Jacksonville, Florida
Personal Injury
After the brain, the spinal cord is the single most important component of the body’s nervous system. The spinal cord relays messages from the brain to the rest of the body, and an injury to it can lead to paralysis of the legs and arms, and may even require a person be put on life support to survive. To protect the spinal cord, the body has developed the thick, bony spine, but unfortunately modern technology can easily thwart the body’s defenses. Auto Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, and Construction Accidents often inflict such force on the body that the spine can be shattered and the spinal cord irrevocably damaged.
Like Brain Injuries, a spinal cord injury can change your life forever. Because of the debilitative effects of damage to the spinal cord, you may be facing a number of expenses, including:
- Hospital bills
- Orthopedic surgeon bills
- Physical therapy bills
- Prescription medication
- Nursing home bills or at-home nursing bills
- Wheel chairs, crutches, or other movement aids
- Purchasing expensive modified vehicles with hand controls or lifts
- Modification of the home
Obviously, the level of your expenses depends on whether your spinal cord injury represents a permanent or temporary impairment. Although medicine is advancing rapidly, there is not currently any guaranteed method for predicting who can and who cannot recover from spinal cord injuries.
In addition to your bills, following your spinal cord injury you deserve compensation for:
- Lost wages
- Diminished capacity for earning
- Diminished quality of life
- Pain and suffering
Many people who experience a spinal cord injury find life after the injury to be a daily challenge. If your injury is due in full or in part to the negligence or misconduct of a person or corporation, then they should pay for your expenses and the permanent damage to your life.
In order to get the full measure of your due following a spinal cord injury, you need a lawyer who is committed to your cause. If you or a loved one has suffered a spinal cord injury in the Jacksonville area, contact the experienced spinal cord injury lawyers at Hardesty, Tyde, Green and Ashton, P.A. today for a free initial consultation. We know how hard things can be following your injury, and that’s why we are a no recovery, no fee practice.
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