm has successfully won claims against more than 300 trucking companies and recovered some of the largest trucking verdicts and settlements in US history.
Filing a Claim for Your Spinal Cord Injury
You only have one opportunity to pursue justice for your truck accident claim. One opportunity to hold a negligent truck driver accountable. One opportunity to hold a negligent truck driver accountable. One chance to receive compensation for everything that was taken from you.
If you or a loved one suffered serious injuries in a collision, it is imperative to work with an experienced Tennessee truck accident law firm with a long history of successful verdicts and settlements.
Our Spine Injury Lawyers
With offices in Tennessee, and throughout the Midwest, our team of nationally-recognized attorneys works with other attorneys and safety advocacy groups at the Federal and local levels to fight for those who have had their lives shattered by truck crashes. We work with these groups and support their efforts to build a safer trucking industry where trucking tragedies cannot occur on US roads.
If you or a loved one suffered serious injuries in a truck wreck, the truck accident lawyers at The Law Firm for Truck Safety can help you recover financial compensation and rebuild your life after a catastrophic truck crash.
Holding Trucking Companies Accountable
A truck crash is different from a car accident in many ways. Physical differences, driving techniques, and Federal regulations all add nuance and complexity to a semi-crash lawsuit. These elements make it imperative for truck crash victims looking to recover compensation through a paralysis injury to hire an experienced truck accident attorney who specializes in high-damage injury claims to advocate for you.
Unfortunately, many truck crash victims unknowingly work with attorneys who don’t know how to best prosecute their truck accident cases. Most victims of truck crashes will settle their case based on the minimum insurance requirement motor carriers must carry ($750,000). Oftentimes, this $750,000 is a fraction of the amount a truck crash victim could recover for their injuries — if only their personal injury attorney knew where to look.
Understanding Spinal Cord Injuries and Paralysis
The spinal cord has an essential role in the human anatomy, relaying messages from the brain to the rest of the body. Damage to the spinal column or spinal cord can severely reduce your ability to move your limbs and receive tactile information throughout your body.
There are a number of different types of spine and spinal cord injuries. Each carries with it a risk of paralysis. Depending on the location and degree of the injury, mobility and sensation vary. Some truck crash victims lose the ability to move completely, whereas others may retain some feeling and mobility in their extremities.
Causes of Paralysis & Other Spine Injuries in Tennessee Truck Crashes
The size and weight of an 18-wheeler (more than 50 feet long and up to 80,000 lbs) make them more likely to cause catastrophic harm to drivers (or even death) when they are involved in collisions. Because of this, the standards of care for driving a tractor-trailer are higher than passenger vehicles.
When these standards of care are not executed by the truck driver, catastrophic truck crashes can result in life-changing back, neck, and spinal injuries for truck crash victims.
Some of the most common ways truck drivers and/or their employers fail to uphold these standards of safe driving include:
While defense attorneys will do their best to argue that your injuries were caused by circumstance — or worse, that you somehow were responsible for the crash — the reality is unsafe driving behavior almost always plays some contributory role in causing the kinds of truck crashes that leave its victims paralyzed.
If your spinal cord injury is the result of negligent truck driver behavior, you may be entitled to compensation. Ensure you are being represented by back and neck injury lawyers who know the trucking industry, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs), and have the courage to take your paralysis case to court.
Paralysis Attorneys Fighting for Your Future
A spinal cord injury, neck, or paralysis-related injury is one of the most devastating injuries a truck crash victim can endure after a semi-truck accident.
If you have suffered any degree of paralysis after a truck crash, pursuing legal action is a great way to build a foundation for the rest of your life.
The spinal cord injury attorneys at The Law Firm for Truck Safety are here to help.
Let the Nashville paralysis attorneys with The Law Firm for Truck safety help you and your family build a path to justice.
Crash. Not Accident.
