Paralysis, Spinal, Disc and Back Injuries
Injuries to the spinal cord, back, neck, vertebrae and supporting discs can range from strain, stress, and pinched nerves to more severe outcomes, including paralysis and quadriplegia.
There are unique medical conditions that commonly occur with cervical and back injuries. Associated symptoms can include numbness, pains in the back and leg, and tingling sensations. The loss of motor and sensory functions and neurological complications are also possible.
CT and MRI scans are important diagnostic tools but only tell part of the story of a back or spine injury. The cumulative impact of pain - such as that caused by sciatica and slipped, herniated and protruding discs - can be excruciating and disrupt every aspect of a victim's life.
Understanding Your Spinal Injury
Our experience counseling spinal injury victims is as varied as the many types and causes of these injuries and includes:
- Construction Accident , Lower Back Disc Injury, Verdict: $3.3 Million
A cement mason seriously injured his lower back while escaping the collapse of a four-million gallon digester tank in the middle of a construction site. >> - Golf Course Accident, Paralysis, Verdict: $1.18 Million
A former marathon runner, 78-year-old golfer was hit on the head by another golfer's ball and suffered paralysis and serious brain trauma. >> - Chatsworth Metrolink Crash, Pending
Our client sustained serious cervical injuries after being hurled head first through the train compartment. >>
Recovering from Your Spinal Injury
When serious spinal injuries are caused by an accident – such as a traumatic crash or incident in a car, airplane, train, public space or workplace - demanding accountability from those responsible is an important part of a victim's recovery.
Identifying and demonstrating the full extent of a spinal injury are crucial. You may require ongoing rehabilitation and therapy. Physical modifications to your residence and transportation might be necessary. Long-term physical and financial dependence on family and support networks for ongoing care is also a consideration.
Another part of your recovery is obtaining justice. This means determining the cause of the accident that led to your debilitating injury and holding those people and institutions responsible for doing wrong.
Getting Justice for the Harm Caused to You
Aggressive, persuasive and skilled in representing clients who have suffered spinal and back injuries, Pocrass, Heimanson & Wolf attorneys team with leading experts in medicine and accident reconstruction.
By carefully evaluating each client's unique circumstances and injury, we present a powerful, personal case detailing the catastrophic accident and its impact on you. This allows us to demand full accountability from those responsible and obtain justice for our clients in court, from insurance companies and in settlement negotiations.