The word “accident” is often used to describe devastating truck crashes. Many people in need of legal help will search for a “truck accident lawyer near me” or the “best truck accident attorney”. We even use “accident” in our site name.
However, most truck “accidents” are not accidents at all.
Truck crashes are often caused by distracted, fatigued, poorly trained, or downright dangerous truck drivers and/or the unsafe business practices of the trucking companies and brokers that hired them. Every semi-truck accident lawyer at The Law Firm for Truck Safety is committed to helping those who have been irreparably harmed in commercial vehicle crashes and providing education to the public that crashes are not accidents.
Paralysis and Truck Accidents- Frequently Asked Questions
- Pursuing a Paralysis Lawsuit after a Truck Wreck
- Back, Neck, & Spine Injuries and Truck Crashes
- Life after Paralysis
Pursuing a Paralysis Lawsuit
What types of compensation am I entitled to for my Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)?
Depending on the severity and location of your SCI, you may find your ability to walk, drive, talk, or even perform daily tasks encumbered or completely stolen from you. While nothing can return the mobility taken from you, the truck accident attorneys at The Law Firm for truck safety can help you recover compensation for your injuries and medical expenses.
Your SCI injury may entitle you to compensation for:
- Initial ambulance transport
- Hospitalization
- Surgeries
- Diagnostic imaging
- Physical, occupational, and speech therapy
- Home and vehicle modifications
- Home nursing care
- Assistive devices
- Lost wages
Can my paralysis injury case keep this from happening to someone else?
Filing a lawsuit not only helps you secure money for medical expenses, but it also helps to hold negligent trucking companies and drivers accountable for the behaviors and business practices that create unsafe semi-truck drivers.
In a trucking case, the accountable actions from your paralysis case can include:
- Punitive Monetary Damages
- Criminal charges and jail time for the truck driver
- Court-mandated audits and record keeping
- Dissolution of an unsafe trucking company
- Lifetime CDL revocation for a driver.
- Court-ordered hiring and training process improvements.
What should I look for in a Tennessee neck injury lawyer?
Due to the severe nature of neck and spinal cord injuries, trucking companies may be liable for millions of dollars in damages. A lawyer who specializes in spinal cord injuries and high-damage trucking accident claims is better equipped to help you receive maximum compensation for your claim, procuring the means needed to lead a meaningful and fulfilling life after a severe neck or back injury.
In Tennessee, how long do I have to file a lawsuit for my spinal cord injury (SCI)?
Each state has a limited window of time following an accident in which a claim can be filed. This is typically one to three years, although there are exceptions. In order to preserve evidence, it is always advisable to contact a lawyer as soon as possible following an accident.
Back, Neck, & Spine Injuries and Truck Crashes
What are the most common types of back, neck, and spine injuries seen in truck wrecks?
- Paralysis: Motor vehicle accidents, including trucking accidents, are the number one cause of spinal cord injuries in the United States. While paralysis types vary, incomplete tetraplegia — weakness or paralysis of all four limbs — is the most common type of paralysis injury according to The National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC).
- Spinal Fractures: There are several types of spinal fractures: burst fractures, compression fractures, fracture-dislocations, and extension pattern fractures.
Spinal fracture symptoms can vary depending on the size and location of the fractures, and how much pressure is put on the spinal cord. Paralysis can be a symptom of a spinal fracture when a fracture is combined with damage to the spinal cord.
- Spinal Cord Compression: Trauma from a trucking accident can put pressure on any location of the spinal cord from the neck to the lower back. Spinal cord compression can cause a number of serious issues including problems with balance, pain and stiffness, burning pain, numbness and weakness in the hands, legs, or feet, loss of feeling, and loss of coordination in the hands.
- Whiplash: Whiplash occurs when the head and neck are rotated rapidly forward and backward. Classic symptoms are neck pain, stiffness, and worsening pain with movement. Whiplash may cause nerve damage and temporary, localized paralysis in the arms, shoulders, or face.
- Pinched Nerve: Nerves are easily damaged in accidents. A pinched nerve in the neck is known as cervical radiculopathy, and a pinched sciatic nerve is called sciatica (which may be caused by a herniated disc). Treatment for pinched nerves may include rest, an immobilizing brace, physical therapy, and surgery.
What types of large trucks commonly cause truck crashes on Tennessee Roads?
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Tennessee ranks as one of the top 10 states for large truck accident fatalities. In Tennessee, large truck crashes are 2.4 times more likely to occur in urban areas like Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville, than in rural areas. Regardless of if a large truck crash happens on I-24 or along US route 11, it carries the potential to leave its victims paralyzed.
Large trucks and commercial motor vehicles of all shapes and sizes use Tennessee roads every day. The most common types of large trucks found in truck wrecks include:
- Box Trucks
- Dump Trucks
- Flatbed Trailers
- Logging Trucks
- Tow Trucks
- Garbage Trucks
- Vehicles carrying Hazardous Materials
- Tanker Trucks
- Busses
- Government and municipal trucks
What advocacy support groups are available for truck crash victims and their families?
PTSD, depression, and anxiety are all common after a physically and emotionally traumatic event. Losing mobility from your SCI can be incredibly isolating, but it’s important to remember you’re never alone. There are many support groups available to those learning to cope with their new normal. Connecting with advocacy groups that champion truck safety reform can also serve as a powerful healing tool.
At The Law Firm for Truck Safety, we work with various truck safety advocacy groups that fight for a safer trucking industry and provide post-crash resources and support to families and survivors of devastating truck crashes.
For more information on resources near you, please call 800.628.4500 or email [email protected]
Living with a Spinal Cord Injury
How will paralysis impact my day-to-day life?
If your back, neck, or spinal cord injury has impacted your ability to perform certain tasks without assistance, it’s healthy and normal to feel frustrated, angry, and even hopeless at times. While these sentiments are a normal part of grief, they do not need to define your reality or the rest of your life.
Americans living with paralysis are capable of living active, independent, and socially fulfilling lives. Sports such as basketball, soccer, baseball, and even swimming all have modified formats to accommodate individuals who have been paralyzed.
When it comes to recreation and everyday tasks, the same is true for things like driving, going on vacation, participating in your favorite hobby, and having a family.
What are some of the secondary conditions associated with paralysis?
Building a new routine to accommodate living with paralysis, you may find these changes impact more than just your mobility. There are secondary physical conditions and medical predispositions associated with living with paralysis. While not everyone will experience all of these, it is important to speak with your medical provider about these secondary conditions, as they come with risks of their own. These conditions include:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Blood clots
- Pneumonia
- Bedsores
- Low blood pressure
- Chronic Pain
- UTI
In cases of severe injury to the spinal cord, plegia is often permanent. For truck crash victims living with paralysis, moving forward is about managing the physical and medical components associated with their injury. Awareness, education and a close relationship with your medical provider is critical to leading a healthy life, long-term.
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Explore how The Law Firm for Truck Safety has helped truck crash victims champion their stories for justice -- inside and outside of the courtroom.
Explore how our firm helps truck crash victims find justice inside and outside of the courtroom.
Explore how The Law Firm for Truck Safety has helped truck crash victims champion their stories for justice -- inside and outside of the courtroom.
Justice for Tennessee Truck Crash Victims Living with Paralysis
Let us be a resource for you and your family as you regain your independence, hope, and take back your life. If a collision involving a big rig, 18-wheeler, tractor-trailer, or other large commercial truck has caused a back, neck, or spinal cord injury, leaving you or a loved one paralyzed, we invite you to share your story with us.
Your consultation with our Tennessee spinal cord injury team is free and confidential, and, as always, our free case consultations carry no obligation to partner with us.
Our paralysis lawyers would be honored to hear your story, help you find answers, and work with you to build a legal plan that gives you the means to rebuild a life of dignity, independence, and happiness.
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